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Limitations of EC2 as a web platform:
Price- An m1.xlarge instance will run you ~$600 with data transfer costs. Managed hosting solutions run cheaper especially if you plan on purchasing in bulk. The grid is designed for on-demand computation and not as a cost efficient web services.
Configuration- There are a limited number of options and you will not be ...more»
I've been asked this and similar questions quite a bit lately. But before I delve into the answer to this I want to lay the foundation and ask you a question. This one question should play a large part in your final assessment to go with EC2 or not. The question you should ask yourself is:
How quickly do you actually ...more»
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