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rowan · 02-18-2008, 07:35 PM

EC2 looks very interesting, particularly because it seems you can add and remove "virtual server" instances on demand with an API. A single virtual server would cost about $70 a month before bandwidth, but you could just as easily temporarily add on 10 or 100 extra for a few peak hours per day if/when it's needed. You pay for the hours each virtual server is around, not a monthly fee.

02-18-2008, 07:35 PM
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	EC2 looks very interesting, particularly because it seems you can add and remove "virtual server" instances on demand with an API. A single virtual server would cost about $70 a month before bandwidth, but you could just as easily temporarily add on 10 or 100 extra for a few peak hours per day if/when it's needed. You pay for the hours each virtual server is around, not a monthly fee.