I guess inexpensive is relative. I've been on cloud for a while so I'm not sure what the going rates are for "remote hands" and most of my experience is with on-premise vs co-lo.
> Two of everything may still be cheaper than expensive cloud services.
That is true. Everything has tradeoffs. Though in the OPs case I think the math is relatively clear. With Open AIs pricing he calculated the break even at 5 years just for the hardware and electricity. Assuming that calculation is right, two of everything would up that to 7+ years, at which point... a lot can happen in 7 years.
> I guess inexpensive is relative. I've been on cloud for a while so I'm not sure what the going rates are for "remote hands" and most of my experience is with on-premise vs co-lo.
At a low end facility, I’ve usually paid between $0 and $50 per remote hands incident. The staff was friendly and competent, and I had no complaints. The price list goes a bit higher, but I haven’t needed those services at that facility.
I guess inexpensive is relative. I've been on cloud for a while so I'm not sure what the going rates are for "remote hands" and most of my experience is with on-premise vs co-lo.
> Two of everything may still be cheaper than expensive cloud services.
That is true. Everything has tradeoffs. Though in the OPs case I think the math is relatively clear. With Open AIs pricing he calculated the break even at 5 years just for the hardware and electricity. Assuming that calculation is right, two of everything would up that to 7+ years, at which point... a lot can happen in 7 years.