[Gllug] Cloud computing ( was Re: Linux Petition )

[JLMS]

On 25 April 2012 10:31, Bernard Peek <bap at shrdlu.com> wrote:
> On 24/04/12 23:07, JLMS wrote:
>
> You can also use  thousands of cores to throw at a problem for a few
> thousand pounds instead of expending hundreds of thousands or even
> millions of pounds on a system of comparable power.
>
>
> That's correct but misleading. You can rent a vast number of cores for a
> limited period for less than the cost of building a comparable hardware
> solution.
>
> If you intend to use a vast number of cores for a very long time then it's
> still cheaper to buy rather than rent. Except that if you build the system
> yourself you have it on the books as an asset that you can only write down
> at a rate agreed by the tax man. Cloud solutions are always paid for from
> the operating budget not the capital budget. That has tax advantages, until
> the Chancellor changes the rules again.
>
> --
> Bernard Peek
> bap at shrdlu.com
>

Absolutely. There are many things for which using a cloud solution is
not optimal, but dismissing the option off hand looks reckless to me.
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