• merc@sh.itjust.works
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    8 days ago

    It’s more like “it has servers, but you don’t have to manage them, or hire someone to manage them, and we will charge you a lot more, but maybe you’ll save money because you don’t have to hire someone”.

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      It may also be cheaper because they only run (and acal) when needed, instead of having a few extra servers running “just in case”.

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        8 days ago

        Until you get a random ddoss attack or bug and get a 1000 times higher bill.