[ale] Cloud Computing versus colo

[cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Chris Fowler)]

Atlanta Geek wrote:
> I've never had a colo before and it looks like I will need to build
> one for our customer.  We need to get some demo servers off site. This
> may become a 'Software as a Service' type product.
> We are also considering Amazon's EC2 platform.  Anyone with experience
> with these. Are the costs comparable to colo. Which one for a 24 hour
> service would be best?
>
>   
My vote goes with colo.  I've done it and will never go back to hosting 
servers in our office.