[ale] Anyone done business cases for managing cloud servers?

[leamhall at gmail.com (Leam Hall)]

Hey Elmer!

One of the interesting things about cloud vs hosted servers is the cost 
model. A business can move to the cloud, where appropriate, and the 
"servers" become an operational expense vice a capital expense.

That also means they can allow remote administration without having to 
lower any defenses in their business LAN space, are less affected by 
local bad weather, and "going in to work" can be done despite snow 
storms or bad traffic. I'm the team disaster recovery expert, can you 
tell?  :)

Obviously not everything is cloud suitable, but the model is looking to 
be a good one for a lot of start-ups and small businesses. Or 
entrepreneurial ventures for larger businesses.

Leam