That's sad truth.
But it's convenience like anything else.
In my business I can put a hardware site
online with
---6X---
2 x intel gold 5115 10 core + 64 GB RAM
1 nvme @512G + soft raid1 @4TB magnetic
1 10G, 2 1G ether
~= 42K.
---2X---
storage or NAS with 60TB @RAID5 + 2x quad core low end xeon + 32 GB RAM = 16k
---2X---
1G edge/core mngd switches + 10G SAN/LAN mngd switches
= 5K
---2X---
Endian firewalls + threat appliances
= 5K
---1X---
Colo with 2 year lease and 25 amps @208v
1g port speed and committed throughput > 100/mbps
= 16K yearly
68K one time cost for depreciating assets we maintain, provision and secure + 16K yearly recurring cost.
Or I can go AWS and modify my processing model, security expectations and service infra and spend 25K a year + 15K
1x migration cost.
In my business I can put a hardware site online with
---6X--- 2 x intel gold 5115 10 core + 64 GB RAM 1 nvme @512G + soft raid1 @4TB magnetic 1 10G, 2 1G ether ~= 42K.
---2X--- storage or NAS with 60TB @RAID5 + 2x quad core low end xeon + 32 GB RAM = 16k
---2X--- 1G edge/core mngd switches + 10G SAN/LAN mngd switches = 5K
---2X--- Endian firewalls + threat appliances = 5K
---1X--- Colo with 2 year lease and 25 amps @208v 1g port speed and committed throughput > 100/mbps = 16K yearly
68K one time cost for depreciating assets we maintain, provision and secure + 16K yearly recurring cost.
Or I can go AWS and modify my processing model, security expectations and service infra and spend 25K a year + 15K 1x migration cost.