My suggestion for almost all businesses is to use AWS for S3, SQS, SWF etc and then get dedicated/VPS servers in the same data center. I actually get faster ping times to SQS from my dedicated server than from EC2 (both in US-East).
EC2 is the biggest ripoff going around. And all the other AWS services are some of the most awesome going around.
What are some good dedicated hosting options in US-east? I've tried looking them up but the info is usually buried deep in the hoster's site where it's impossible to find.
I have only been with them a month but I use FastServ. If you search on WebHostingTalk they have offers available and the guy seems pretty knowledgable. I am hoping they don't let me down. Another option is the famous ServerBeach who Youtube used to use as their CDN. Would love to know others.
"You can see that if you utilize the servers 100%, then EC2 is between 2x and 3.3x more expensive than renting servers Additionally looking at the CUs the EC2 images are less powerful than rented hardware, so you probably need more of them."
Same thoughts here. I could never understand why anyone would go with AWS EC2. It is expensive and slow. You could get much better deals from other dedicated providers or cloud providers. Route53 is ok and improving although i would still recommend DNSmadeeasy.
My suggestion for almost all businesses is to use AWS for S3, SQS, SWF etc and then get dedicated/VPS servers in the same data center. I actually get faster ping times to SQS from my dedicated server than from EC2 (both in US-East).
EC2 is the biggest ripoff going around. And all the other AWS services are some of the most awesome going around.