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Definitely. Works for FaaS too up to some extent (especially if you need hot-standby/zero-latency startup). Problem is mostly that once you scale beyond the "look it says hello world" levels the price goes up so fast you can essentially pay someone to "make it cheaper by running it elsewhere" and still be better off.

Most questions seem to revolve around a tiny part of the puzzle, or a small "just starting out" phase and completely forgets about the lifecycle of the business process that it is built for, and the existing systems it needs to interact with. Even a startup will have that problem considering most are trying to get bought which essentially means being absorbed into a legacy company. So even starting out with no legacy to worry about is just a stay of execution.




If you are based somewhere else than in USA and without VC backing, the pricing wall hits you even faster :V


Yep, and it's even worse if you also have to account for traffic, usual lack of GDRP compliance in the USA and even time zone issues.




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