Have You Considered Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing is a broad term for delivery of hosted computer services over the Internet. It has been getting a lot of press lately as companies try to reduce expenses while maintaining productivity and service. Pay Per Visit Email implemented cloud computing from its inception and as they say, so far, so good.
Pay Per Visit Email Experience
There are three distinct types of cloud computing:
Cost
I anticipated building our original email application to send up to one million emails per day. The proposals I received to lease the servers required to meet my need were from $10,000 to $15,000 per month. I asked my developer to estimate the monthly cost using AWS and they said it should be less than $2,000 per month. So far, in our first 4 months, our highest bill from AWS has been $895. Granted, we have not yet been sending a million emails per day, but the additional costs to do that will be minimal. Needless to say, the cost savings have been staggering.
Reliability
So far, our website and application has been down once. My developer called and asked if I had paid the bill because the site was not accessible. My ops manager and I immediately went into panic mode and tried to resolve the problem. In 10 minutes, however, everything was back to normal. Another benefit of cloud computing is the availability of continuous backup at no extra charge. If a server issue develops, AWS automatically implements the backup without the need to get your IT department or consultant involved.
Needless to say, we have been please with AWS at Pay Per Visit Email. What is your experience with cloud computing? I would be interested in your stories, both good and bad.
David Chitester
4H3CXRAUNMH8
Pay Per Visit Email Experience
There are three distinct types of cloud computing:
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Infastructure as a service
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Platform as a service
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Software as a service
Cost
I anticipated building our original email application to send up to one million emails per day. The proposals I received to lease the servers required to meet my need were from $10,000 to $15,000 per month. I asked my developer to estimate the monthly cost using AWS and they said it should be less than $2,000 per month. So far, in our first 4 months, our highest bill from AWS has been $895. Granted, we have not yet been sending a million emails per day, but the additional costs to do that will be minimal. Needless to say, the cost savings have been staggering.
Reliability
So far, our website and application has been down once. My developer called and asked if I had paid the bill because the site was not accessible. My ops manager and I immediately went into panic mode and tried to resolve the problem. In 10 minutes, however, everything was back to normal. Another benefit of cloud computing is the availability of continuous backup at no extra charge. If a server issue develops, AWS automatically implements the backup without the need to get your IT department or consultant involved.
Needless to say, we have been please with AWS at Pay Per Visit Email. What is your experience with cloud computing? I would be interested in your stories, both good and bad.
David Chitester
4H3CXRAUNMH8
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