[morgante]

> I figured the larger server would be a costsavings over many smaller ones.

Nope, you pay more for a single large machine than multiple small ones.

If your service is truly so stable that you only need to spend 10 hours a year maintaining it (and demand isn't growing), then maybe the cloud isn't right for you. But that's not true for most companies.

[gpapilion]

Actually pricing at both aws and gcp is linear.