[0df8dkdf]

Google Cloud, AWS, MS Auzra are made to lock you into their system. I guess if fine if you are ok with it and you don't have an experienced systemadmin/dev op on hand.

There are plenty of cloud agnostic platform out there that does VPS, load balancers. digital ocean, linode, etc.

If you want to be green there is also the Advania they use geothermal energy. And since it is in iceland better data protection policy than US companies.

I'm not affiliated with any one of them, it is just from year of cloud provider hopping.

[cocochanel]

Couldn't agree more. I am on both DO and Linode for many years and I have had an amazing experience. Not affiliated with any of them, just a happy customer.

[tomjuggler]

Yeah, Digital Ocean $5 per month is where I started. Do it yourself, the tools are out there!

[antb123]

same and ended up with hetzner.. great inexpensive service.

Only thing I miss is firewalls for cloud (they have it for dedicated).

[tilolebo]

How does AWS lock you more than DO? Because they have a more comprehensive offering?

[emptysongglass]

Have you tried deleting an S3 bucket? Go ahead, I'll wait. How about egressing any amount of data? I hope you have a Diamond Platinum AmEx attached to your account because you're about to lose your house with that bill.

[0df8dkdf]

Route 53, S3 storage, load balancer, everything is encouraged to work other AWS services! Smells much like what MS was doing. Don't get me wrong, it is more open than Google Cloud and Azura.