Take the 2-minute tour ×  We are going to outsource a solution
from the data-center (for some reason), it is a web solution
built on .NET and SQL server and it has scheduled night
services. I searched for Cloud Hosting (IaaS) and I found some
nice prices and offers and see that dedicated servers are very
cheep and the hardware specifications are very good.  The
advantage I see in cloud hosting is that it is easier to scale
and they provide better availability since it is a virtual
machine. But IMHO if I want to compare dedicated servers with
cloud servers/hosting, in terms of hardware specs and pricing I
see dedicated servers are cheaper.  I would give some pricing
examples but I don't want to include specific companys' packages
lest it be seen as advertising for them.  What are the cases
that make cloud hosting more preferable then dedicated servers?
What are the cases that make dedicated servers more preferable
then cloud hosting?  share|improve this question add comment  1
Answer  You sort of answered your