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Evidently not, as few are willing to pay a large premium for them.
Evidently? Clarify please.
I imagine they meant: evidently not, because ElephantSQL is shutting down their service.
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We are planning to open up US regions quite soon but we are mostly focusing on bare metal providers at this point so Digital Ocean is out of picture.
Starting with Hetzner US then?
Hetzner unfortunately only offers VMs in US, not bare metal servers. We are evaluating potential providers. LeaseWeb is one strong candidate right now.
If Hetzner offers bare metal servers in the future, we would definitely prefer them as well since we are already using Hetzner in EU. However, at the end, the goal is being provider agnostic as much as possible.
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#63One year ago I created this list and demo of databases that are "free forever". I wonder how long it will take until none are left.
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Ouch that will make migrating anything over a few hundred gigs almost impossible. Our postgres db is about 2TB and pgdump stopped being viable a long time ago.
> Our postgres db is about 2TB and pgdump stopped being viable a long time ago. Due to the time it takes to export, or because it can't handle a database of that size at all?
I'd assume they mean time to export, while 2TB is a substantial database, it's not pushing postgres limits.
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#65We've been a customer for long for some of out applications. It's a shame but I get their reasoning. The hosted postgresql market is getting crowded and it is difficult for a small shop to stand out.
I'm wondering why are they completely cutting off their hosted DB services instead of scaling it down. Is this something that's so time-consuming to provide at scale? I'm also questioning their decision to put all their chips on message brokers. Don't those services require fast and reliable access that is only possible if they are provided as support services running within the same network? They seem to be the kind…
That's what I though, focusing on message-broker as-a-service sounds bonkers. I assume there must be a business case there that is not obvious unless you are on the inside.
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#66I switched to DigitalOcean and it's been a delight. $15/month for a managed Postgres is a good deal, and I am really tired of the hellscape that has become AWS configuration even for the most simplest things. Isn't the whole point of the cloud is simplicity?
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Evidently? Clarify please.
I imagine they meant: evidently not, because ElephantSQL is shutting down their service.
The post from 84codes clearly states a different motivation. If they want to focus their efforts elsewhere, that’s their decision. One doesn’t need to be “the provider” to count as success. It’s the whole point of staying small to mid-sized.
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#68What a shame. This is "cloud" as it ought to be: be clear about the service you provide, provide it well, no lock in. Simple and matter-of-factly. I just started evaluating them about a month ago, loved their hosted postgres and a couple of days later the EOL announcement poped up in my dashboard :(
Absolutely. I’ve been a customer for many years and it’s always been a pleasure to interact with such a simple, transparent and “to the point” UI. The fact that they are a tiny team also bumps it up the list for me.
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#69That is sad since I used ElephantSQL in the very early days. A part of my developer projects is ElephantSQL. The closing down could be the failure to monetize cloud database model and to mitigate any risk from security point of view.
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AWS is Big Tech. It locks you in, and it's not easy to guard your users' privacy against them. Smaller providers (and also local in the case of 84codes) are preferred.
Evidently not, as few are willing to pay a large premium for them.
Large premium? LOL! It is AWS you pay a large premium for.