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I want to use it as a backup server that has a shell so I can schedule jobs, run scripts to trigger and fetch backups etc.
Cost is a big concern of mine. So for example if I was billed using 95th percentile instead of for transfer, that would be awesome.
Any input appreciated!!
you can find "backup" VMs for cheap but:
- these are typically OpenVZ (can't pick your kernel options)
- very busy and slow (they meant to be for backup only.
Do you really need a server? You can launch a more powerful EC2 instance (EBS backed), upload your data, and stop the instance (alternatively you can create a snapshot and terminate the instance). Next time when you need the backup or back up more data, just start the instance. You pay the full price of storage and data transfer, but not the CPU. If your other servers are within AWS, you even don't need to pay for th…
You could buy a server and colocate it for less than that.
Do you really need a server? You can launch a more powerful EC2 instance (EBS backed), upload your data, and stop the instance (alternatively you can create a snapshot and terminate the instance). Next time when you need the backup or back up more data, just start the instance. You pay the full price of storage and data transfer, but not the CPU. If your other servers are within AWS, you even don't need to pay for th…
5TB of storage on AWS would cost >$500/month. You could buy a server and colocate it for less than that.