- Host a server for a really cpu intense game (like Natural Selection 2). ($0.15/hr)
- Run a minecraft server. ($1/day or free with a micro instance)
- Set up a server to test ldap via active directory
- Host a hardcore JEE setup ($1/day)
- Run a webserver (pennies per day)
- Clone your server, test out an upgrade, switch the public facing IP to the new instance with no downtime.
- Prototype your puppet scripts on 6 flavors of server operating systems.
- Ditch your custom webhosting in favor of your platform, your way, probably for less than you're currently paying.
- Buy a reserved instance for pennies on the dollar. (The cost of a medium instance drops from $45/mo to as low as $16/mo using a reserved instance.) No way rackspace.com can keep up with that...
The beautiful part of all this is that you're doing it on Amazon's storage and network infrastructure. Your stuff is just plain going to be fast, and issues like the game being slow for your buddy in California (because you're in New York) just go away.
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