One of the problems that cloud computing is trying to solve is the issue of dealing with capacity planning for companies and the services that they offer. Current datacenters for individual companies, and where relevant, for entire websites, are designed to cope with a particular peak load.
The problem with this model is that it means that a large number of machines may sit relatively idle while waiting for the traffic spike that causes them to be used. Meanwhile, these machines are sucking power, wasting management cycles, and ultimately iterating over their own lifespan waiting to be used. Altogether, it's a waste of time and resources on a whole number of levels.
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