Before this "cloud" nonsense came along this was known as operating ones own services, and is still done by many.
However, it is a pain. I remember sitting in a hotel lobby in Saigon next to a guy who was trying to revive his ailing mail server in London while in the middle of his honeymoon. I myself am still serving web pages and forwarding email for a handful of friends and family. When things go wrong (despite many levels of redundancy) I have to sacrifice my valuable time for what could be somebody else's problem. It sucks.
However, it is a pain. I remember sitting in a hotel lobby in Saigon next to a guy who was trying to revive his ailing mail server in London while in the middle of his honeymoon. I myself am still serving web pages and forwarding email for a handful of friends and family. When things go wrong (despite many levels of redundancy) I have to sacrifice my valuable time for what could be somebody else's problem. It sucks.