Comment on How Zynga Survived FarmVilleparentComments−dalore16yEC2 is actually broken down into a few completely different clouds. If they only used one EC2 location they would be silly.I agree, they really shouldn't use/need their private servers, but I suspect its a data control issue.−smokinn16yI doubt it's a question of data control.EC2 is significantly more expensive than running your own servers so it's a good idea to keep close to your base load on your own servers and then just scale up/down as necessary with EC2. This way you're optimizing your cost per player.
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EC2 is actually broken down into a few completely different clouds. If they only used one EC2 location they would be silly.
I agree, they really shouldn't use/need their private servers, but I suspect its a data control issue.
I doubt it's a question of data control.
EC2 is significantly more expensive than running your own servers so it's a good idea to keep close to your base load on your own servers and then just scale up/down as necessary with EC2. This way you're optimizing your cost per player.