Amazon EC2 benchmark – performance
http://www.mnxsolutions.com/blog/linux/amazon-ec2-benchmark-pystone.html
The pricing model for Amazon EC2 looks attractive from the surface, but when you get down to it — monthly pricing for similar performing hardware can be much cheaper at a dedicated server provider like Softlayer.com. The use of EC2 is climbing, but I am concerned that many of the current uses of EC2 are better served using leased hardware.
