I'm building a certain application on the cloud.

The app was running slow (you only get a certain amount of computing power for free on this service).

I was having some folks help me test the UI of the app.

Knowing that many people would be using my app simultaneously, I just spun up more worker instances on this cloud computing machine.

Then my application became lightning fast.

As soon as my users stopped using my app, I reduced the number of workers.

I just found this really amazing.

Compare it to a traditional web application where you host it yourself on some server you've pre-purchased. You have no ability to scale your application without buying more hardware.

Cloud computing is an amazing, wonderful technology.

@op How much does it cost to do such in Nigeria?...also are they any limitations in the performance of the Application?

I've been looking at a few cloud hosting services. Heroku is the one I use. However it is somewhat expensive. 0.05 USD per hour for what they call a "worker instance."

Rackspace also offers cloud hosting too.

I'm not an expert on this stuff though.

I'm not sure if it is available in Nigeria. I think if you have a US/Canadian/European credit card or something, then you'll be fine. You can also pay via Paypal too?

wow! $0.05/hour is about 66,000 Naira yearly....Thats quite expensive..but like i asked before, are they any limitations in the application performance?...

Rackspace is a lot cheaper:

http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/cloud_hosting_products/servers/pricing/

1.5 cents/hour for a 256MB ram machine equivalent.

Heroku is pretty pricey I suppose...you can do a lot cheaper by going for Rackspace.

Ok...Thanks

Javanian: wow! $0.05/hour is about 66,000 Naira yearly....Thats quite expensive..but like i asked before, are they any limitations in the application performance?...

66k is cheap, you will spend a minimum of $49 monthly on cheapest dedicated server
thats $588 anually, thats 88k

webdezzi:

66k is cheap, you will spend a minimum of $49 monthly on cheapest dedicated server
thats $588 anually, thats 88k

Have you hosted a desktop application on the cloud before??

picloud.com is a site i've been using a lot recently.

expensive...but worth it if you don't have a big computing network handy.

Javanian:

Have you hosted a desktop application on the cloud before??

didnt follow the thread,

yes, if it's a windows instance, you can connect via remote desktop connection, use your username/password and you have a complete windows UI where you can click and drag.
This is very good if you love to work in a windows environment and want to deploy a service
just upload the installer or files to your cloud server, double click it and the service should be available

Fayimora: Heroku is IMHO the best out there. However, there was an argument on IRC #rubyonrails about using heroku. We came to an agreement that there is never a reason to use something like heroku except your site is earning more than enough to pay for the services. Note that when I say 'use heroku', I mean for a serious app in production. Also, if you aren't interested in setting up VPSs and servers(#sadmuch), then heroku is yours. At the end of the day, setting up your production server really gives you an edge. You get to learn a lot and for as long as possible, you save a lot of money.

I will appreciate it if you can take time to explain how Heroku works, i have never used it.

Well, Companies are outsourcing the responsibilities and demand flexible wit complete IT solutions. Cloud Desktops are the answer for it. Now Cloud desktop is one of the main aspect for managing various applications all over.

All of you sirs/ma'am must have gone so far by now. Since 2012 . I respect you all