Re:Much ado about (almost) nothing (Score 1)

Moving data is expensive

No, it's really not, especially not bulk transfers. 10Gbps global transit, i.e. moving data between anywhere in the world and a major data center costs less than $900/month. That's what Hurricane Electric will admit publicly, but transit prices can be haggled. At 30% average utilization (although you can use 100% if you want), 10Gbps is roughly 1 PB (1000 TB) per month in each direction. That's $1/TB.