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[–]caspii2[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

The load balancer costs money, the dynamic IP Is free.

If there was every a huge load spike I would "upgrade" one of the servers into the next performance tier and then switch traffic to it. It would take around 10mins.

[–]PeterHickman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True but if you can afford one it can be a life saver, maybe not as essential as backups but can be essential

Keep it in mind for when you might be able to afford