[2017-01-19] The Register: SporeStack: Disposable, anonymous servers, via BTC

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SporeStack: Disposable, anonymous servers, via Bitcoin

Code lets developers test applications without a hosting account

Hardware infrastructure, once the foundation of computing giants like IBM, has become an abstract commodity thanks to cloud computing, virtualization, and containerization.

Through large service providers like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, or smaller ones like DigitalOcean, Linode, and Vultr, developers can now launch and destroy servers or mere functions using "serverless" architecture, without significant cost....

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/19/disposable_servers_available_anonymously_via_bitcoin/

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SporeStack might be useful for doing network testing in another geographical area or for creating a VPN for the day in order to work in a coffee shop without worrying about the security of the Wi‑Fi.