Dev site in the cloud?

We are thinking of creating our Dev site in the Cloud to do all of our testing. Can anyone direct me to some info on Pros and Cons?
Thanks
wakgtech

something like cloudshare or installing a dev machine on azure? I think doing it like that makes maintaining dev environments a lot easier, the biggest drawback I've experienced is that you need to have sufficient speed on your internet connection, because
that can really slow things down.
Kind regards,
Margriet Bruggeman
Lois & Clark IT Services
web site: http://www.loisandclark.eu
blog: http://www.sharepointdragons.com

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