The main interest is speed. Of course I’m interested in a MySQL droplet in the same region, same DC. But since I don’t want to deal with private networking, is there any visible advantage of using it in terms of speed?
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This question was answered by @webdevguru:
The private network connection is unmetered and will be faster than the internet connection.
The private network connection is unmetered and will be faster than the internet connection.