# GAMEPERF08-BP02 Align solution selection with engineering team skills and expertise
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 Assess your team's skills and expertise in managing and optimizing game server performance when choosing your hosting option. Self-hosted solutions like EC2 and containers require more knowledge of infrastructure management, performance tuning, and scaling. If your team lacks these skills, a managed service like GameLift may be more suitable, as it abstracts away many of the complexities and allows your team to focus on game-specific optimizations. 

 **Level of risk exposed if this best practice is not established: High** 

## Implementation guidance
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 By evaluating these factors and conducting performance tests across different hosting options, you can select the most appropriate solution that meets your game's specific requirements while optimizing for performance efficiency.