2TB of RAM would cost $31k or so when built out of 32GB chips. I don't know if EC2 is done this way, but imagine if the T2.micro class was running on these ser

2TB of RAM would cost $31k or so when built out of 32GB chips. I don't know if EC2 is done this way, but imagine if the T2.micro class was running on these servers (to save physical footprint). At 1.3¢ per hour, the server would bring in $227k/year.