I agree that for just static VMs AWS is not a good deal. I meant that if you're still stuck with a VM architecture (using Chef/Puppet instead of a container sch

I agree that for just static VMs AWS is not a good deal. I meant that if you're still stuck with a VM architecture (using Chef/Puppet instead of a container scheduler) in many cases it makes sense to pay for AWS services (such as running a database for you) instead of doing it yourself. I think container schedulers will change that balance for many companies, making self managed service attractive for smaller organizations than before.