S3 is only three nines, and EC2 is 99.95%. That's almost certainly lower than combining reputable VPS providers geo-redundantly, and likely a much higher cost

S3 is only three nines, and EC2 is 99.95%. That's almost certainly lower than combining reputable VPS providers geo-redundantly, and likely a much higher cost for the "convenience". And it's not just for geeky pride. You learn the most when things break. Far too many funded startups run poorly architected apps in a single AWS EZ, unlike GP. https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/sla/ https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/sla/ https://aws.amazon.com/s3/sla/ https://aws.amazon.com/s3/sla/