EC2 (EBS in particular) has always had lackluster performance from my experience, compared to the alternatives. To be honest though, relative performance has ne

EC2 (EBS in particular) has always had lackluster performance from my experience, compared to the alternatives. To be honest though, relative performance has never been a factor or even a consideration in most of the places I've worked at. I'm not saying that to minimize the issue either, it's just that enterprise users/management simply don't care.