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I think where these Graviton instances will really shine is in the AWS managed services, like RDS, ElastiCache etc. where the architecture is entirely irrelevan

I think where these Graviton instances will really shine is in the AWS managed services, like RDS, ElastiCache etc. where the architecture is entirely irrelevant to you as a customer. All that you care about is that it's both faster and cheaper, a no-brainer choice.

sitzkrieg 6y ago
not holding my breath on aws passing down the cost saving
- mywittyname 6y ago
  Counter-point: newer, cheaper instance types are often cheaper than the previous generation. An m6g.large is cheaper than a m5a.large is cheaper than a m4.large, etc.
  - sitzkrieg 6y ago
    i mean on rds etc?
    - anonfunction 6y ago
      You pay for the instance type you choose on RDS
      - deleted 6y ago
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