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> As a developer at a big company, if I try to buy a server, then I have to deal with my IT department. This. AWS is a way to put control back into the hands o

> As a developer at a big company, if I try to buy a server, then I have to deal with my IT department. This. AWS is a way to put control back into the hands of developers and work around the internal IT mafia. People are quick to forget how that was like. For startups, AWS is either a really dumb idea or a valuable tool to go faster than the competition, depending on funding and growth rate.

user5994461 6y ago
>>> People are quick to forget how that was like. I would postulate that the author of the article has no idea what's it like. The stories are happening in small companies that are too small to have an IT mafia or any sort of procurement process.