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DropBox did it [0]. [0] https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/15/why-dropbox-decided-to-drop-aws-and-build-its-own-infrastructure-and-network/ https://techcrunch.com/

• musicale 5y ago
  "Why Dropbox decided to drop AWS and build its own infrastructure and network" tl;dr: to save money (and to fix issues and irritations with AWS)
• kwindla 5y ago
  And then moved back: https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/dropbox-s3/ https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/dropbox-s3/
  • sam_lowry_ 5y ago
    I am sure they could negotiate excellent conditions because of their previous setup.
  • nerdponx 5y ago
    For analytics. I don't think the entire thing runs on AWS anymore.
  • AtlasBarfed 5y ago
    Every truly large corp should have inhouse options for negotiations with AWS.
• redwood 5y ago
  And stopped innovating at around that time