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Netflix doesn't own it's own infrastructure.
by sharemywin 5y ago
Netflix doesn't own it's own infrastructure.
- snek_case 5y agoWhich means its hosting infrastructure is not even as cost-efficient as it could be.
- teh_klev 5y agoFor their use-case it's probably as cost effective as it needs to be. Bring all that cloud hosted infrastructure in house and then you've a whole new set of costs to deal with that aren't present in their current arrangement.
- fragmede 5y agoNetflix runs a CDN for the video nodes, but runs on AWS for everything else (eg login microservices). The CDN, which includes hardware deployed inside of ISP), represents a huge capital outlay (over decades) and is a competitive advantage for delivering large amounts of data around the world.
- vineyardmike 5y agoThey own their own CDN for content, they don't own their own general web hosting (they famously use AWS). Surely the CDN for that huge streaming library is the expensive part of their infra. https://openconnect.netflix.com/en/ https://openconnect.netflix.com/en/