>Let's face it, choosing AWS is the cloud computing version of "nobody ever got fired for buying IBM". There is perceived safety in choosing a popular offering

>Let's face it, choosing AWS is the cloud computing version of "nobody ever got fired for buying IBM". There is perceived safety in choosing a popular offering — it's what everybody else does. This is the only line that actually matters. Are there better and cheaper options for your organization? Almost certainly, but no one ever got fired for picking AWS.