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I've always seen AWS as a rather expensive answer to the build. Any other vps provider or even dedicated Colo is likely much cheaper and less locked-in than th
by nimbius 4y ago
I've always seen AWS as a rather expensive answer to the build. Any other vps provider or even dedicated Colo is likely much cheaper and less locked-in than the amazon ecosystem.
That having been said, the "reference architecture" being offered just feels like a slow day in the AWS marketing department during a recession. Nothing really special about it unless I've completely missed something?
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- jiggawatts 4y agoI don't see why you're being voted down. At $dayjob, AWS consultants regularly "assist" with architectures where the final solution is invariably draped across every one of the AWS proprietary offerings. Whether on purpose or not, the result is that customers are locked in and the budgets are often a "surprise!".
- borissk 4y agoIn my experience when negotiating any discounts the Amazon sales guys are very aware exactly how locked in the customer is. If they use a ton of proprietary AWS features Amazon may offer 5% discount, on the other hand if the customer uses Kubernetes and other stuff that is easy to move to another cloud they may offer 50% off.
- jamesfinlayson 4y agoYep, I've seen this at a previous job too - a 30 person team just dealing with the AWS knot.
- brodouevencode 4y agoBecause it's easier to downvote than it is to write a thoughtful disagreement.
- not_kurt_godel 4y agoI'm just curious, have you actually built and operated a feature-equivalent build/deploy system on VPSes? If so, color me impressed, I'd love to see some source code or other artifacts if you're willing to share.