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Anything that you have to do "extra" compared to managing the hardware yourself. E.g. this article is missing even basic stuff like the (prorated) salary costs
by dtech 4y ago
Anything that you have to do "extra" compared to managing the hardware yourself.
E.g. this article is missing even basic stuff like the (prorated) salary costs of employees buying, installing and servicing the hardware.
- humanistbot 4y ago> E.g. this article is missing even basic stuff like the (prorated) salary costs of employees buying, installing and servicing the hardware. You say that like you don't need a dedicated team to manage AWS.
- OtomotO 4y agoAh, so now the developers will service the AWS instances from your end which means they can work less on delivering new features... also left out of the equation quite often :)
- sokoloff 4y agoThey’ll also wait less for IT to service their tickets requesting new infrastructure, which leads to more new feature development. There are a variety of trade-offs; not all of them have the same sign.
- oxfordmale 4y agoFor example, hardware doesn't just survive five years. As the hardware ages, the failure rate will increase. This calculation doesn't even mention this at all.
- thesh4d0w 4y agoThey're using Dell and I would assume bought a 5 year warranty, so they don't have to factor that in.
- oxfordmale 4y agoRegardless of a warranty, the hardware still fails and needs to be replaced. That requires maintenance. Beyond that, can they afford to wait for Dell to fix the faulty device or send a replacement, or do they need several spare units to address outages quickly.
- fidgewidge 4y agoDo you think that would make any impact at all when they'd be looking at a $400M difference in hardware costs? People these days act like you need 5 PhDs to plug in a computer, it's insane.