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A couple of things here, I'd say: - EC2/AWS may be the de facto standard but it's not an actual standard the way SQL/HTTP/DNS are so I don't think the comparis
by ebbv 15y ago
A couple of things here, I'd say:
- EC2/AWS may be the de facto standard but it's not an actual standard the way SQL/HTTP/DNS are so I don't think the comparison is totally accurate. I think there's plenty of room to supplant AWS by offering a better system.
- There's plenty of room to compete with Amazon. Despite what you might think their prices are actually pretty high with plenty of room for even small hosts to undercut them. There's a reason that it's been so successful for Amazon; they are making a mint on it.
The big problem for smaller hosts wanting to compete with Amazon is that there's currently no ready made cloud solution that's 100% end user ready. Every single solution on the market requires some amount of custom coding in order to bring it up to end user quality. Which is frustrating.
- ridruejo 15y agoA de facto standard is still a standard. Windows was the de facto standard in desktop OS in the 90s and there was plenty of room for technical improvements. But because it became standard and the network effects kicked in, there was little incentive and a lot of cost for ISVs, system integrators, etc. to support alternative platforms. The problem for smaller hosts is not that they don't have a ready made cloud solution, it is that they are never, ever, going to be able to match Amazon in terms of scale or efficiency. ISVs are going to support the platform that allows them to reach more users, users are going to choose the platform that has the apps/functionality they want. People are going to need customized cloud solutions, but my take is that they will be provided by third parties on top of Amazon, not as an alternative to it.