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Too bad they didn't reduce any of the reserved instance pricing. So effectively they've reduced the cost for things that scale up and down a lot, but not for p
by nilsbunger 14y ago
Too bad they didn't reduce any of the reserved instance pricing. So effectively they've reduced the cost for things that scale up and down a lot, but not for permanent base load.
- vyrotek 14y agoI'm not sure why this is a surprise. Real 'clouds' in my opinion are all about elasticity. If you can't benefit from that then you're wasting your money and should host elsewhere.
- adpowers 14y agoBecause most users have a relatively fixed base load, and buying reserved instances for that base load lets you save lots of money. The ideal setup would look like: reserved instances for base load, on-demand for natural daily curves, and spot instances for batch or price sensitive work.