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Certainly, see for example https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/reserved-instances/ https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/reserved-instances/, search for "Scale with your Business".

by zorked 13y ago

Certainly, see for example https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/reserved-instances/ https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/reserved-instances/, search for "Scale with your Business". Similar discounts exist for most of their other services.

Xorlev 13y ago
Not to mention, Netflix is a flagship customer for AWS and directly results in AWS getting more business, so I'd expect the discounts to be even deeper for Netflix.
rtpg 13y ago
I remember reading something about how AWS is pretty much running very close to at cost (super razor-thin margins, just like the Amazon shops themselves),but seeing these numbers seems to imply otherwise (20% is a big chunk of change).
- raverbashing 13y ago
  "AWS is pretty much running very close to at cost (super razor-thin margins" Compare the Amazon price with other VPSs. It's a different service, yes, but it's not even close, not even if you reserve the instances (it's been a while since I did the math though) But for small scale, I recommend strongly against AWS
  - nasalgoat 13y ago
    Isn't the opposite true? It's fine for under 10 instances when you're first starting up and still flexible, but over that you're better off going colo?
    - dmourati 13y ago
      I've described AWS as a great "deal" for very small and for very large customers. For people in the middle, not so much.
      - Xorlev 13y ago
        Also depends on what you consider a deal -- the lower tier hardware works for a Wordpress blog, but not necessarily for much more. For the price, a good Linode or even a dedicated server will get you more bang for the buck.
- piggity 13y ago
  Amazon (the mothership) runs at a loss [1] It is predicted that Amazon AWS runs at a huge margin [2] Of course it's possible that these number are skewed by some Irish Whiskey Double Dutch Vegemite Sandwich tax avoidance system. [1] http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/24/red-is-the-new-green-for-amazon-shareholders-despite-these-relevant-unanswered-questions/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/24/red-is-the-new-green-for-a... [2] http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/05/amazons-mountain-of-margin-in-cloud-services-over-80-profit/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/05/amazons-mountain-of-margin...

by zorked 13y ago

Xorlev 13y ago

Not to mention, Netflix is a flagship customer for AWS and directly results in AWS getting more business, so I'd expect the discounts to be even deeper for Netflix.

rtpg 13y ago

I remember reading something about how AWS is pretty much running very close to at cost (super razor-thin margins, just like the Amazon shops themselves),but seeing these numbers seems to imply otherwise (20% is a big chunk of change).

raverbashing 13y ago
"AWS is pretty much running very close to at cost (super razor-thin margins" Compare the Amazon price with other VPSs. It's a different service, yes, but it's not even close, not even if you reserve the instances (it's been a while since I did the math though) But for small scale, I recommend strongly against AWS
- nasalgoat 13y ago
  Isn't the opposite true? It's fine for under 10 instances when you're first starting up and still flexible, but over that you're better off going colo?
  - dmourati 13y ago
    I've described AWS as a great "deal" for very small and for very large customers. For people in the middle, not so much.
    - Xorlev 13y ago
      Also depends on what you consider a deal -- the lower tier hardware works for a Wordpress blog, but not necessarily for much more. For the price, a good Linode or even a dedicated server will get you more bang for the buck.
piggity 13y ago
Amazon (the mothership) runs at a loss [1] It is predicted that Amazon AWS runs at a huge margin [2] Of course it's possible that these number are skewed by some Irish Whiskey Double Dutch Vegemite Sandwich tax avoidance system. [1] http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/24/red-is-the-new-green-for-amazon-shareholders-despite-these-relevant-unanswered-questions/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/24/red-is-the-new-green-for-a... [2] http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/05/amazons-mountain-of-margin-in-cloud-services-over-80-profit/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/05/amazons-mountain-of-margin...