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The contract isn't required, but I use it to get the best deal. And if you do the reserved instance the EC2 instances get pretty cheap. Upgrading hardware invo
by javery 17y ago
The contract isn't required, but I use it to get the best deal. And if you do the reserved instance the EC2 instances get pretty cheap.
Upgrading hardware involves more downtime, and it's not anywhere near as easy to scale back down if I need to.
- DanBlake 17y agoIf you are signing contracts to get a deal, it sounds like you are price conscious. You should see in comments above where I spec out the needs for a typical website. However, Assuming you only need 1.2ghz of single core processing power and nobody needs to visit your website, ec2 is perfect. It only starts sucking when you actually have to serve files and do it quickly.
- javery 17y agoI haven't had a problem with speed yet, but then again I use CloudFront and don't serve files directly from the server. For me its worth the money for the flexibility and the ability to scale as needed. I might be able to save a little money if I went with blended dedicated/EC2 but honestly the extra headache and latency for cross-communication wouldn't be worth the hassle.