Netflix Shuts Down Final Bits of Own Data Center Infrastructure

Re:Netflix Shuts Down Final Bits of Own Data Center Infrastr... by XorNot on Friday February 12, 2016 @02:08AM (#11085735)

That's not the problem. The problem is if Netflix is paying Amazon, then their cost is infrastructure + profit, whereas Amazon only has infrastructure costs.

Fundamentally it means Amazon can be more competitive, and Netflix are hoping they can stay ahead on the user experience curve.

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Re:Netflix Shuts Down Final Bits of Own Data Center Infrastr... by fulafel on Friday February 12, 2016 @03:44AM (#11085977)

Netflix would have to be pretty good at negotiating content licensing to have their costs dominated by bit shovelling.

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Re:Netflix Shuts Down Final Bits of Own Data Center Infrastr... by diab0lic on Friday February 12, 2016 @02:23AM (#11085778)

I'm betting on it. Not sure how big you think the AWS bills are. :)

Edit: See jedberg's comment below for where the real money goes.

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Re:Netflix Shuts Down Final Bits of Own Data Center Infrastr... by shade23 on Friday February 12, 2016 @02:42AM (#11085821)

I'd love to see a ball park bill for netflix :)

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Re:Netflix Shuts Down Final Bits of Own Data Center Infrastr... by lacksconfidence on Friday February 12, 2016 @03:02AM (#11085872)

Compared to the licensing/production costs hosting the front ends is peanuts. At least that's what Adrian Cockcroft used to say before he left.

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