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Re:Netflix Billing Migration to AWS – Part III by thisisbad on Monday August 01, 2016 @06:27PM (#12206548)
It's a bad decision. It's similar to companies deciding to outsource their communication to other parties (e.g. Slack) that can be hacked [1] and you can be banned at any moment.

Don't outsource your infrastructure to 3rd parties (especially competitors) just to save few dollars in the short term. Have control of your assets.

  [1] https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/27/slack-got-hacked/
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Re:Netflix Billing Migration to AWS – Part III by frankchn on Monday August 01, 2016 @07:22PM (#12206839)
I don't think it is a big concern so long as the risks are acknowledged and contracts are in place. Apple outsources production of its Apple Ax SoCs to Samsung too.
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Re:Netflix Billing Migration to AWS – Part III by viraptor on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @01:36AM (#12207981)
> to other parties that can be hacked and you can be banned at any moment

That applies to you and me. Amazon will not ban Netflix randomly. If anything unexpected happens, I'm sure Netflix guys have direct contact to either people dedicated to servicing them, or appropriate level of Amazon management. They're also unlikely to have the same contract/access as you and me.

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