Re:AWS Lambda pricing now per ms
by Spooky23 on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @12:31PM
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I used to own some internal services where we had a model very similar to AWS for cost recovery.
It’s an interesting model because apps either optimize for or happen to fall into “loopholes” where some customers end up getting more value than others or may turn into a financial liability at scale.
For example, think about authentication... charging per auth will mean that some use cases will be nearly free, as some external users may only sign in once per quarter. But charging a flat rate has the opposite effect. You have to design the service and tweak the metrics and rates to make it work.
It’s an interesting model because apps either optimize for or happen to fall into “loopholes” where some customers end up getting more value than others or may turn into a financial liability at scale.
For example, think about authentication... charging per auth will mean that some use cases will be nearly free, as some external users may only sign in once per quarter. But charging a flat rate has the opposite effect. You have to design the service and tweak the metrics and rates to make it work.