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Re:Prime Video Abandons Serverless Distributed Stack for Mon... by helsinkiandrew on Thursday May 04, 2023 @05:01AM (#35812880)
> I wouldn't be surprised if it's taken down at some point ...

Why? they're still using "AWS stuff" - EC2 and ECS etc. Serverless is a fraction of the services AWS offers.

AWS actively promote ways of reducing customers bills. This article could be considered a puff piece for the AWS Compute Savings Plan:

https://aws.amazon.com/savingsplans/compute-pricing/

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Re:Prime Video Abandons Serverless Distributed Stack for Mon... by blowski on Thursday May 04, 2023 @05:05AM (#35812902)
Exactly. You could easily frame it as "if AWS seems expensive, you're using it wrong". That an internal team could get it so wrong is testament to how difficult it is to get right, but of course, there's a consultant for helping with that.
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