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by noodle 4512 days ago
It's also risk mitigation. You can spin those AWS instances up and down smoothly depending on your needs.

You can't get rid of a 1+ year lease agreement, or something that you purchased. Nor is it a good idea to buy/lease more quickly without really thinking about the long-term financials.
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toomuchtodo 4512 days ago
YES.

Once the business fundamentals (profitability/cost savings), load profile, and your team's skills can support physical infrastructure, it makes sense to do so. Until then, virtualize!

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nasalgoat 4512 days ago
Unless you're running spot instances, that logic doesn't work.
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noodle 4512 days ago
Could you elaborate on this?
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nasalgoat 4512 days ago
Reserved instances are paid for a full year.
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noodle 4512 days ago
1) There's a difference between on-demand and spot instances.

2) Well... yes. My entire premise is based upon not making any long-term leases/purchases, as I stated. Hence, if you bought a 1 year reserved instance, you're doing long-term leasing, and therefore your situation doesn't fall into what I was discussing. So, I'm not sure what your point is.

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