[codewithcheese]

Running docker clusters on AWS seems a little foolish to me unless your trying to save money. Instead of manage containers why not just manage instances?

[vidarh]

If you're trying to save money, you wouldn't be using AWS in the first place.

Here's one reason to run Docker on AWS: Putting everything in Docker containers makes it far easier to migrate off AWS if/when you want to.

[brianwawok]

Well unless you use sqs and sns and s3 and redshift... Then you are pretty locked in anyway

[pnathan]

boot time is one reason. another reason is integration with the aws ecosystem of services - it's not just ec2 these days.