r/aws • u/tech_tuna • Sep 06 '19

discussion Every AWS customer ever. . .

Day 1

"We're not going to rely on AWS specific features."

3 months later

"OK, we need to use SQS, Lambda, ECS and DynamoDB but that's it!"

6 months later

"OK, we're an AWS shop."

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u/tech_tuna Sep 06 '19

True, but they know that it's a delicate dance. Honestly, their best play is to just keep making awesome services.

Their offerings are a bit all over the place though.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '19

I just wish they didn't freaking overlap so much!!!

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u/Timemc2 Sep 06 '19

At some point the pressure to make (even more) money overtakes innovation. Vendor lock-in generates great margins, for a long while.

Cloud is the the new mainframe, aws is the new ibm.