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Discussion on: Cost-cutting in AWS due to this pandemic Covid-19

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Gary Bell

I've done a calculation exercise previously for my current employer at the cost benefit of migrating to AWS. Based on what we currently pay for our servers, and their actual use levels under both normal and high load, I estimated we would be able to save around 40% of our monthly hosting costs.

Cost saving doesn't need to have a global pandemic to take place. Just someone willing and able to explore the option to put forward the cost-benefit analysis, and a manager open to change. Usually.

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Hello Gary, Thanks for your words. This article wouldn't help for the tier 1 companies. Probably this article would help for new startups. And my inbox is flooded with more suggestions regarding cost cutting for startups. Because of this pandemic they need to reduce the resources. Which means SCALE DOWN accordingly.