How We Saved $132k a Year With an IT Infrastructure Audit
If saving money and giving your users a better experience are priorities then, <i>in general</i>, moving off AWS is worth considering. When it comes to EC2, spot instances or maybe you&#x27;re doing it wrong.<p>Conservatively speaking, without bandwidth, you&#x27;re looking EC2 costing 2-4x more than dedicated while being 2-4x slower. This does depend on specific workload, and the gap <i>has</i> been closing (conversely, I&#x27;ve seen specific workloads be worse than 4x slower).<p>I know RDS is convenient. But learning how to setup and manage your own database is actually a fundamental skill that will serve you well. All learning can be seen as an opportunity cost, but this is one that will let you save money every month, and give your users a better experience.