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AWS announces new savings plans to reduce complexity of reserved instances

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Reserved instances (RIs) have provided a mechanism for companies, who expect to use a certain level of AWS infrastructure resources, to get some cost certainty, but as AWS’s Jeff Barr points out they are on the complex side. To fix that, the company announced a new method called Savings Plans. “Today we are launching Savings […] Continue reading AWS announces new savings plans to reduce complexity of reserved instances→

AWS IQ matches AWS customers with certified service providers

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AWS has a lot going on, and it’s not always easy for customers to deal with the breadth of its service offerings on its own. Today, the company announced a new service called AWS IQ that is designed to connect customers with certified service providers. “Today I would like to tell you about AWS IQ, […] Continue reading AWS IQ matches AWS customers with certified service providers→