> Why are people so obsessed by AWS? It is one of the most expensive hosting solutions that tries hard to lock you into their ecosystem.
I agree with you, and that's why I try to get the point of view of those who actually decide to adopt AWS. They aren't crazy or stupid, and as AWS is the world's leading cloud provider then it's highly doubtful that the decision is irrational and motivated by ignorance.
So far, the main fallacy with regards to companies picking AWS is that cost is relevant. It isn't. AWS might overcharge a lot, but truth of the matter is that for any sizeable corporation it's irrelevant if they spend 200€ or 400€ on their cloud infrastructure. It's far less than a salary and it's even less than the bill for some office utilities. So once the infrastructure foot is in the door then why would management worry about cost? What they do care about is uptime and development speed, because that has direct impact on productivity, and thus value extracted from salaries. If a particular service provider enables you to show tangible results in no time at all (see spin up a database or message broker or workflow in less than nothing) then they don't mind paying a premium that matches, say, their air conditioning bill.
I agree with you, and that's why I try to get the point of view of those who actually decide to adopt AWS. They aren't crazy or stupid, and as AWS is the world's leading cloud provider then it's highly doubtful that the decision is irrational and motivated by ignorance.
So far, the main fallacy with regards to companies picking AWS is that cost is relevant. It isn't. AWS might overcharge a lot, but truth of the matter is that for any sizeable corporation it's irrelevant if they spend 200€ or 400€ on their cloud infrastructure. It's far less than a salary and it's even less than the bill for some office utilities. So once the infrastructure foot is in the door then why would management worry about cost? What they do care about is uptime and development speed, because that has direct impact on productivity, and thus value extracted from salaries. If a particular service provider enables you to show tangible results in no time at all (see spin up a database or message broker or workflow in less than nothing) then they don't mind paying a premium that matches, say, their air conditioning bill.