Amazon EC2 Reserved Instances
Flexibility is one of the key advantages of Amazon’s Elastic Cloud Computing (EC2) platform. You can provision computing resources instantaneously without the headache of setting up your own data center or even buying servers! The power of on-demand Cloud computing resources lies in the ability to provision (and release) resources quickly and affordably.
If you currently own your own computing infrastructure or are considering building out a new configuration, remember to consider all the “hidden” costs of ownership; servers, network equipment, rack space, etc., PLUS all of your operational costs such as power, cooling, system administration, etc. Also remember you will pay most of these costs regardless what percentage of capacity utilization you end up consuming!
Amazon’s EC2 model has helped many of our clients drive capital expense out of their IT operation, enabling large enterprises and startups alike mitigate the investment risk typically associated with business expansion.
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