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>This a) is not new This specific announcement is new, because this specific announcement is about Outposts in a new, smaller form factor that just went GA tod
by awsthro00945 5y ago
>This a) is not new
This specific announcement is new, because this specific announcement is about Outposts in a new, smaller form factor that just went GA today.
>One use case is wanting to run the same cloud stack globally, but having a market where there is no local region and local law requires that data stay in country.
The use case mentioned in the announcement is more about running EC2 instances in small branch offices or retail stores where you 1) still want to run AWS, 2) need the servers to be in very close proximity, and 3) don't have the room or infrastructure for a full rack.
- squiffsquiff 5y agoWhy do you "need the servers to be in very close proximity" in a retail store? It's not high frequency trading
- duxup 5y agoPoor connectivity to the internet?
- p_l 5y agoGiven that AWS Outposts behave badly without connection to mothership, well...
- duxup 5y agoWhy do you want it close then? Purely local latency?
- p_l 5y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29398880 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29398880 summarizes it best when it comes to my answer :)
- AstroDogCatcher 5y agoFor some customers, I imagine this will start off as an emotionally-driven request...until they see the price.