ttegloma

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   by ttegloma 3y ago

   Sure there is. AWS has a vested interest in the value of IPv4 going down as much as possible. Owning IPv4 addresses is a requirement of AWS’s core business. Unless people stop using IPv4, then AWS cannot sell those addresses. There is no in
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   by ttegloma 3y ago

   It’s not just a reward for the business travelers. My previous consulting company actually would want us to book our preferred airlines (even if they were more expensive, but only within a certain range) because in the event of an issue wit
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   by ttegloma 3y ago

   It’s disingenuous to call it a “perk”. It’s not the same as having office coffee or a ping pong table at the office. Having to travel a lot is a known disadvantage of having one of these jobs. The ability to accrue miles or do in-lieu trave
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   by ttegloma 3y ago

   > which is kind of interesting...as you would think that the security-minded people work on that tool. I work in security at a company with similar tools and unfortunately I think this is an incorrect assumption. Security people aren’t n
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   by ttegloma 3y ago

   > AWS does not have a 100% similar VM, but you could have something close for ~ 20,000 USD monthly. Not that bad. Is that the on-demand cost, or the reserved cost? For comparing to buying a server outright, you should be comparing the re