AWS mumbles about its cost-busting networking tech when it should be shouting
A lot of datacenter networks are run by absolute clowns. Not Amazon's
In a recent visit to an AWS networking lab, reporter Matt Rehder expressed surprise at the company's increasingly sophisticated and cost-effective networking technology. For years, AWS has been building a flat, single-tier network wired in a random pattern that is not only more resilient but also significantly more energy-efficient, up to 40% more efficient than traditional networking approaches.
The cost savings from this innovative network design have been passed on to AWS customers, with the company holding onto its margins rather than passing the savings back to its users. AWS has kept its existing SKU prices stable, despite rising component costs, and has implemented flat-rate pricing for new network products to address customer concerns about unpredictable costs.
This shift in approach has resulted in significant cost efficiencies that are now being seamlessly integrated into AWS's cloud services.
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