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0 pointsmotoboi3y ago0 comments

They made the new instance type much cheaper.

Users already committed to RI cannot change instance types and remain bonded to the contract.

Usage.ai and others give you an insurance that you can get out of the contract. If that existed before, users would return the old instances to usage.ai and get the cheaper ones.

Usage.ai end up with a lot of reserved instances no one wants, with a large contract to pay.

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cj3y ago

I guess it depends if they’re buying convertible or non-convertible RI’s behind the scenes. (Unless RDS doesn’t have the concept of convertibles)

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