Episode 30: How to Compete with Amazon

Published: Oct. 3, 2018, 6 a.m.

Trying to figure out if Amazon Web Services (AWS) is right for you? Use the \u201cquadrant of doom\u201d to determine your answer. When designing a Cloud architecture, there are factors to consider. Any system you design exists for one reason - support a business. Think about services and their features to make sure they\u2019re right for your implementation.\nToday, we\u2019re talking to Ernesto Marquez, owner and project director at Concurrency Labs. He helps startups launch and grow their applications on AWS. Ernesto especially enjoys building serverless architectures, automating everything, and helping customers cut their AWS costs. \nSome of the highlights of the show include:\n\nAmazon\u2019s level of discipline, process, and willingness to recognize issues and fix them changed the way Ernesto sees how a system should be operated\nSpecialize on a specific service within AWS, such as S3 and EC2, because there are principles that need to be applied when designing an architecture\nSales and Delivery Cycle: Ernesto has a conversation with a client to discuss their different needs\nVendor Lock-in: Customers concerned about moving application to Cloud provider and how difficult it will be to move code and design variables elsewhere\nFor every service you include in your architecture, evaluate the service within the context of a particular business case\nIdentify failure scenarios, what can go wrong, and if something goes wrong, how it\u2019s going to be remediated\nCloudWatching detects events that are going to happen, and you can trigger responses for those events \nPartnering with Amazon: Companies are pushing a multi-Cloud narrative; you gain visibility and credibility, but it\u2019s not essential to be successful\nCan you compete against Amazon? Depends on which area you choose \nExpand product selection to grow, focus on user experience, and improve performance to compete against Amazon\nMiserBot: Don\u2019t freak out about your bill because Ernesto created a Slack chatbot to monitor your AWS costs\n\nLinks:\n\nConcurrency Labs\nErnesto Marquez on Twitter\nHow to Know if an AWS is Right for You\nMiserBot\nAWS\nRDS\nLambda\nDigital Ocean