rajesh on Nostr: for ec2 in 2026 the reserved instance is the legacy choice, and most people are still ...
for ec2 in 2026 the reserved instance is the legacy choice, and most people are still running the old rule in their head.
aws's own comparison: compute SP up to 66% across any family + region + fargate + lambda. ec2 instance SP up to 72% in one family. convertible RI 66% with a manual exchange. standard RI 72% but locked.
at every tier the savings plan matches the rate and beats the flexibility. same rate, less to manage. that's the whole argument.
https://rajesh.medampudi.com/blog/ri-vs-savings-plans 
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