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> Spending $90k instead of $184k in year 1 with the option to turn it off if you want (no longer need). This could be very valuable for a startup who wants elastic spending patterns.

I think they used the 3-year reserved instance pricing, meaning you can’t just turn it off after a year and stop the cash flow out (at least not at that price).




It is possible to sell (or buy) reserved instances in a secondary market: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ri-marke...




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