Andre Yee: March 2010 Archives

Here's the scene: A celebrity walks into a restaurant, gets bad service, throws a tantrum and yells - "Do you know who I am?". The implication is that Mr. Big-Shot is really important and the manager had better treat him... Read More..

About 3 months ago, Amazon released Spot Instances, a new offering based on a dynamic pricing model. The basic idea is that customers get to bid on unused EC2 capacity. Assuming the bid exceeds the "spot price" assigned by Amazon,... Read More..