Why is Zoom.us the link for AWS region being down?<p>Also, I thought Zoom hosted on Oracle Cloud?<p><a href="https://www.oracle.com/corporate/pressrelease/zoom-selects-oracle-to-support-growth-042820.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.oracle.com/corporate/pressrelease/zoom-selects-o...</a>
I'm still surprised thag large companies use AWS. I'd imagine if you're anywhere between medium/small/tiny, the tradeoffs are well worth it.<p>But AWS is not exactly cheap. Whenever I look at renting time on a meaty machine, it never compares favourably to buying one outright. And it can't really, Amazon is passing on the entire cost of ownership onto the clients, plus their mark up, and maybe even a little extra to cover for idle time (if that's a thing).<p>Wouldn't Zoom be better off with their own data centers and their own servers?
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