Serving static files with Django and AWS – going fast on a budget
I just posted an article on how to improve Django response times through the use of pre-generated static files: Speed matters. When Google tried adding 20 extra results to their search pages, traffic...
View ArticlePersistent Django on Amazon EC2 and EBS – The easy way
Now that Amazon’s Elastic Block Store (EBS) is publicly available, running a complete Django installation on Amazon Web Services (AWS) is easier than ever. Why EBS? EBS provides persistent storage,...
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Why Amazon Web Services just became a competitive web hosting provider
UPDATE 1: There is now an updated version of this posting. The new version incorporates the August 2009 AWS reserved instance pricing changes. UPDATE 2: Corrected the bandwidth calculation in the...
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Updated AWS/Go Daddy dedicated server cost comparison
UPDATE 1: Corrected the bandwidth calculation in the formulas for AWS. UPDATE 2: Added new data for the February 2010 AWS data transfer price reduction. In a previous posting I did a cost comparison of...
View ArticleAWS cuts data transfer rates: Pricing comparison update
AWS just cut their outbound data transfer rates from $0.17 to $0.15 per GB/month up until 10TB. I have updated my previous comparison between Go Daddy and AWS with the latest numbers. Readers who...
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