Or, AWS takes steps to mitigate their exposure, regardless of whether or not they receive embargoed disclosures.
On the Rackspace public cloud I've been through three full-fleet reboot cycles so far. Only one of those affected AWS customers, and AWS handled it in such a way that only a portion of their fleet was affected.
How could AWS do this when Rackspace and others couldn't?
For one, they could stratify guest placement based on instance type and guest OS. (Which I hear they do.) Most recent XSAs have only affected PV or HVM guests, not both. If you keep PV and HVM guests separate ...
AWS seems to be an example of good engineering, not an example of the perils of capitalism.
On the Rackspace public cloud I've been through three full-fleet reboot cycles so far. Only one of those affected AWS customers, and AWS handled it in such a way that only a portion of their fleet was affected.
How could AWS do this when Rackspace and others couldn't?
For one, they could stratify guest placement based on instance type and guest OS. (Which I hear they do.) Most recent XSAs have only affected PV or HVM guests, not both. If you keep PV and HVM guests separate ...
AWS seems to be an example of good engineering, not an example of the perils of capitalism.