Amazon finds $1B jackpot in its 100 million+ IPv4 address stockpile
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) flipped the switch on its new IPv4 address pricing scheme on February 1 as it had announced months prior. The new policy means...

Amazon finds $1B jackpot in its 100 million+ IPv4 address stockpile | The tech giant has cited ballooning costs associated with IPv4 addresses::undefined

  • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.meEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Lots of legacy networking I would assume.

    Most services especially compute can get IPv6 so if all you have is EC2 instances you’re good. S3 is usually fine, but I think when you get into Lambdas and especially the more niche services, those are IPv4 only, so you need some IPv4 addressing.

    Ironically I’ve really been enjoying the massive IPv6 address space, makes numbering dozens of VPCs and subnets a whole lot easier. I don’t get why it’s not in huge demand especially larger customers.