Free data transfer out to internet when moving out of AWS
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#2It gets to the meat and potatoes at the end. They were forced to do it, so they put a positive spin on it as if they're doing it out of the goodness of their heart.
Still a positive, but man, that marketing messaging. I give props to the team who wrote that.
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#3Good for them, but sounds like there was a gun to their head. I didn’t realize any law like that had passed. I guess it’s nice of them to extend it to the whole world ;)
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#4> The waiver on data transfer out to the internet charges also follows the direction set by the European Data Act and is available to all AWS customers around the world and from any AWS Region.
Thank you, EU, on behalf of the rest of the world
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#5It gets to the meat and potatoes at the end. They were forced to do it, so they put a positive spin on it as if they're doing it out of the goodness of their heart. Still a positive, but man, that marketing messaging. I give props to the team who wrote that.
I specialize in Amazon Redshift.
Speaking for and only for Amazon Redshift, as I have little knowledge of other AWS services, I hold AWS's blogs, messaging, Support communications, TAMs, the lot, as relentlessly positive and to my eye deliberately and knowingly obfuscating all weakness. I regard information from AWS regarding Redshift as safe to read when and only when you already know what's going on / the underlying truth. Otherwise you will be misled, and to your cost at AWS's benefit.
By the sounds of it, the messaging over this change in data policy is the same.
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#6The cynic in me came to the comments to get the real story and was not disappointed.
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#7One of the other question is whether you have to delete all data / close your account 60 days after you transfer out without fee:
https://twitter.com/QuinnyPig/status/1765102310563500521
Probably obeying the letter of the European Data Act, but obviously not great if true.
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#8Note that this is not free egress to premises, only "out to internet".
Re: Free data transfer out to internet when moving out of AWS
#9Good for them, but sounds like there was a gun to their head. I didn’t realize any law like that had passed. I guess it’s nice of them to extend it to the whole world ;)
I suppose its both to look like they're benevolent and to "force" everyone else to follow suit - at least for MS and Google.
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#10One of the other question is whether you have to delete all data / close your account 60 days after you transfer out without fee: https://twitter.com/QuinnyPig/status/1765102310563500521 Probably obeying the letter of the European Data Act, but obviously not great if true.
Nope
> We don’t require you to close your account or change your relationship with AWS in any way. You’re welcome to come back at any time. We will, of course, apply additional scrutiny if the same AWS account applies multiple times for free DTO.