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Building products that users love. Infrastructure and #mlops nerd. Prev: Co-founder @floydhub_, @ycombinator alumnus, @StitchFix, @Avast, @Stanford.
Feb 19, 2020 12 tweets 4 min read
From a recent @martin_casado article posted on @a16z:

"Cloud infrastructure is a substantial – and sometimes hidden – cost for AI companies".

I'm sharing the techniques we use at @FloydHub_ to reduce this cost on #AWS and improve our gross margins [Thread] #ML #AI 0/ Not all AWS regions are priced the same. GPUs can be up to 90% more expensive across regions. Other than cost consider these when picking your AWS region: proximity to your geographical location, compliance requirements, and integration with any existing AWS infrastructure.