> None of the other cloud providers are using ARM at this scale yet. They’re using Ampere chips, whereas Amazon invested in building their own - it tells you the level of commitment Amazon have here.
James Hamilton was adamant AWS build ARM expertise in-house [0] (one which they accelerated by acquiring Annapurna Labs), and he's been proven right [1] despite the obstacles he himself foresaw [2].
> and he's been proven right despite the obstacles he himself foresaw
I wouldn't trust anybody to be right about the benefits of something this big if they don't also foresee the obstacles you'll face to realise those benefits.
James Hamilton was adamant AWS build ARM expertise in-house [0] (one which they accelerated by acquiring Annapurna Labs), and he's been proven right [1] despite the obstacles he himself foresaw [2].
[0] On the Origins of AWS Custom Silicon, https://archive.is/4k5ul
[1] Low cost, low power servers for Internet-scale services, https://mvdirona.com/jrh/talksandpapers/JamesHamilton_CEMS.p...
[2] AWS Designed Processor: Graviton, https://archive.is/WLFBW