On: “Lambda and serverless is one of the worst forms of proprietary lock-in” (2017)

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Isn't that exactly the point of AWS?

If you use provider agnostic solutions, things get expensive quick.

Stuff like SNS and Cognito is much cheaper in terms of TCO.

If you don't use them you can switch providers more easily, but if you use them you wouldn't need to switch providers.