Canonical Announces "Ubuntu Pro" For AWS

[MrEcho]

With all the tools AWS is adding to manage instances, some of the features dont really sound all that impressive.
Live kernel patching does sound cool, but any system built on the 'cloud', you have to build it to where any part of it can go poof any second.
So rebooting a box after a kernel update shouldn't really be an issue now days.

But theres still software out there that isnt built for the 'cloud' and needs that single server setup, and to run 24/7.

[F.Ultra]

I believe it is on one of the "typical pricing" pages (and anyone who knows AWS pricing knows there is nothing typical about the pricing, as it is always "it depends").

The number that matters is that Ubuntu-Pro is $0.037/hr for the Canonical support in addition to the AWS pricing for your instance.

Also after a quick glance at the AWS pricelist the cost of Ubuntu-Pro is not a flat addition but it varies between instance types.

[CommunityMember]

Not sure where you got that number from, Michael?

I believe it is on one of the "typical pricing" pages (and anyone who knows AWS pricing knows there is nothing typical about the pricing, as it is always "it depends").

The number that matters is that Ubuntu-Pro is $0.037/hr for the Canonical support in addition to the AWS pricing for your instance.

[royce]

> Ubuntu Pro on AWS costs approximately $0.229/hr.

This is not the case. The cost will depend on the type of EC2 instance it's deployed into, like everything else in AWS. Not sure where you got that number from, Michael?

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Canonical Announces "Ubuntu Pro" For AWS

Looking to further capitalize upon the popularity of Ubuntu in the cloud, Canonical today announced Ubuntu Pro premium images for Amazon's EC2 cloud...

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