How to make $30 million with a $500 investment
Phil Calçado http://fragmental.tw
QUEENSLAND NEEDS HELP!
WHAT WE KNEW
ts#cpw (meboxed transac(ons can’t fail
ts#cpw (meboxed transac(ons can’t fail
ts#cpw (meboxed transac(ons can’t fail
WHAT WE DIDN’T KNOW
how many users? for how long? enough coke in the fridge?
how many users? for how long? enough coke in the fridge?
how many users? for how long? enough coke in the fridge?
(NOT SO GOOD) OLD DAYS
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$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ =
upfront cost
A MODERN SETUP
cloud compu(ng
0 =
upfront cost
$0.50/hour per server ~
pay as you go
4 hours telethon
$2 per server
whatever, let’s just spin them
ALL!
~20 servers
$500 for 1 week
+ plugins & extras
~20 servers
$30 mil donated in one week
+ plugins & extras
15 reqs/second spikes could’ve done it with 2 servers :P
15 reqs/second spikes could’ve done it with 2 servers :P
15 reqs/second spikes could’ve done it with 2 servers :P
POINTERS
Pointers
! Heroku: ! h#p://www.heroku.com/
! Amazon Web Services
! h#p://aws.amazon.com/ ! Gory tech details:
! h#p://www.leonardoborges.com/wri(ngs/2011/02/12/clouds-‐against-‐the-‐floods-‐presenta(on-‐available/
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