AWS’s track record is still good, though. I mean, there will always be problems with cloud technology. But would you rather try to mitigate a DDoS attempt yourself or would you rather Amazon do it? I think giving up on AWS because of this event would be kind of throwing the baby out with the bath water.
In my experience, you eventually piss SOMEONE off, or a competitor thinks it can drive business to them, etc. You probably won't get a huge one, but even a small DDoS can be difficult to mitigate for a company with limited resources.
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AWS’s track record is still good, though. I mean, there will always be problems with cloud technology. But would you rather try to mitigate a DDoS attempt yourself or would you rather Amazon do it? I think giving up on AWS because of this event would be kind of throwing the baby out with the bath water.
The question is really "if you're not on AWS, do you have to mitigate a DDoS"? It's a big target for reasons unrelated to what most people run.
In my experience, you eventually piss SOMEONE off, or a competitor thinks it can drive business to them, etc. You probably won't get a huge one, but even a small DDoS can be difficult to mitigate for a company with limited resources.