Comment on Engine Yard Cuts 15% Of WorkforceparentComments−goodkarma17yWe're paying around $1100/month and looking to migrate off EngineYard as well - can you point me in the right direction and/or provide any tips for a migration to AWS?−quellhorst17yTips:* Automate Server Configuration with Puppet* Store your database on an EBS* Backup often to S3* Use cloudfront to host your most common static files (CSS, JPG, JS)* If you don't have too much email volume, use google apps for your domain.* Use DNSMadeEasy.com for your DNS and also failover to your backup.* Anything that you didn't automated, document it so that its easier to automate later.* Have a backup plan if EC2 goes down.If you want some help with this, you could always email me dan {at} abtain {dot} com.
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We're paying around $1100/month and looking to migrate off EngineYard as well - can you point me in the right direction and/or provide any tips for a migration to AWS?
Tips:
* Automate Server Configuration with Puppet
* Store your database on an EBS
* Backup often to S3
* Use cloudfront to host your most common static files (CSS, JPG, JS)
* If you don't have too much email volume, use google apps for your domain.
* Use DNSMadeEasy.com for your DNS and also failover to your backup.
* Anything that you didn't automated, document it so that its easier to automate later.
* Have a backup plan if EC2 goes down.
If you want some help with this, you could always email me dan {at} abtain {dot} com.