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Amazon Web Services AWS $1000 Credit (Requirements: Company URL + Matching Domain Email Address)

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Amazon Web Services AWS $1000 Credit (Requirements: Company URL + Matching Domain Email Address)
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Llito on 03/08/2017 - 19:18 pages.awscloud.com (7671 clicks)
Last edited 03/08/2017 - 20:05 by 1 other user

Attended a startup event where Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a $1000 credit valid for two years.

Wanted to share for all those potential Aussie tech founders out there!

The AWS Activate Builders package is designed for startups and entrepreneurs who are just getting started. You have an idea and you want to build it. AWS is here to help.

To qualify for Builders, you must have:

A company URL, and a matching domain email address

Have a valid AWS account, with up to date billing information (reseller accounts do not qualify)

Less than $1,000 in total lifetime AWS charges

Not previously received more than $1,000 of AWS Promotional Credits

Complete the form below and we'll contact you within 5-10 business days with the status of your application and next steps.

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    • tightarse on 03/08/2017 - 19:37
      +105

      Your comment, or the post?

  • CacheHunter on 03/08/2017 - 19:28

    $1000 for AWS cloud backup space?

    • scrimshaw on 03/08/2017 - 19:41
      +3

      No, entire AWS platform. You get storage, compute resources and database storage.
      https://aws.amazon.com/start-now/?sc_ichannel=ha&sc_icampaig…

      you only pay for what you use, think of it like a Prepaid mobile plan.

      • CacheHunter on 03/08/2017 - 21:36
        +4

        That's what I meant. If all I want is somewhere to backup my photos on Glacier, $1000 is going to go a long way. Certainly not spam as suggested by Orpheus.

        • garage sale on 04/08/2017 - 05:28

          check the charges after 2 years to move out of glacier to elsewhere.. or leave and
          at from your funds…

      • skinny on 04/08/2017 - 22:09

        you can port your pre-paid mobile plan if you don't like your provider, but you through your nose (Egress cost) if you want to take your data our of AWS.

  • lito on 03/08/2017 - 19:46
    +71

    Why is this spam? Because it's my first post and wanted to give back to this community after enjoying the bargains for last 6 months? I'm not a tech founder currently but just thought someone who is looking at cloud computing offerings may benefit…anyway up to the community and moderator to decide

    • tightarse on 03/08/2017 - 19:47
      +45

      Ignore him lito. He's unfortunately a serial 'hater' of good deals. Nice post by the way :)

    • StrayfireX on 03/08/2017 - 19:48
      +3

      There will always be negative comments from people.

      Personally, even though this isn't what I need, this is an excellent deal for people.

      I'm glad you posted it, it makes OzB all that much awesome. Keep it up!

    • dlovep on 03/08/2017 - 20:06
      +3

      SPAM with 2 slices of bread, taste nice ~~ don't over think too much…

    • garage sale on 04/08/2017 - 05:30

      i can see kids regisring domains getting the credits to run minecraft servers for 2 years

  • poxy001 on 03/08/2017 - 19:47

    Can someone explain to me their billing model?

    Is it data in/out or time? Or both?

    For instance if I upload 100G how long would they keep it for until they start charging.

    • scrimshaw on 03/08/2017 - 19:52
      +4

      EMR pricing
      https://aws.amazon.com/emr/pricing/

      Amazon S3 pricing
      https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/

      Amazon EC2 pricing
      https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/

    • MyEducation on 03/08/2017 - 20:06
      +5

      It's a Hybrid of all of that, but first you need to choose the type of storage, which would depend on what you're using it for.

      The offer many storage services but summing up from what I briefly know from use in a corporate tech environment:

      Simple Storage Service (S3) - designed for things that need to be accessible online, i.e. data for a website

      Elastic Block Store (EBS) - designed for storage for their EC2 service (EC2 is a virtual server/computer service, EBS is like the hard drive for it)

      Glacia storage - designed as cheap long term / archive storage, it is essentially for things you might want someday, but like the name suggests, it's like cold/frozen storage where it takes a long time (relative to other storages) to retrieve.

      So answering your question, say if you wanted to use 100GB of S3 storage, it would cost you $2.50 a month. Pricing here

    • cardfetch on 03/08/2017 - 20:48
      +1

      its quite interesting and can answer your question.

      Data is normally charged out, they rarely charge you for Data coming in. but again it depends on how you want to store and use your data.

      if you just want to use S3 as a dropdox replacement then you will be charged for data coming out of it + the type of storage you use S3 for, because there are 3 different types of storage for S3.

      EBS is normally used for block storage like storage used for Databases and OSs and that sort of thing its not really made for Dropdox type of file storage. EBS can be quite expensive.

      let me know if you want to know more.

  • lito on 03/08/2017 - 19:48
    +6

    Don't worry next time I find a $2 meal deal I'll share that too ;)

  • Jayjay93 on 03/08/2017 - 19:50

    Awesome.
    Thanks for the tips.

  • ozlab on 03/08/2017 - 19:53
    +2

    Just be careful not to use any heavy computing services because they will eat up this $1000 fairly quickly

    • dlovep on 03/08/2017 - 20:07

      also the Active Directory network usage charge

    • mini_wombat on 03/08/2017 - 21:18

      You don't want to mine Bitcoin on AWS?

  • stingy-oz on 03/08/2017 - 20:01

    Thanks OP. applied :)

    Always wanted to test out AWS.

    • rh on 04/08/2017 - 14:35
      +4

      AWS has a free tiered 1 year plan. You don't need credit to test out AWS.

      • stingy-oz on 05/08/2017 - 22:15
        +1

        well….this is OzB and i am greedy…..

  • JetBombat on 03/08/2017 - 20:02

    Is credit card required to sign up?

    • dealman on 04/08/2017 - 10:48

      yes looks like it..

  • jazoom on 03/08/2017 - 20:07

    To qualify for Builders, you must have:
    A company URL, and a matching domain email address
    Have a valid AWS account, with up to date billing information (reseller accounts do not qualify)
    Less than $1,000 in total lifetime AWS charges
    Not previously received more than $1,000 of AWS Promotional Credits

  • jaydawg on 03/08/2017 - 20:09
    +1

    Cheers lito!

  • C0123 on 03/08/2017 - 20:13

    Thank you very much :)

  • jimbler on 03/08/2017 - 20:14
    +4

    Lido woah oh oh oh
    He's for the money
    He's for the show
    Lido's waiting for the go

  • toasty on 03/08/2017 - 20:34

    Thanks for sharing OP. This will come in very useful!

  • letthiswork1 on 03/08/2017 - 21:02
    +1

    Thanks just signed up. Been using Amazon route 53 to host our DNS

    • scotty on 05/08/2017 - 11:33
      +2

      Recently moved OzBargain to Route53 well, as the overage we pay to DNSMadeEasy is more than the monthly plan fee.

  • Shutterfish on 03/08/2017 - 21:03

    Just in time. Thanks, OP. Hopefully the 1000 total life time charges is in USD. Might exceed it if it's in AUD.

  • shavi on 03/08/2017 - 21:17

    Can you use the s3 storage to host (eg a WordPress site)?

    • theoofside on 03/08/2017 - 22:29
      +1

      You can only host static files/websites on S3. You can't install Wordpress (or anything else) on it. You'll need an EC2 instance for that.

    • neil aus on 04/08/2017 - 18:03
      +1

      If your WordPress site is hosted somewhere else, or on your laptop, you can export a static version, then host entirely in S3, with adding a CloudFront cache in front of S3, making it super snappy.

      https://wordpress.org/plugins/simply-static/

  • toughgamer on 03/08/2017 - 21:19

    Hey lito are you that lito from cars guide?

    • lito on 03/08/2017 - 22:55

      No I don't use cars guide, cheers

      • toughgamer on 04/08/2017 - 16:00

        cheers mate, I used to work with a guy named Lito :)

  • AlienC on 03/08/2017 - 21:39
    +4

    Serious question: what will you guys be using this for?

    • 00 on 03/08/2017 - 22:58
      +2

      JV's pR0n web stream

      • AlienC on 04/08/2017 - 08:11

        It's it a stream of jv's pron stash or jv himself?

        • 00 on 04/08/2017 - 15:38

          his stash is of himself!

  • Keeegs on 03/08/2017 - 21:47
    +2

    For those that cares about data sovereignty, AWS stores your data locally onshore in Sydney:
    https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/compliance/Using_AWS_in…

    • 00 on 03/08/2017 - 22:59
      +15

      Damn. I'm out.

      Don't trust those Sydneysiders.

    • [Deactivated] on 04/08/2017 - 09:18
      +2

      Only if that is where you choose the provision the services

  • jeppetto367 on 03/08/2017 - 21:56
    +1

    Does anyone know how long this promo lasts for? Ie/How long until signups close?

  • [Deactivated] on 03/08/2017 - 22:14

    We just migrated to AWS, can't recommend enough - the possibilities compared to our old cloud services provider are incredible.

    • garage sale on 04/08/2017 - 05:33
      +1

      i use both azure and aws ….. nice thing is aws free tier for testing the platform is 12 months ….. azure free tier is much less time.

      • bluepanther on 04/08/2017 - 07:19

        I think you need to the bizspark route to get the 'free' azure?

      • lachhelix on 04/08/2017 - 11:41

        I found Azure way too complicated to use/manage compared to AWS too

  • congo on 03/08/2017 - 22:19

    Are there any costs if you don't use any of the service?

    • theoofside on 03/08/2017 - 22:30

      No, just make sure you delete any resources you create and are no longer using.

  • idonotknowwhy on 03/08/2017 - 23:33
    +3

    Just be really bloody careful with your api keys and secrets (credentials).
    This warning is mostly for the n00bs who will sign up just for the free sh!t.

    If you accidentally publish these credentials here, you could be liable for hundreds of thousands of dollars while hackers mine crypto on your account.

    One of the reasons I closed my personal aws account.

    That said, I wonder how much I could mine with $1000 in EC2 lol

  • b-t on 04/08/2017 - 01:07

    Is there much that I have to do after signing up? ie. Will I be getting a phone call to have an interview about how I'm using AWS?

    • johnyBgood on 04/08/2017 - 09:19
      +2

      Wear a suit and a dress shoe with matching suitcase and be prepared for a panel interview.

    • flickr on 04/08/2017 - 11:01

      Most likely. They always call me everytime I signed up on one of their free training.

  • bluebo on 04/08/2017 - 05:33

    I used my personal domain name, is that okay?

    • cashews on 04/08/2017 - 18:21
      +1

      No, expect the police shortly.

      • andy911 on 04/08/2017 - 19:21

        Do you think bluebo will be on a CBP watchlist by now.

  • jpramkish on 04/08/2017 - 09:20

    Thanks OP. I just created account. Lets see what happens.

  • bargaino on 04/08/2017 - 10:10
    +11

    If only the Australian Bureau of Statistics had seen this deal last year.

    • OfTheOverflow on 04/08/2017 - 11:15
      +1

      lmao

    • lachhelix on 04/08/2017 - 11:43

      Don't be silly, they only use the best GoDaddy Economy shared plan with UNLIMITED bandwidth!

      • Wally on 04/08/2017 - 16:59
        +1

        I thought that's what IBM upgraded the ATO to use!

    • CookieJacker31 on 04/08/2017 - 17:06

      Didn't Amazon get taken down last year too, albeit for a couple of hours.

  • dsl1108 on 04/08/2017 - 12:00
    +1

    hello lambda

  • uniqualz on 04/08/2017 - 12:10
    +1

    Could someone please give a practical example or two (in English!) for those of us who are a bit too N0ob to understand what this can be utilised for? I run a Wordpress site for live music bookings, and I get the feeling this might be useful for me.. but I don't get why - lol. Sorry for the N0ob qn :-/

  • Zorlin on 04/08/2017 - 12:31

    This is an absolutely fantastic deal.

  • T-man on 04/08/2017 - 12:44

    Can I use the credits for WorkMail?

    • neil aus on 04/08/2017 - 18:33

      I think the credit is for most services, workspaces, workmail and domain registration, are likely not included

  • lancedefrance on 04/08/2017 - 13:29

    Really cool promo, thanks OP. is there an expiry date for this offer?

  • vegemite2008 on 04/08/2017 - 13:31
    -4

    Someone might have asked this question before.

    Can I sell my $1000 AWS on the Ozbargain classified section?

    I am happy to sell it for $430 (cash or bitcoins).

    • Geoff-bargain on 04/08/2017 - 16:08

      i doubt it - would prob be tied to your acc - but worth a try!

    • andy911 on 04/08/2017 - 18:11

      So how do you see that working exactly?
      What, you hand over your access key to say… your local ISIS branch, so they can run up their servers under your name.
      Hmmm, I dunno…

      • vegemite2008 on 05/08/2017 - 01:31

        Mate, it was a joke. I needed to laugh and I did after I posted it ;—)

  • ChickenTalon on 04/08/2017 - 13:42
    +1

    Oh my. Awesome deal OP. Huge thanks for sharing.

    This is pretty much $1,000 in cash for my business. Just setup AWS to farm out some crazy processor intensive genetics data, which we can't justify spending $$$ in multiple Xeon systems.

  • Geoff-bargain on 04/08/2017 - 16:08

    Thanks OP! pretty much the same as @chickentalon - hopefully free $1000!

  • andy911 on 04/08/2017 - 16:26

    Thanks Lito,
    AWS Signup is already a good deal with access to many components upto the limits of free-tier.
    This credit will make it easy to spin-up more and try things out.

  • fruit on 06/08/2017 - 10:25

    Thank you OP!

  • vegemite2008 on 06/08/2017 - 12:59

    A question, has anyone managed to get it to work successfully with Metatrader 4?

    If yes, which solution and set-up did you choose?

  • tech777 on 08/08/2017 - 11:59

    Thanks, Lito, Just a quick question I have a custom domain and associated E-mail but don't have a website at this point. Will this work for me?

  • daveozsydney on 08/08/2017 - 13:17

    Great deal. Thanks for posting :)

  • skinny on 08/08/2017 - 18:31

    Can you ask for a refund after you get the credit (..) ?

  • bluepanther on 08/08/2017 - 23:14

    has anyone got the credit yet?

    • Jaxx on 09/08/2017 - 18:26
      +1

      no, still waiting for mine.

  • Robin2012 on 09/08/2017 - 18:32

    thanks for sharing

  • wog_ta on 09/08/2017 - 20:28

    while $1000 is a lot of credit to blow through, would suggest setting up billing alarms to track your spending.

  • flangeflange on 10/08/2017 - 11:37

    Thank you OP!

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