How to Tell Whether Your AWS MSP Is Good at Its Job
Keeping costs down
Unlike a DevOps engineer, who gets compensated through a salary and benefits, an MSP typically charges a percentage of your AWS bill as its fee. This percentage can vary massively (from around 15% to 80% of your total bill) depending on the level of service that you require and your current AWS spend.
This percentage-based model can act as a disincentive for an MSP to keep costs low, which would reduce the overall size of the pie they get a slice from. So it’s important to find an MSP that will prioritize saving you money and be transparent about how it will do this. Investing in an MSP that pays careful attention to your business requirements and adapts its solution to your needs can save you money in the long run on unnecessary or unoptimised infrastructure.
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The revenue model for AWS Managed Service Providers (MSPs) can vary, and different MSPs may have different arrangements with their customers or with AWS. It is possible that some MSPs have an agreement with AWS where they receive a commission based on a percentage of their customer's AWS billing, but this is not universally applicable to all MSPs.
In the case you mentioned, where the MSP has told you that they do not charge you directly but instead receive money from AWS, it could be that they have a unique partnership agreement with AWS. In such cases, the MSP may receive a commission or some other form of revenue share from AWS, which might be based on your AWS billing.
It is essential to clarify the specifics of the revenue model and the terms of your agreement with the MSP you are considering partnering with. If you have any concerns or doubts, discuss them directly with the MSP to ensure you fully understand their pricing structure and how they generate revenue.
Ultimately, the revenue model will depend on the individual MSP and their partnership with AWS, so it is not possible to generalize across all MSPs.
결론
어떤 방식으로든 고객사의 AWS 비용이 많을수록 MSP가 가져가는 몫 역시 크다.
AWS 비용이 월 10만원인 스타트업과 월 1,000만원 나오는 스타트업의 이용 비용이 같다는 게 말이 되지 않지 않는가
