gp2 vs gp3: An AWS Expert Answers All Your Burning Questions
“Switching EBS volume types felt like swapping engines mid-flight - exciting but kinda terrifying.” - Alex Morgan After five years of building web apps that just have to work, I finally sat down with Taylor Reed, AWS Performance Architect, to demystify the shift from gp2 to gp3 volumes. Below is our unfiltered Q&A. 1. Why did AWS even launch gp3? Wasn’t gp2 good enough? Alex: I’ve happily lived on gp2 for years. Why rock the boat? ...