Pricing, Ordering, and Installation
After having gained knowledge about the various aspects of AWS Outposts, including its capabilities, design, engineering, and connectivity, you should feel confident in architecting solutions that are capable of running on AWS services both on Outposts and in an AWS Region. After the architecture and use case passes all checks and balances and proves to be valid, we feel the drive to jump into the AWS Management Console and order a rack.
However, as with most of the things related to AWS Outposts, the ordering process is not similar to ordering traditional hardware. AWS would like to ensure that the customer knows all the requirements and implications of ordering AWS Outposts equipment.
Going through the various steps of the ordering process, diligently answering the questions, and placing an order is just a manifestation of an intention to purchase an AWS Outposts rack. However, for AWS Outposts to ship to the customer, several other steps...