A chart illustrating the comparative pricing of AWS micro instances (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Offering a low-price option for running low-throughput applications and websites that consume significant compute cycles periodically, cloud computing provider Amazon Web Services ( aws.amazon.com ) has introduced “Micro Instances,” which could drive the price of computing lower than ever before. Launched in September, Micro Instances (also known in AWS jargon as “t1.micro”) are designed to provide a small amount of consistent CPU resources – and have the ability to burst CPU capacity when additional cycles are available.






