Its been exactly one month, since I decided to stop reading TechCrunch, quit using Google Reader, cut down on Hacker News and began cultivating new reading habits. Given, how long I have had those old habits, I am a bit surprised by how easy it was to change and how quickly I can perceive the improvements.
I now use a hand-crafted RSS folder and a personal news-bot to track interesting items. Recently, the Amazon AWS Import/Export service caught my attention.
AWS transfers your data directly onto and off of storage devices using Amazon’s high-speed internal network and bypassing the Internet. For significant data sets, AWS Import/Export is often faster than Internet transfer and more cost effective than upgrading your connectivity.
This is amazing! And shows exactly why Amazon continues to amaze.
- It is useful, understated, and solves a problem.
- It harnesses Amazon’s strengths physical shipping, receiving and handling.
- It clearly shows that Amazon understands clouds better than anyone else.
Twitter may have tantalizing plans for revenue, and Facebook may fantasize about being the once-in-a-century revolution in media, but Amazon is the Other Internet Company. They run a tight-ship, host a diversity of services and help other people make money. Most importantly, they do it transparently and without running secretive double-blind keyword auctions.
Amazing!
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