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Amazon get into the virtual computing space

Started by phildawes · 9 months ago

This looks really interesting! -Basically Amazon are offering pay-as-you-go computing. Each instance is equivalent to a physical server with 1.7 GHz Xeon CPU, 1.75 GB RAM, 160 GB of local disk, and 250 Mbps of connectivity. You even get root access. Prices are:
* $0.10 per instan ... Continue reading »

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  • Sean

    2 years ago

    Didn't Sun launch something like this a few months ago?
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  • Phil Dawes

    2 years ago

    Sort of - however the Sun grid offering is targetted and priced for traditional enterprise clients and established industries who want to bolster their number-crunching horsepower (see faq). I think this is a bit before it's time - enterprise still hasn't got used to the idea of taking data out of its own intranet.

    I think the interesting thing about amazon's offering is that it is clearly priced and targetted at the low end of the market. This is the sector I think will push demand for service grid technologies in the same way it has for cheap web hosting: individuals and startups wanting to start small but then needing to scale up close to the demand curve (rather than risking VC upfront for their server facilities).
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