SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 23, 2007

The focus was S3 - storage service, EC2 - their compute cloud, their queuing system, and their flexible payment system. The S3 system is not a transactional object system, it's for larger objects, larger updates. The EC2 is very similar to having a Linux box in a colocation facility.

Web 150

Web S3 EC2 Services 150

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2013

OpenStack is the set of open-source software designed to allow any hosting firm to offer up similar services to Amazon EC2; the OpenStack project was originally based on technology developed by Rackspace and has since spread widely to other ISPs. DreamHost has been offering the service in beta since October of last year. READ MORE>>.

Cloud Computing 193

Cloud Computing S3 EC2 Web 193

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2010

The new software connects into Amazon AWS, and its EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud), SQS (Simple Queue Service), and S3 (Simple Storage Service) to coordinate grid processing. RightScale said the new software helps companies deploy, monitor, and manage grid processing applications in the cloud. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

S3 140

S3 EC2 Product Cloud Computing 140

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

What’s astonishing and few other than those who lived it as startups (I launched my second startup in this era) realize is how profound of an impact that rise of Amazon AWS (S3 & EC2) had on the startup market. The “A Round” of my startup in 1999 was $16.5

Venture Capital 328

Venture Capital Invest Seed Funding Startup 328

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

.&# They started by offering cloud storage (S3) on a super cheap, pay-as-you consume basis. They then launched processing capabilities (EC2) and we startups suddenly didn’t need to buy production servers. Every startup I knew in 2005 (when I started my second company) was using this.

Venture Capital 334

Venture Capital Software Capital Startup 334

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). Social Networking Will Split Into Layers. One of the most interesting trends in the last few years has been watching the Internet split into layers. At the top end is the business logic created by startups and established technology companies.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). Social Networking (like the web) Will Split Into Layers: SimpleGeo, PlaceIQ. One of the most interesting trends in the last few years has been watching the Internet split into layers. I’m going to write a whole post on BothSid.es

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318