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..but why? How is this relevant to their business? I mean, I do understand that AWS and Amazon (the e-commerce) don't have anything in common, but why to focus
by mk89 10y ago
..but why? How is this relevant to their business? I mean, I do understand that AWS and Amazon (the e-commerce) don't have anything in common, but why to focus on such a product that already exists (and that's even better)?
- zackbloom 10y agoTheir goal is the be the infrastructure of the internet. This is an infrastructure product. Yes there are competitors, but if you're already using other AWS services, there's a good chance you'll use their solution for any given problem.
- tuna-piano 10y agoAWS customers find it easy to stay in AWS for all their needs. Why should they have to go to another vendor for a service AWS can provide?
- arrty88 10y agojust that AWS checks another box, becomes the one stop shop for everything SaaS/Paas/IaaS. They will come knocking on CRM's door soon enough.
- mk89 10y agoThank you all for the answers (below). Now it makes more sense to me.
- cwyers 10y agoIt's an addition to SNS, which is AWS's notification service -- you set alerts, and if a server goes down, or any other thing you set up a trigger for, it messages you. It's just expanding to new markets.