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Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

44 points by mcrute 8y ago

blattimwind 8y ago
SMB-Share-as-a-Service
- hsk0823 8y ago
  It amazes me it took this long to make this happen and that Azure still doesn't have this as a feature
loteck 8y ago
Pricing link: https://aws.amazon.com/fsx/windows/pricing/ https://aws.amazon.com/fsx/windows/pricing/ Storage capacity: $0.130 per GB-month Throughput capacity (configurable): $2.200 per MBps-month Backup storage: $0.050 per GB-month
aerodog 8y ago
can't tell if the AWS mafia is going after HN or...
- saurik 8y ago
  Welcome to the AWS re:Invent keynote?
- txcwpalpha 8y ago
  Yea, I currently count 10 articles about Amazon on the front page, with 8 of them being posted by the same user [1], who happens to be an Amazon employee. The keynote is happening, but it still seems excessive. I've also noticed that a few other Amazon employees are popping up in the threads promoting AWS products, which seems a little shady as well. 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=mcrute https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=mcrute
  - dang 8y ago
    https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=false&page=0&query=by:dang%20big%20tech%20conference https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...
    - txcwpalpha 8y ago
      Does it make a difference if the person who is doing the posting of all of those articles is an Amazon employee? Seems like a clear case of attempted astroturfing at worst, and definitely a conflict of interest at best. I know there's not really a "solution" to it, and Amazon should definitely be allowed to announce their products on HN, but I think the readers have a right to know that the people promoting these products do benefit from said products being adopted.
      - dang 8y ago
        I doubt that it makes a big difference. Someone's going to post these no matter what, and it's the upvotes that put them on the front page. For me the issue is, of the dozen+ announcements, which are actually the interesting ones? I have no idea, but we're not going to leave a dozen of them on the front page to find out.
        txcwpalpha 8y ago
        Does HN have the ability to merge threads? I hate to suggest more work for you, but it seems like a good situation for a "megathread" type of situation for all AWS reinvent-related announcements to all be grouped into. It doesn't really matter, but it could help avoid the clutter, both from the posts themselves, and from the comments decrying them.
        dang 8y ago
        That runs into a different problem, which is that lists tend to make for lame discussion. Since it isn't clear which specific item to discuss, the topic ends up being the lowest common denominator, which in this case would be Amazon or AWS in general. We don't need another thread about that.
dschuetz 8y ago
Another Amazon Ad?
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amaccuish 8y ago
Shame they didn't use Samba like they did for their simple directory service. Would have been great to have more eyes on the Samba code.

44 points by mcrute 8y ago

blattimwind 8y ago

SMB-Share-as-a-Service

hsk0823 8y ago
It amazes me it took this long to make this happen and that Azure still doesn't have this as a feature

loteck 8y ago

Pricing link: https://aws.amazon.com/fsx/windows/pricing/ https://aws.amazon.com/fsx/windows/pricing/ Storage capacity: $0.130 per GB-month Throughput capacity (configurable): $2.200 per MBps-month Backup storage: $0.050 per GB-month

aerodog 8y ago

can't tell if the AWS mafia is going after HN or...

saurik 8y ago
Welcome to the AWS re:Invent keynote?
txcwpalpha 8y ago
Yea, I currently count 10 articles about Amazon on the front page, with 8 of them being posted by the same user [1], who happens to be an Amazon employee. The keynote is happening, but it still seems excessive. I've also noticed that a few other Amazon employees are popping up in the threads promoting AWS products, which seems a little shady as well. 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=mcrute https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=mcrute
- dang 8y ago
  https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=false&page=0&query=by:dang%20big%20tech%20conference https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...
  - txcwpalpha 8y ago
    Does it make a difference if the person who is doing the posting of all of those articles is an Amazon employee? Seems like a clear case of attempted astroturfing at worst, and definitely a conflict of interest at best. I know there's not really a "solution" to it, and Amazon should definitely be allowed to announce their products on HN, but I think the readers have a right to know that the people promoting these products do benefit from said products being adopted.
    - dang 8y ago
      I doubt that it makes a big difference. Someone's going to post these no matter what, and it's the upvotes that put them on the front page. For me the issue is, of the dozen+ announcements, which are actually the interesting ones? I have no idea, but we're not going to leave a dozen of them on the front page to find out.
      - txcwpalpha 8y ago
        Does HN have the ability to merge threads? I hate to suggest more work for you, but it seems like a good situation for a "megathread" type of situation for all AWS reinvent-related announcements to all be grouped into. It doesn't really matter, but it could help avoid the clutter, both from the posts themselves, and from the comments decrying them.
        dang 8y ago
        That runs into a different problem, which is that lists tend to make for lame discussion. Since it isn't clear which specific item to discuss, the topic ends up being the lowest common denominator, which in this case would be Amazon or AWS in general. We don't need another thread about that.

dschuetz 8y ago

Another Amazon Ad?

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amaccuish 8y ago

Shame they didn't use Samba like they did for their simple directory service. Would have been great to have more eyes on the Samba code.