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I notice that they still have data gathering systems in house. They are using the cloud servers for content distribution. I suspect even the processing is lig
by Roboprog 16y ago
I notice that they still have data gathering systems in house. They are using the cloud servers for content distribution. I suspect even the processing is light: authenticate the user (redirection referrer), determine device parameters, start pumping bytes.
- jbl 16y agoSounded to me it's more like they're using CDNs for content distribution and Amazon AWS for bulk/batch processing jobs. From the original article: RLB: Could you describe at a high level what Netflix is doing on AWS? AC: Encoding movies for streaming, log analysis, production web site and API, most everything that scales with customers and streaming usage. Easier to say what we don’t have there: most internal IT that scales with employee count, legacy stuff, DVD shipping systems, account sign-up and billing systems. We use Akamai, Limelight and Level3 CDN’s for streaming the movies, which is a cloud based service. There is an AWS CDN service, but they aren’t a big enough player in this space at this point.