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S3 is ~$150/TB for scalable, high-availability, low-latency, redundant storage, with on-demand pricing -- no power costs, or overhead admin. Your post makes it
by aaroneous 19y ago
S3 is ~$150/TB for scalable, high-availability, low-latency, redundant storage, with on-demand pricing -- no power costs, or overhead admin. Your post makes it sound like S3 is the latest fashion, but my reasons (and others) are why it's gaining popularity, especially around the startup scene.
- aa_aa 19y agoGood points. I probably should have worded my original post differently so as not to imply that S3 was simply being used because of its popularity. It's clear that its popularity comes in large part to its utility. Still, I'm curious what other solutions are being used out there. (For instance, with 1 TB hard drives {at 7200 rpm} retailing for $200-$300 these days, perhaps someone has come up with a storage method that's an even better deal than S3?)