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Why it may be time for Amazon to seriously consider spinning off Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services is arguably Amazon’s second-greatest creation, after the construction of a retail empire that has done so much to influence the way just about everything is bought and sold. But if the parent is holding back the child, it’s time to let go. First it...
NO, AWS WILL NOT BE SPUN OUT AS A SEPARATE COMPANY (for now)
Wired on AWS: In the first half of 2015, revenue from AWS jumped 65 percent and accounted for 7 percent of Amazon’s overall revenue—and 37 percent of its profits. Though they share some infrastructure, AWS and Amazon’s e-commerce and hardware businesses are very...
How AWS came to be
There are lots of stories about the formation of AWS, but this much we know: 10 years ago, Amazon Web Services, the cloud Infrastructure as a Service arm of Amazon.com, was launched with little fanfare as a side business for Amazon.com. Today, it’s a highly...
Amazon has created a computing platform that will future-proof your home
Almost four years ago, the New York Times tech columnist Farhad Manjoo wrote about a strategy to keep all your technology future-proof in a rapidly evolving environment. His advice still holds up: Use Apple hardware for your smartphone and PC. Use Google...
Atlassian Server vs. Data Center – What’s right for you?
Many people choose the server deployment option for their Atlassian products because they want, or need, control over their data and infrastructure. But did you know that Atlassian offers another option for customers to deploy on their own servers? This alternative is...
Amazon Just Announced How It’s Changing Whole Foods. It All Starts On Monday
Amazon just announced how it's changing Whole Foods--and at the same time provided our latest answer to the question: Just how powerful is Amazon, anyway? Because we already knew it's powerful enough to dominate 43 percent of all online commerce, and...