AWS Origin Story Number Three - Software Engineering

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AWS is abstracted hardware IT infrastructure and software too, but the core like S3, EC2, that's IT infrastructure. How do you get from transforming your software architecture to, oh, now I need cloud IT infrastructure? Well, it's kind of the same problem. It's an inevitable outcome. So what Amazon realizes is they need to do the same thing with IT that they did with software engineering - which is transatlantic.

So, how DID an online book retailer end up building the infrastructure layer that powers the entire internet? (Or at least 39% of it, per latest market share data.) While many myths, legends, and some downright falsehoods exist, the real answer to that question deserves a full Acquired episode of its very own. So here it is: the story of Amazon Web Services. Who’s got the truth? Tune in and find out. :)

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