AWS Launches With Primitives

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Amazon.com episode that went viral was your idea that Amazon was a pathfinding algorithm. And I think that actually is also how AWS launched early on, but I want to get to that in my playbook. Last thing to highlight here is the importance of the primitives. They said we're going to launch with primitives. It's the most basic compute. It'sThe most basic way to host your databases. The most basic CDN. We can't wait to see what developers build in an innovative way with our absolute bare bones architecture.

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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