AWS has kind of been alphabet soup. And I haven't logged into the AWS dashboard in a while, but it used to just be so overwhelming. The other thing where they're sort of a victim of their own success is the Amazon two pizza team thing led them to launch all these different services rather than having a cohesive product strategy. They definitely have a little bit of that cleanup effort going on now. But Hey, they got market leadership and they make far more revenue and far more operating income than anyone else. So it's hard to argue with.
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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