Amazon announced a storage offering for third-party developers to use. They will offer no client UI of their own, so it will essentially be “black box storage” for developers who would rather not invest in the expensive infrastructure involved in buying equipment and software.

Personally, I like it. They’ve reduced one of the larger barriers to entry for developers that need highly-available storage. Developers are no longer remanded to purchasing expensive storage systems while in startup mode without sacrificing the need for high availability.

There’s a ton of new services that can come out of it. It really does change the game considerably.

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