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Happy 15th Birthday Amazon S3 -- the service that started it all

All Things Distributed

Back when S3 launched on March 14, 2006 (also known as “Pi Day” to some), iPhones didn’t exist, neither did tweets or likes, Facebook was still only used by a few colleges and universities, and you couldn’t hail a ride or order lunch with an app. At the time, the universe of data storage lived in blocks and files.

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Diving Deep on S3 Consistency

All Things Distributed

I recently posted about Amazon S3 and how it’s evolved over the last 15 years since we launched the service in 2006 as “storage for the internet.” ” We built S3 because we knew customers wanted to store backups, videos, and images for applications like e-commerce web sites.

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IBM breaks tape storage world record with 330 TB of uncompressed data on palm-sized cartridge

Tech Republic Data Center

IBM's new record in storage fits 201 gigabits per square inch on magnetic tape, marking the firm's fifth world record since 2006.

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Cloud Storage 2.0 Set To Dominate Market

Cloud Musings

The enterprise data storage marketplace is poised to become a battlefield. No longer the quiet backwater of cloud computing services, the focus of this global transition is now going from compute to storage. An overview of recent storage market history is needed to understand why this transition is important.

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QuintessenceLabs: Advanced quantum cybersecurity products with high-speed true random numbers, encryption key management, and one time pad encryption.

CTOvision

Founded in 2006, QuintessenceLabs addresses the most difficult security challenges facing companies, helping implement robust security strategies to protect data today and in the future. Research Team. For more information, visit www.quintessencelabs.com.

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Not Just Hadoop: NoSQL in the Enterprise at Strata NYC 2012

SPF13

While Hadoop is the most well-known technology in big data, it’s not always the most approachable or appropriate solution for data storage and processing. 20072008 2005 2006 2003 2004 2001 2002. In 2006 Facebook started with off the shelf software, but quickly turned to developing their own custom built solutions. How BIG is it?

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Not Just Hadoop: NoSQL in the Enterprise at Strata NYC 2012

SPF13

While Hadoop is the most well-known technology in big data, it’s not always the most approachable or appropriate solution for data storage and processing. 20072008 2005 2006 2003 2004 2001 2002. In 2006 Facebook started with off the shelf software, but quickly turned to developing their own custom built solutions. How BIG is it?