Amazon Web Services

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. :) *Links:* - Steve Yegge’s Platforms Rant: https://gist.github.com/chitchcock/1281611 (so good!) - Ben Thompson on AWS and Snowflake: https://stratechery.com/2020/snowflakes-s-1-snowflake-vs-the-public-cloud-snowflakes-sales-marketing/ - Episode sources: https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/amazon-web-services#sources *Carve Outs:* - Moon Knight: https://www.disneyplus.com/series/moon-knight/4S3oOF1knocS - John Carmack on The Lex Fridman Podcast: https://lexfridman.com/john-carmack/ *More Acquired:* - Get email updates https://www.acquired.fm/email and vote on future episodes! - Join the Slack http://acquired.fm/slack - Check out the latest swag in the ACQ Merch Store https://www.acquired.fm/store! _Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions._

David RosenthalhostBen Gilberthost

Sep 6, 20222h 49mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: September 6, 2022
Duration: 2h 49m
Channel: Acquired
Watch on YouTube: ▶ Open ↗

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

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. :) *Links:*
Steve Yegge’s Platforms Rant: https://gist.github.com/chitchcock/1281611 (so good!)
Ben Thompson on AWS and Snowflake: https://stratechery.com/2020/snowflakes-s-1-snowflake-vs-the-public-cloud-snowflakes-sales-marketing/
Episode sources: https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/amazon-web-services#sources
*Carve Outs:*
Moon Knight: https://www.disneyplus.com/series/moon-knight/4S3oOF1knocS
John Carmack on The Lex Fridman Podcast: https://lexfridman.com/john-carmack/
*More Acquired:*
Get email updates https://www.acquired.fm/email and vote on future episodes!
Join the Slack http://acquired.fm/slack
Check out the latest swag in the ACQ Merch Store https://www.acquired.fm/store!
_Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions._

SPEAKERS

David Rosenthal
host
Ben Gilbert
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Acquired, featuring David Rosenthal and Ben Gilbert, Amazon Web Services explores how AWS emerged from Amazon’s internal pain to dominate cloud computing Acquired explores how Amazon Web Services grew from internal infrastructure and organizational bottlenecks into the dominant cloud computing utility powering much of the internet.

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