All Things Distributed

APRIL 20, 2021

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.

Internet 217

Internet Internet Storage Design 217

High Scalability

AUGUST 31, 2018

Bernard Golden : I see Snowball Edge with EC2 as an AWS initiative designed to reduce the friction of migrating data into AWS with the ultimate goal of enabling applications to migrate to AWS, not a way to run AWS applications on-prem. Woods and Hollnagel, 2006). They'll love you even more. I was right in the middle of working on it.

Internet 105

Internet Internet Scalability Serverless 105

Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2021

If you are designing an app or a website, you can test how easy and intuitive it is to complete a specific task, fill out a form, find certain information, or buy a product. Before those studies, web pages were designed as printed media, with columns and big blocks of text. Eye-Tracking Evolution. Source: Oculid) ( Large preview ).

Mobile 115

Mobile Website Hardware Social Media 115

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2021

Piecing together a website using a WYSIWYG editor and seeing the code it generated was a fascinating and educational experience that sparked an initial interest in web design. I had my website with funny photos and links to favorite websites live on the internet, and better yet, I could edit directly on the server. More after jump!

Ecommerce 140

Ecommerce Website Government Internet 140

Speed Curve

JANUARY 29, 2024

The internet may change, and web pages may grow and evolve, but user expectations are constant. Slowness affects our entire perception of a brand Yes, that includes non-performance aspects of the site, such as content, design, and navigation. In 1993 and again in 2010 , usability expert Jakob Nielsen found that: 0.1

Speed 136

Speed Website Mobile Cloud 136

All Things Distributed

MAY 18, 2010

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) was launched in 2006 as "Storage for the Internet" with the promise to make web-scale computing easier for developers. The same goes for durability; core to the design of S3 is that we go to great lengths to never, ever lose a single bit. Durability in Amazon S3. Relaxing Durability.

Storage 65

Storage Cloud AWS Scalability 65

Percona

JULY 30, 2018

In modern data architectures, we’re increasingly moving from single-node design systems to distributed architectures using multiple nodes – often spread across multiple databases and multiple continents. Peter Zaitsev co-founded Percona and assumed the role of CEO in 2006. Register for the webinar. Peter Zaitsev, CEO and Co-Founder.

Architecture 42

Architecture Database Open Source Internet 42