Also adds point-and-click access to Amazon S3 via the AWS Management
Console
SEATTLE, Jun 10, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company, (NASDAQ: AMZN), today
announced the general availability of AWS Import/Export for Amazon
Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), with a new web service interface
that enables easy management of data transfers and migrations. AWS
Import/Export accelerates moving large amounts of data into and out of
AWS using portable storage devices for transport. For large data sets,
AWS Import/Export is often significantly faster than Internet transfer
and more cost effective than upgrading network connectivity. To start
using AWS Import/Export, visit http://aws.amazon.com/importexport.
"Companies have used AWS Import/Export for everything from
time-sensitive imports at the end of a datacenter lease, to exporting
large data sets to their customers, to disaster recovery," said Alyssa
Henry, General Manager of Amazon S3. "We're excited to make the service
generally available and even easier to use."
A few of the customers already taking advantage of AWS Import/Export
include:
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Quantivo takes customer data from some of the world's largest
companies and helps them quickly uncover valuable behavioral insights
that they can use to drive more revenue. "Ramping up a new customer
involves loading months or years of historical data (many terabytes),
and would require weeks of data transfer over the Internet. AWS
Import/Export allows our customers to transfer their data directly to
Quantivo's analytics running on Amazon Web Services. This entire
process takes just a few days, and allows us to get even our largest
customers up and running in less than two weeks, further increasing
our value for customers," said Paul O'Leary, CTO, Quantivo.
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Sonian provides a comprehensive email archiving solution built on
Amazon Web Services. Bringing a new customer online requires loading a
customer's existing email databases. "Prior to AWS Import/Export, our
migration of historical customer data was limited by available network
bandwidth. Now Sonian can quickly archive unlimited terabytes of data
to the cloud," said Greg Arnette, CTO, Sonian.
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Open Solutions Group, Inc. (OpenSGI) uses Amazon Web Services to
parallel process terabytes of geospatial data and generate results in
hours instead of years. "We've used AWS Import/Export to deliver over
40 terabytes of results directly to our customers in a way that's fast
and convenient. Within just days our customers have disks and data in
hand, and can begin modeling, analyzing, and visualizing the results
of our geo-processing work," said Brian Levy, President and CEO, Open
Solutions Group, Inc.
Amazon Web Services today also announced support for Amazon S3 in the
AWS Management Console. The AWS Management Console provides convenient
management of your compute, storage, and other AWS cloud resources
through a simple point-and-click, web-based interface. Any Amazon S3
user can now easily create buckets, upload objects, and set access
controls, all from a browser and without needing to write any code. To
learn more about this and other features of Amazon S3, visit http://aws.amazon.com/s3/.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle,
opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's
Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most
customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything
they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the
lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of
unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books;
Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home
& Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health &
Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web
Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to
in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end
technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any
type of business. Kindle and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable
readers that wirelessly download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and
personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display
that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle and Kindle DX utilize the
same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need
to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the #1 bestselling product across
the millions of items sold on Amazon.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com,
www.amazon.co.uk,
www.amazon.de,
www.amazon.co.jp,
www.amazon.fr,
www.amazon.ca,
and www.amazon.cn.
As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include
Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates
otherwise.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly
from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to
competition, management of growth, new products, services and
technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international
expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center
optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and
strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption,
inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More
information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's
financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
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