(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Online retailer Amazon Web Services (amazon.com) announced on Thursday the launch of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, a transaction based Web application hosting service, according to a report by Technology Evangelist.
The article says that Amazon describes Amazon EC2 as a Web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud that is designed to make Web-scale computing easier for developers.
Amazon also says that the service’s simple Web interface will enable developers to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction, as well as enable them to have complete control of their computing resources.
Amazon adds that one of the most attractive features to its launch is that Amazon EC2 will change the economics of computing as it will enable users to pay only for the capacity they end up using, providing a completely transactional based service with scalable charges based on storage, bandwidth and time used.
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Liam Eagle has worked as a contributor to the Web Host Industry Review since its inception in 2000, and as editor since 2003. He has been editor of the WHIR's print magazine since its launch. His daily involvement in the gathering and reporting of Web hosting news and his regular interaction with Web hosting leaders gives him an uncommonly broad appreciation of the issues and tends facing the business. Through his WHIR blog, Liam spots Web hosting trends and offers opinions on the industry-wide impacts of major developments and the motivation behind big announcements. Follow him on Twitter @liameagle
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