Amazon
Role in SaaS
Amazon is typically thought of as an online retailer of books, electronics, and almost everything else. However, in addition to their successful e-commerce business, Amazon is on the forefront of Software-as-a-Service and its future. Amazon's Web Services is an extention of the company that focuses on expanding how SaaS and Cloud Computing affect the software industry.
Relevant SaaS Products
- Simple Storage Service (S3) - Scalable, on-demand storage
- SimbleDB (SDB) - Real time query processing on structured data
- Elastic Cloud Computing (EC2) - Scalable, on-demand cloud computing power
- Simple Queue Service (SQS) - Reliable, hosted queue for message storing as they travel between computers
- Flexible Payments Service (FPS) - Provides an interface for micropayments between two entities
- Devpay - Billing and account management
- Mechanical Turk (mTurk) -Managed work distribution among human capital
- Alexa Web Search - Programmatic access and analytics for Alexa
- Fulfillment Web Service (FWS) - Access to Amazon's order processing interface
- Associates Web Service - Advertise Amazon product's on a third party website
Recommended Blog Posts
- Beginner's Guide to Amazon S3 - Learn about Amazon's Simple Storage Service and its impact on SaaS
- Amazon EC2 On Windows: Coming Soon - Interesting article on how Amazon's EC2 service will soon come to Windows.
- What is Amazon's Web Services - Source for above descriptions on Amazon's Web Services
- Amazon and Cloud Computing - Very in-depth look at Amazon's involvement in SaaS/Cloud-Computing
- Jeff Bezos' Risky Bet - One of the original articles explaining Amazon's creation of its Web Services division
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