socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Nirvanix said it is providing "the resources we can" to assist its customers to return their data, or move their data to such services as IBM SoftLayer, Amazon S3, Google Storage or Microsoft Azure.

S3 153

S3 IBM IBM SaaS 153

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Gil is one of the founders of Applied Semantics, the firm acquired by Google for its AdSense technology. How does this differ from the kind of data Amazon has said it will make available through services like S3? They are making storage available to people or to institutions who have data they want to share publicly, for free, on S3.

Startup 190

Startup Google S3 Platform 190

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

They started by offering cloud storage (S3) on a super cheap, pay-as-you consume basis. Not Google. They came from a different perspective. They have the mass retailer mentality of “stack ‘em high and sell ‘em cheap.&# Every startup I knew in 2005 (when I started my second company) was using this. Not Microsoft.

Venture Capital 334

Venture Capital Software Capital Startup 334

Xconomy

JANUARY 2, 2018

In March 2006, Amazon launched Simple Storage Service (S3). Although few people paid much attention at the time, the announcement of S3 marked the beginning of a great migration of data from on-premises storage to the cloud.

S3 67

S3 Google Pricing Services 67

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 MySpace vowed not to create anymore big successes off of their backs that Google could then acquire. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). In May 2007 there were fears that Google was becoming a monopoly.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Web-based client for user stream data including Twitter (original focus), FaceBook, MySpace, Google Buzz, FourSquare and many others. Competitors: SmashWords , Google Books. Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners. Estimated 15mm downloads to date.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup S3 Design 214

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. Fox bought MySpace for $580 million and then did a deal with Google worth more than the purchase price to serve up ads. Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 Google turned YouTube into one of the most valuable future Internet properties. The Past (1985-2002).

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318