O'Reilly

APRIL 23, 2024

Patents—exclusive, government-granted rights intended to encourage innovation—protect pharmaceutical companies from competition and allow them to charge high prices. They are a price that we pay for a rising tide of innovation. What Is Economic Rent? For example, consider drug pricing. But not all rents represent abuse of power.

Social Media 108

Social Media Google Internet Internet 108

All Things Distributed

MAY 8, 2012

By Werner Vogels on 08 May 2012 02:00 PM. s world of Internet services has become incredibly diverse. Managing databases has been a stumbling block for many of our customers, shifting their time away from developing innovative applications to the â??muckâ?? Expanding the Cloud for Windows Developers. Comments ().

Cloud 115

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The Agile Manager

JANUARY 31, 2014

Each major expansion in software development - automation (60s), productivity (80s), internet (90s), mobile (00s) - has been additive to the total stock of software in the world. Software also makes its own opportunities, because it is inherently a business of invention and innovation. It's worth looking at why.

Software 73

Software Software Development Government 73

All Things Distributed

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Today marks the 10 year anniversary of Amazon's Dynamo whitepaper , a milestone that made me reflect on how much innovation has occurred in the area of databases over the last decade and a good reminder on why taking a customer obsessed approach to solving hard problems can have lasting impact beyond your original expectations.

Internet 128

Internet Internet AWS Performance 128

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2021

Now there’s a massive range of Jamstack CMSs available, which bring all the advantages of static sites while allowing non-technical folk to update content. 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. But, when it worked, it was magical.

Ecommerce 139

Ecommerce Website Government Internet 139

All Things Distributed

OCTOBER 8, 2014

We designed DynamoDB to operate with at least 99.999% availability. Let’s now look at the history behind the service and the context for new innovations that make me think that. These databases trade off complex querying capabilities and consistency for scale and availability. NoSQL and Scale.

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Availability Performance Scalability AWS 145

All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 12, 2013

We launched DynamoDB last year to address the need for a cloud database that provides seamless scalability, irrespective of whether you are doing ten transactions or ten million transactions, while providing rock solid durability and availability. Since then, we have been working on adding flexible querying.

Games 130

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