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     Re: Re: Done with them?   
     By: Aaron Thomas to Brian Klauss on Tue Jan 26 2021 03:43 am   
      
    >  BK> than it may be worth.  Prior to Amazon, building multiple data centers   
    >  BK> worldwide to provide the same benefits that Amazon provides was   
    >  BK> excessive and costly. Either deal with it or build your own.   
    >   
    > There are other CDNs besides Amazon. Some would probably welcome an   
    > opportunity to serve companies fleeing Amazon.   
      
   A CDN is defined as a method of distribution of static content.  Sites like   
   Amazon provide the backend infrastructure, EC2, Lambda, S3, etc., as well as   
   the frontend, such as CloudFront, to ensure data gets transmitted locally at   
   the greatest possible speed.  Hell, even Netflix relies upon a fanout   
   distribution model to ensure their movies are as close to the audience as   
   possible.  Yet, they still rely upon the backend infrastructure to provide the   
   actual content to their edge locations.   
      
    > But I think a modest social network can get by without even using a CDN. A   
    > dedicated server for a bunch of people to rant about politics should be able   
    > to do the job.   
      
   Lease a couple racks in Los Angeles, Dallas, and Philadelphia, with two Cisco   
   UCS chassis, eight to ten servres, a small NetApp all flash storage array,   
   networking gear, firewalls, and load balancers, and create the necessary   
   replication between each location, and you got it made.  Initial investment a   
   couple million.  If you've got the capital or investors, go for it (hell, I'll   
   even set it up for you even if I don't agree with your politics).  Yet, the   
   cheaper alternative is to rely upon the AWS, GCP, and Azures out there.   
      
    > But for Amazon, Google, and Apple to banish them from their app stores is   
    > hitting below the belt.   
      
   All an app does it provide a front-end interface that makes the necessary API   
   calls into the server and serverless infrastructure.  If you can access a   
   website from the comforts of your phone, the problem is already solved and   
   eliminates AWS, GCP, and everyone else.   
      
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