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DreamObjects, an S3-compatible storage service for $0.04/GB (dreamhost.com)
8 points by kudu on Nov 22, 2013 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


Please don't just copy the S3 api outright. Improve upon the idea and make it simpler, then add an abstraction layer to support the S3-compatible API.

There's value in improving upon existing things. Stripe is a perfect example of taking an existing service and expending a lot of energy getting the APIs and developer experience just right. Prior to Stripe, many devs had implemented payments in their site/app, but it wasn't until a solution like stripe that they actually enjoyed doing so.


I wonder if this would be a good system for backups of Linux boxes? That's $.80/mo to store 20GB. Could be really cost effective doing differential backups.




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