In nature, glaciers are slow but steady masses of ice that flow as they melt. They take many years to accumulate and often just as long to deform. In other words, a glacier is typically here for eons, and fittingly “Glacier” is the name of Amazon’s new data archive service aimed at enterprise and small businesses. This Glacier, which Amazon launched on Tuesday, isn’t in some remote polar region. It is actually in the cloud — or more accurately, it’s a cloud-based technology that promises an affordable alternative to on-site tape-based storage.
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New Amazon Glacier Service Keeps Data in Deep Freeze
Posted by: Peter Suciu August 21, 2012 12:06 PMIn nature, glaciers are slow but steady masses of ice that flow as they melt. They take many years to accumulate and often just as long to deform. In other words, a glacier is typically here for eons, and fittingly “Glacier” is the name of Amazon’s new data archive service aimed at enterprise and small businesses. This Glacier, which Amazon launched on Tuesday, isn’t in some remote polar region. It is actually in the cloud — or more accurately, it’s a cloud-based technology that promises an affordable alternative to on-site tape-based storage.