The day started with the goal of posting a new VHD that includes Visual Studio 2005 Pro configured to compile and debug the latest SplendidCRM build. The day ended with migration to Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service).
We were compelled to move our downloads from TimeWarner to Amazon because the new VHD was 4G and we were already bumping into the 3G limit on our existing file server. TimeWarner has served us well, but they quoted an additional $100 per month to add the 4G. By moving to Amazon S3, not only do we save the $100, but we expect to save an additional $50 per month.
If you are going to check out Amazon S3, you will also want to check out Sissle http://sissle.s3.amazonaws.com/index.htm. Sissle allows you to skip the API aspects and simply treat S3 as a file server as we do.
