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[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yeah the whole AWS ecosystem has a super shitty naming. Everybody knows S3, but what kind of name is that? All the other services are no better

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Still better than EC2 and the likes. Where is EC1? And what about 3?

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 1 points 1 month ago

EC3 is wrestling in NWA now.

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Simple Storage Service

E: I agree that their names are shit though. But S3 makes sense (once you know what it means). Just like boto3 makes sense (once you know what it means)

[–] Droechai@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Probably inspired by the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, or 3m for short