AWS drops prices -- and barriers -- to cloud adoption
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With its announcement of a new unlimited storage plan, Amazon Web Services tossed a big monkey wrench into the cloud computing market. The unlimited plan will cost a mere $60 a year for all file types, with a photo-only plan costing $12 a year, including 5GB for "other files." Also, if you're an Amazon Prime customer, AWS provides the unlimited photo storage for free.Of course, this new storage plan is aimed at both individual and enterprise users, and it's an attack on Microsoft and storage providers such as Dropbox and Box.[ From Amazon to Windows Azure, InfoWorld puts IaaS clouds to the test to find out which is best for you. | Stay up on developments in the cloud with InfoWorld's Cloud Computing newsletter. ]It's also a good indication to me that AWS understands what people are looking for in cloud technology: price (how much it costs) and performance (what it can do).To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here