I've been curious about the Amazon Simple Storage Service, also known as Amazon S3, for a while now. So this weekend I sat down and walked through the steps of getting started with the service with the help of an article called Scalable Media Hosting With Amazon S3. The process was easier than I thought it would be.

I think that the S3 service presents an extremely compelling value proposition for independent media publishers and tech start-ups. The service offers a pay as you go model that is easy on the pocketbook. The pricing, at $15 per GB month for storage is extremely reasonable. Plus you get the benefits of an advanced infrastructure and infinite scale.

The tools that allow you to access S3 are improving. Firefox users can leverage S3 Fox (shown in the video) to manage their files stored on the service. WordPress users can connect their sites to S3 via the Tan Tan Noodles S3 plugin which is mentioned in the video but not demonstrated.

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