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Amazon Web Services Launches DNS Service

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the welcome-to-the-holiday-dolldrums dept.

wiredmikey writes "Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced a highly available and scalable Domain Name System service designed to give developers and businesses a reliable and cost effective way to route end users to Internet applications. The service, 'Route 53,' effectively connects user requests to infrastructure running in AWS — such as an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud instance, an Amazon Elastic Load Balancer, or an Amazon Simple Storage Service bucket — and can also be used to route users to infrastructure outside of AWS."

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  1. We see what you did there Amazon. by anom · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That is all.

    1. Re:We see what you did there Amazon. by poetmatt · · Score: 5, Insightful

      the question is, will it route to wikileaks when under government pressure? Oh right, it'll monetize every website you go to and block anyone the politicians don't like.

      I'll pass on this, whenever.

  2. Imma jump right on this... by xTantrum · · Score: 5, Insightful

    so when they decide they don't like my business model/price structure/web site/looks/colour/wtv they can shut my service down pronto. Yup, thanks Amazon where can I sign up?? Idiots.

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  3. DO NOT WANT by thijsh · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sorry Amazon, DNS needs reliability and has to be *more* free from political involvement, not less freedom and more censorship like you will undoubtedly offer.

    Tagged: DONOTWANT

  4. I'm sure it will be useful... by wcrowe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...until they censor your website. Wikileaks is not the only one with a problem.

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