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Re: AWS S3? Cloudflare R2? We think we know what's coming next

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Post by andybak » Thu, Oct 07, 2021, 4:38 PM UTC

partiallypro wrote: post #9

Meanwhile Microsoft is just like...let's called it "Blob"

Microsoft Blob. That has a certain ring to it.

Re: AWS S3? Cloudflare R2? We think we know what's coming next

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Post by etothepii » Thu, Oct 07, 2021, 4:39 PM UTC

Wouldn't T4 have been a better name? sure it does create the risk of a U5, but prequels are not usually better. (Unless you love endless discussion about intergalactic politics).

Re: AWS S3? Cloudflare R2? We think we know what's coming next

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Post by stayfrosty420 » Thu, Oct 07, 2021, 4:42 PM UTC

edoceo wrote: post #2

O(1)? Edit: the site didn't make it, I just think the stylized name was cool. O for Object and (1) cause it's fast. Or it would be. I'm not building it.

this is legit a much better name while also being reductio ad absurdum, it also follows the convention (R2 = rapid, reliable, S3= simple storage service, O1 = object)

Re: AWS S3? Cloudflare R2? We think we know what's coming next

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Post by clessg » Thu, Oct 07, 2021, 4:43 PM UTC

This is almost as fun as Cookie Clicker!

Re: AWS S3? Cloudflare R2? We think we know what's coming next

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Post by alvarlagerlof » Thu, Oct 07, 2021, 4:44 PM UTC

andybak wrote: post #11

partiallypro wrote: post #9

Meanwhile Microsoft is just like...let's called it "Blob"

Microsoft Blob. That has a certain ring to it.

Blob blob blob!

Sorry, what's that Dory?

Re: AWS S3? Cloudflare R2? We think we know what's coming next

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Post by jgrahamc » Thu, Oct 07, 2021, 4:45 PM UTC

etothepii wrote: post #12

Wouldn't T4 have been a better name? sure it does create the risk of a U5, but prequels are not usually better. (Unless you love endless discussion about intergalactic politics).

Three years ago I sat in front of a whiteboard with some folks and we sketched out the future roadmap for Cloudflare Workers. Here's a picture of that whiteboard: https://imgur.com/a/nSnrT15

We went with "R2" because it better reflects the fact that we want it to be S3 minus one thing: egress fees.

Re: AWS S3? Cloudflare R2? We think we know what's coming next

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Post by Hamuko » Thu, Oct 07, 2021, 4:45 PM UTC

partiallypro wrote: post #9

Meanwhile Microsoft is just like...let's called it "Blob"

Are you sure it's not Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Solution for Enterprise 2020?

Re: AWS S3? Cloudflare R2? We think we know what's coming next

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Post by alvarlagerlof » Thu, Oct 07, 2021, 4:45 PM UTC

bethecloud wrote: post #10

Decentralized Cloud Storage services, like Storj DCS – are really interesting when compared to R2/S3. They are compatible with AWS S3, but with better economics than both R2 and S3 (1/10 price of amazon) - https://docs.storj.io/dcs/getting-started/quickstart-aws-sdk...

Is it worth it to host some disks for this?

Re: AWS S3? Cloudflare R2? We think we know what's coming next

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Post by infogulch » Thu, Oct 07, 2021, 4:47 PM UTC

encryptluks2 wrote: post #3

edoceo wrote: post #2

O(1)? Edit: the site didn't make it, I just think the stylized name was cool. O for Object and (1) cause it's fast. Or it would be. I'm not building it.

Q1

P0

O-1, On1?

Re: AWS S3? Cloudflare R2? We think we know what's coming next

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Post by kalleboo » Thu, Oct 07, 2021, 4:47 PM UTC

I would just like to give some respect to Backblaze B2 in here!