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Werner Vogels

11/12/18

@ Y Combinator

In the early days of Amazon, we faced failures with companies integrating due to infrastructure issues, which led to the creation of AWS.

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A Conversation with Werner Vogels

@ Y Combinator

11/12/18

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Alexandr Wang

06/18/25

@ Y Combinator

Amazon's creation of AWS in 2006 was initially seen as a terrible idea, but it turned out to be a pivotal moment in modern business history, demonstrating the potential of cloud computing.

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Werner Vogels

11/12/18

@ Y Combinator

Amazon's architectural changes in the late 90s aimed to scale quickly, but resulted in a brittle monolithic structure that couldn't sustain growth.

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Yotam Segev

05/09/25

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

The first version of our product focused solely on AWS, which allowed us to address a specific urgent problem for many customers.

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Sequoia Capital Cast

12/05/24

@ Sequoia Capital

We leveraged early cloud infrastructure and open-source software to manage costs effectively, even before major cloud providers like AWS existed.

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Steve Ballmer

06/02/25

@ Acquired

Azure's development began around 2005-2006, as AWS was gaining traction, and we recognized the need for a cloud platform to compete effectively.

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Werner Vogels

11/12/18

@ Y Combinator

When I joined Amazon, I wanted to bring more academic rigor to scaling, as we needed to revisit our processes and technologies to handle significant growth.

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Alexandr Wang

11/03/23

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

Amazon's evolution from an online bookstore to the largest data center provider illustrates how unpredictable innovations can drive a company's market value, with AWS being a prime example.

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Werner Vogels

11/12/18

@ Y Combinator

Startups often make the mistake of treating AWS like a traditional data center, which limits their ability to leverage AWS's higher services and security features.

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Alexandr Wang

06/18/25

@ Y Combinator

The key to AWS's success was the conviction that it would tap into an infinitely large and growing market for cloud computing, driven by exponential demand for computing power.