AWS kills Snowmobile data transfer truck eight years after driving it onstage

[mfiguiere]

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/17/aws-stops-selling-snowmobile-truck-for-cloud-migrations.html

[chiefalchemist]

> An AWS spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the company has introduced more cost-effective options for moving data. Clients had to deal with power, cooling, networking, parking and security when they used the Snowmobile service, the spokesperson said.

Kills is a bit harsh (read: misleading). Did anyone "kill" the fax machine? No, as technology goes, it was replaced with better, faster, stronger, etc.

[andrewfromx → chiefalchemist]

omg fax is alive and well in health care. You can't email stuff but you can fax!