Amazon Performance Report#2

The Amazon S3 and EC2 Performance Report by hostedftp.com analyzes the performance of file storage and retrieval in AWS, noting a linear performance model with a fixed cost of approximately 140 ms for storing, while retrieval shows negligible fixed costs. Data collected from 50,000 operations indicates variable transfer rates between 10 and 12 MB/s for both storing and retrieving files. The report aims to provide ongoing updates on AWS performance as capacity and user demand grow.