Creating buckets and objects in Amazon Simple Storage Service

by Nick Hardiman  |  October 17, 2012, 8:11am PDT  |  Image 11 of 15

Copying large files

The transfer pane displays upload speed. Copying a large file from your computer to S3 is usually quick using an business connection and slow using a domestic connection.

This 4GB virtual machine file is being uploaded using a domestic ADSL link. This file will take many hours to copy.

Copying large files - Image 11 of 15

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Nick Hardiman works as a hands-on techie in the UK.

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Nick Hardiman builds and maintains the infrastructure required to run Internet services. Nick deals with the lower layers of the Internet - the machines, networks, operating systems, and applications. Nick's job stops there, and he hands over to the designers and developers who build the top layer that customers use.