EC2 for Poets
Friday, March 20, 2009 by Dave Winer.
Today's the day -- if you've been wondering if you can set up a server in Amazon's cloud, the answer is Yes You Can. 
Here's how: http://howto.opml.org/dave/ec2/
If you're wondering what it's all about, I've recorded a 22-minute podcast that explains. Even if you don't go through the howto, I recommend listening to the podcast.
There's something that everyone who cares about the net should know about the cloud. Lots of new ideas in the howto and the podcast.
Paolo Valdemarin, my friend in Italy, went through the EC2 howto, and it opened up a lot of ideas for him. Important stuff.
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