That's kind of cool.
"Access Amazon Storage Service S3 with SUCHWERK technology.
Amazon offers with S3 a 'infinitley large large web storage', why not using this space as a 'infinitely large disk device' and getting a great backup/share device almost for free.
All you need is a file system driver to access the S3 storage easily, here comes the S3Drive software in place. It simulates a local network drive but actualy stores the files on the S3 space. You can handle it like any other network drive on a Windows machine. It works in a DOS box and can be access from every program or any programming language that can access files.
Check it out, it's free! ..."
I do wish the source was available so I could do a security review on it (that and more importantly see how they are using .Net to implement this... ;)
In any case, this something to keep an eye on as it moves toward release...
(via Larkware News - The Daily Grind 1030)
Update 8/16/2010:
This link, site, utility, S3Drive, seems to be dead and gone... :(
But don't despair.
Another product that does something very much like it is available at http://tntdrive.com/. It's not free (well there IS a free trial version ;) but it is at least active, alive and getting constant TLC from its developers.
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S3 from Amazon - Storage on the cheap.
Is S3Drive no longer available?
ReplyDeleteAs an alternative you can try TntDriveM
Seems like S3Drive is down? Any ideas?
ReplyDeleteLooks like it's gone...
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