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I like the approach, and I've been considering building something similar. Nice writeup. Is this used only for BI or is it used for real-time queries? The reason I ask is because goodreads.com is slow AF, and performance is a concern for me at this point.

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We use carrier pigeons from an S3 data center high in the Himalayas to a CloudFront distribution center in Atlantic City (don't ask me, ask the pigeons) to serve all requests.

Just BI.

It annoys me that AWS only supports RFC 1149. When will RFC 2549 support be added?

You, dear person, win my undying support and affection.

Excellent. Thanks. (Have you considered using unladen swallows instead?)

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