Re:Spaces: Scalable Object Storage on DigitalOcean
by joshribakoff on Thursday September 21, 2017 @06:03PM
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Comparing 1gbps of bandwidth on AWS and 1gbps of bandwidth on linode, linode is 40x cheaper. Its a measure of bandwidth usage over time, or data transfer. Its the same thing in the context I used it in, which is the industry standard term.
If I were comparing cost of bursting, the semantics would be worth arguing.
How does this industry manage to fuck up usage of very specific technical terms so often.
Bandwidth is the speed. The hint is in the name. Wider means more at once.
You're almost certainly talking about the amount of data transfered.
The most depressing part is seeing hosting companies use the same incorrect terminology.