AWS networking lab tour: Making networking disappear
FEATURE In an unassuming three-story office building in Cupertino, California, engineers from Amazon Web Services are busy trying to make networking inconspicuous.
They work in windowless hardware development labs at the center of the structure, surrounded by a ring of office cubicles that afford a view of scarce parking spaces and perimeter tree cover.
Their latest project, which The Register and several other publications agreed not to discuss in advance of the pending official announcement, may get some attention. But their networking ambition differs from the promotional goals of the AWS communications team.
A network should be like a light switch, said Matt Rehder, VP of global network engineering at AWS, during a tour of AWS's Torre Avenue lab in late April. It should be something that just works.
"No one really cares about the network at the end of the day," he said. "It serves a function. You care...
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