Amazon launches corporate service that will compete with Microsoft and Google

January 28, Amazon announced a new web service Amazon WorkMail . It will work on the basis of Amazon Web Services offers services to corporate e-mail addresses and calendar. Service Cost - $ 4 per month for a box volume of 50 GB. $ 6 worth a comprehensive proposal, which also includes WorkDocs - a web service for storing files.

The service will compete directly with existing analogues - Microsoft Office 365 and Google Apps for Business services. As one of the competitive advantages of the product the company says the ability to encrypt their data, and in particular self-control keys for encryption service through Amazon Key Management Service (KMS).

Another advantage is the ability of the customer to choose what kind of data center will serve its data, thereby reducing response time. At the moment, Amazon is working in 11 different geographical regions.

In this case, the company promises that the service will be compatible with the current application from Microsoft (Outlook, etc.) and the existing mobile clients. In the prior use of the service while running in Northern Virginia and Ireland.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/245046/