Now I know you are probably thinking how many packages Amazon must deliver every day, and yes that number is huge. You might be thinking about the ubiquity of the Kindle, sure that’s popular as well. But Amazon’s secret weapon is its servers. Websites like Netflix, Instagram, reddit (formerly), and our very own Bennington.edu. Those servers not only handle an incredible amount of traffic, they also store data, data which some people are very protective of, data which some people are very keen to access. This can be anything from a Bennington student’s enrolment records to every picture on Instagram. The AWS security team I plan to intern with is tasked with protecting the files and programs stored on those servers. This is an amazing opportunity for someone my age to participate in something so complex and
Now I know you are probably thinking how many packages Amazon must deliver every day, and yes that number is huge. You might be thinking about the ubiquity of the Kindle, sure that’s popular as well. But Amazon’s secret weapon is its servers. Websites like Netflix, Instagram, reddit (formerly), and our very own Bennington.edu. Those servers not only handle an incredible amount of traffic, they also store data, data which some people are very protective of, data which some people are very keen to access. This can be anything from a Bennington student’s enrolment records to every picture on Instagram. The AWS security team I plan to intern with is tasked with protecting the files and programs stored on those servers. This is an amazing opportunity for someone my age to participate in something so complex and