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Amazon SimpleDB
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<p>Amazon SimpleDB is a <a href="/facts/Distributed_database/A6Q1s4Iy">distributed database</a> written in <a href="/facts/Erlang_/2PuxmzT3">Erlang</a> by <a href="/facts/Amazon.com/YzUTUVE8">Amazon.com</a>. It is used as a <a href="/facts/Web_service/qxrwqB3D">web service</a> in concert with <a href="/facts/Amazon_Elastic_Compute_Cloud/2EMwnvlS">Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud</a> (EC2) and <a href="/facts/Amazon_S3/bqAXYCxq">Amazon S3</a> and is part of <a href="/facts/Amazon_Web_Services/UFVN2796">Amazon Web Services</a>. It was announced on December 13, 2007. </p><p>As with EC2 and S3, Amazon charges fees for SimpleDB storage, transfer, and throughput over the Internet. On December 1, 2008, Amazon introduced new pricing with Free Tier for 1 GB of data & 25 machine hours. Transfer to other Amazon Web Services is free of charge. </p>