13. Back end process of ‘Amazon’:
Four software development centers worldwide
Developing the technology
Amazon running is entirely Linux-based
Amazon has the world's three largest Linux
databases, with a total capacity of 7.8
terabytes (TB), 18.5 TB and 24.7 TB
respectively
The central Amazon data warehouse is made
up of 28 Hewlett Packard (HP)servers
15. Revenue and Profit margin:
Revenue
US$ 74.45 billion (2013)
Operating income
US$ 745.0 million (2013)
Net income
US$ 274.0 million (2013)
Total assets
US$ 40.15 billion (2013)
Total equity
US$ 9.74 billion (2013)