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Bhalchandra Pandit | Software EngineerOverviewWe describe a novel approach we took to improving S3 read throughput and how we used it to improve the efficiency of our production jobs. The results have been very encouraging. A standalone benchmark showed a 12x improvement in S3 read throughput (from 21 MB/s to 269 MB/s). Increased throughput allowed our production jobs to finish sooner. As a result, we saw 22% reduction in vcore-hours, 23% reduction in memory-hours, and similar reduction in run t...