What is AWS Cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS launched in 2006 from the internal infrastructure that Amazon.com built to handle its online retail operations. AWS was one of the first companies to introduce a pay-as-you-go cloud computing model that scales to provide users with compute, storage or throughput as needed.
AWS offers many different tools and solutions for enterprises and software developers that can be used in data centers in up to 190 countries. Groups such as government agencies, education institutions, nonprofits and private organizations can use AWS services.
How AWS works
AWS is separated into different services; each can be configured in different ways based on the user’s needs. Users should be able to see configuration options and individual server maps for an AWS service.
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More than 100 services comprise the Amazon Web Services portfolio, including those for compute, databases, infrastructure management, application development and security. These services, by category, include:
- Compute
- Storage databases
- Data management
- Migration
- Hybrid cloud
- Networking
- Development tools
- Management
- Monitoring
- Security
- Governance
- Big data management
- Analytics
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Mobile development
- Messages and notification