What are Amazon Web Services (AWS)?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive cloud computing platform offering a wide range of on-demand cloud services to individuals, companies and governments. It provides access to computing power, storage, databases, networking, analytics, deployment, management, mobile, developer tools and much more.
Benefits:
- Scalability: Easily adjust resources to meet fluctuating demands.
- Flexibility: Choose from a vast array of services to build custom solutions.
- Reliability: Benefit from Amazon’s robust infrastructure and security measures.
- Cost-effectiveness: Pay-as-you-go pricing model with various options.
- Global reach: Extensive network of data centres worldwide.
Use Cases:
AWS caters to diverse needs:
- Application development and deployment: Build and host web and mobile apps.
- Data storage and analytics: Store, process, and analyse large datasets.
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): Rent virtual machines, storage, and networking.
- Platform as a Service (PaaS): Develop and deploy applications without managing infrastructure.
- Software as a Service (SaaS): Use pre-built applications like Amazon WorkSpaces.
- Internet of Things (IoT): Connect and manage IoT devices.
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence: Build and deploy AI models.
Key Components:
AWS offers a vast ecosystem of services:
- Compute: EC2, Lambda, Fargate
- Storage: S3, EBS, Glacier
- Database: RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift
- Networking: VPC, Route 53, CloudFront
- Analytics: EMR, Redshift, QuickSight
- AI and machine learning: SageMaker, Rekognition, Comprehend
- IoT: IoT Core, Greengrass
- Security: IAM, WAF, GuardDuty
