Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered, pay-as-you-go basis. Clients often use this in combination with autoscaling (a process that allows a client to use more…

Key facts

First appeared: 2004
Category: technology
Problem solved: AWS was created to address the significant capital expenditure, operational overhead, and inflexibility associated with traditional on-premises IT infrastructure. It aimed to provide scalable, reliable, and cost-effective computing resources as a utility, allowing businesses to rapidly provision and decommission resources on demand without large upfront investments.
Platforms: web, Web (AWS Management Console), linux, Mobile, API/CLI (accessible from Linux, Windows, macOS, etc.)

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Notable users

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