Top AWS services
What is AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is an abbreviation for Amazon Web Services, a comprehensive and widely used cloud computing platform provided by Amazon.com. It offers a wide range of cloud-based infrastructure services, including computing power, storage, networking, database, security, and developer tools, which can be used to construct scalable and cost-effective apps, websites, and IT solutions across a wide range of industries and sectors.
Top AWS services
Amazon EC2 (Elastic computation Cloud):
A cloud-based web service that provides scalable computation power.
Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
A scalable and long-lasting object storage service that lets customers store and retrieve data from anywhere on the internet.
Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service)
A managed database service that simplifies the setup, operation, and scaling of relational databases in the cloud.
Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
A service that enables customers to build a logically isolated area of the AWS cloud in which to deploy AWS resources in a virtual network.
AWS Lambda
A serverless computing service that allows customers to run code without the need for server provisioning or management.
Top AWS services and tools
Computing services
- Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud): Provides scalable virtual servers in the cloud, allowing users to run applications and handle workloads of various sizes.
Storage services
- Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service): Offers scalable object storage to store and retrieve any amount of data.
- Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store): Provides block-level persistent storage volumes for use with Amazon EC2 instances.
Database services
- Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service): Managed relational database service that supports multiple database engines.
- Amazon DynamoDB: Fully managed NoSQL database service for applications requiring single-digit millisecond latency.
Networks
- Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud): Allows users to provision a logically isolated section of the AWS cloud where they can launch AWS resources into a virtual network.
Machine learning and artificial intelligence services
- Amazon SageMaker: Provides tools to build, train, and deploy machine learning models.
- Amazon Polly: text-to-speech service.
- Amazon Rekognition: Image and video analysis service.
Analytics
- Amazon Redshift: Fully managed data warehouse service.
- Amazon Athena: Serverless query service that makes it easy to analyze data in Amazon S3 using standard SQL.
Management and monitoring
- AWS Management Console: Web-based interface for managing AWS resources.
- Amazon CloudWatch: AWS resource monitoring and management service.
Serverless computing
- AWS Lambda: Serverless computing service that executes code in response to events and automatically manages the necessary computing resources.
Implementation and orchestration
- AWS Elastic Beanstalk: Fully managed service that makes it easy to deploy and run applications in multiple languages.
Security
- AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM): Allows you to securely manage access to AWS services and resources.
Benefits of AWS
Scalability
Cost-effective
Flexibility
Security
Reliability
Global presence
Advanced analytics
Integration capabilities