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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a leading cloud computing platform that provides on-demand services like storage, computing power, databases, and networking over the internet.
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AWS is a comprehensive and widely adopted cloud platform developed by Amazon. It offers more than 200 fully featured services from data centers globally, helping businesses scale faster, reduce IT costs, and innovate efficiently.
AWS supports multiple cloud models such as:
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – Virtual machines, storage, networking
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) – Development and deployment tools
- Software as a Service (SaaS) – Fully managed applications
Popular AWS services include:
- EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) – Virtual servers
- S3 (Simple Storage Service) – Scalable storage
- RDS (Relational Database Service) – Managed databases
- Lambda – Serverless computing
AWS is widely used in industries like startups, enterprises, government, and education due to its scalability, security, and global infrastructure.