What is AWS? and Why AWS?

What is AWS ?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a secure cloud services platform, offering compute power, database storage, content delivery and other functionality to help businesses scale and grow.

 

Why AWS ?

 Easy to Use:

AWS is designed to allow application providers, ISVs, and vendors to quickly and securely host your applications – whether an existing application or a new SaaS-based application.

You can use the AWS Management Console or well-documented web services APIs to access AWS’s application hosting platform.

 

Flexible

AWS enables you to select the operating system, programming language, web application platform, database, and other services you need.

With AWS, you receive a virtual environment that lets you load the software and services your application requires. This eases the migration process for existing applications while preserving options for building new solutions.

 

Cost-Effective

You pay only for the compute power, storage, and other resources you use, with no long-term contracts or up-front commitments.

 

Reliable

With AWS, you take advantage of a scalable, reliable, and secure global computing infrastructure, the virtual backbone of Amazon.com’s multi-billion dollar online business that has been honed for over a decade.

 

Scalable and High Performance

Using AWS tools, Auto Scaling, and Elastic Load Balancing, your application can scale up or down based on demand.

Backed by Amazon’s massive infrastructure, you have access to compute and storage resources when you need them.

 

Secure

AWS utilizes an end-to-end approach to secure and harden our infrastructure, including physical, operational, and software measures. For more information, see the AWS Security Center.