What is AWS?
- AWS stands for Amazon
Web Services.
- The AWS service is provided by
the Amazon that uses distributed IT infrastructure to provide different IT
resources available on demand. It provides different services such as
infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and
packaged software as a service (SaaS).
- Amazon launched AWS, a cloud
computing platform to allow the different organizations to take advantage
of reliable IT infrastructure.
Uses of AWS
- A small manufacturing
organization uses their expertise to expand their business by leaving
their IT management to the AWS.
- A large enterprise spread across
the globe can utilize the AWS to deliver the training to the distributed
workforce.
- An architecture consulting
company can use AWS to get the high-compute rendering of construction
prototype.
- A media company can use the AWS
to provide different types of content such as ebox or audio files to the
worldwide files.
Pay-As-You-Go
Based on the
concept of Pay-As-You-Go, AWS provides the services to the customers.
AWS provides
services to customers when required without any prior commitment or upfront
investment. Pay-As-You-Go enables the customers to procure services from AWS.
- Computing
- Programming models
- Database storage
- Networking
Advantages
of AWS
1)
Flexibility
- We can get more time for core
business tasks due to the instant availability of new features and
services in AWS.
- It provides effortless hosting
of legacy applications. AWS does not require learning new technologies and
migration of applications to the AWS provides the advanced computing and
efficient storage.
- AWS also offers a choice that whether we want to run the applications and services together or not. We can also choose to run a part of the IT infrastructure in AWS and the remaining part in data centres.
2)
Cost-effectiveness
AWS requires
no upfront investment, long-term commitment, and minimum expense when compared
to traditional IT infrastructure that requires a huge investment.
3)
Scalability/Elasticity
Through AWS,
autoscaling and elastic load balancing techniques are automatically scaled up
or down, when demand increases or decreases respectively. AWS techniques are
ideal for handling unpredictable or very high loads. Due to this reason,
organizations enjoy the benefits of reduced cost and increased user
satisfaction.
4) Security
- AWS provides end-to-end security
and privacy to customers.
- AWS has a virtual infrastructure
that offers optimum availability while managing full privacy and isolation
of their operations.
- Customers can expect high-level
of physical security because of Amazon's several years of experience in
designing, developing and maintaining large-scale IT operation centers.
- AWS ensures the three aspects of
security, i.e., Confidentiality, integrity, and availability of user's
data.
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