Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing services. With over 165 services offered, AWS services can provide users with a comprehensive suite of infrastructure and computing building blocks and tools. According to Amazon, AWS is suitable for organizations of any size, and helps to efficiently power their infrastructure, become more agile, and lower costs. AWS is also known for its service coverage, with over 69 Availability Zones across the world, allowing for users to experience lower latency and prevent their data centers from failing, which is important for cloud computing services.

AWS product range covers, but is not necessarily limited to, the following categories:

• Analytics

• Application Integration

• AR & VR

• AWS Cost Management

• Blockchain

• Business Applications

• Compute

• Customer Engagement

• Database

• Developer Tools

• End User Computing

• Game Tech

• Internet of Things

• Machine Learning

• Management & Governance

• Media Services

• Migration & Transfer

• Mobile

• Networking & Content Delivery

• Robotics

• Satellite

• Security, Identity, & Compliance

• Storage

Pricing varies greatly across their vast scope of products, but AWS does provide an “AWS Free Tier” offering of services. Depending on the product, users can use the product for free indefinitely, a year, or in shorter-term trials.