What is Cloud Computing?

Cloud computing is a term that refers to storing and accessing data over the internet. It does not store any data on your PC hard drive. With cloud computing, you can access data from remote servers.

What is AWS?

AWS stands for Amazon Web Services. Amazon launches AWS, a cloud computing platform that enables organizations to leverage a reliable IT infrastructure. It is a platform that offers flexible, reliable, scalable, easy-to-use, and cost-effective cloud computing solutions. AWS is the complete and easy-to-use computing platform offered by Amazon. The platform is being developed using a combination of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offerings, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) packages.

Applications of AWS:

Amazon Web services are widely used for various computing purposes like:

• Web site hosting
• Application hosting/SaaS hosting
• Media Sharing (Image/ Video)
• Mobile and Social Applications
• Content delivery and Media Distribution
• Storage, backup, and disaster recovery
• Development and test environments
• Academic Computing
• Search Engines
• Social Networking

Companies Using AWS:

• Instagram
• Netflix