Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Reliable, scalable, and inexpensive cloud computing services.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive cloud computing platform offering a broad set of infrastructure services including computing power, storage, and networking. It serves startups, enterprises, and public sector organizations worldwide across dozens of geographic regions and availability zones. Users pay only for the resources they consume with no upfront commitment required.
AWS provides on-demand cloud services—compute, storage, databases, AI, and more—accessible via the internet on a pay-as-you-go pricing model.
startups, enterprises, and developers needing scalable cloud infrastructure
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- freemium
- Company
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.
- Launched
- 2006
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