Introduction to AWS?

This AWS tutorial for beginners is for absolutely anyone seeking to learn the basics of Amazon Web Services (AWS). we’ll guide you through the fundamentals of cloud computing until you become more confident with the AWS concepts and terminology. 

• What is the cloud?

• What is AWS?

• What are AWS's core services? 

In simple words AWS allows you to do the following things-

• Running web and application servers in the cloud to host dynamic websites.
• Securely store all your files on the cloud so you can access them from anywhere.
• Using managed databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle or SQL Server to store information.
• Deliver static and dynamic files quickly around the world using a Content Delivery Network (CDN).
• Send bulk email to your customers.

What is the cloud?

Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of computing power, database storage, applications, and other IT resources through a cloud services platform via the internet. Cloud storage involves storing data on multiple virtual servers that are generally hosted by third parties. It is quickly becoming the standard way for technology companies to access IT infrastructure, software and hardware resources.

Let us have a look at the various benefits of the public cloud

• Cost Effectiveness
• Quick and Easy Set Up
• Optimization of Staffing Budgets
• No Maintenance
• No Long-Term Contracts
• Economies of Scale
• Agility
• Global in Minutes
• High Flexibility without Redundancy
• Maximum Uptime and Zero Risk Failure

What is AWS?

Amazon web Services, popularly known as AWS, is a comprehensive and secure cloud services platform provided by Amazon. The AWS Cloud or Amazon cloud offers a good range of infrastructure services, like storage options, computing power, networking and databases to businesses, helping them scale and grow. Amazon delivers its services on-demand with pay-as-you-go rating policy.

What are AWS's core services? 

• Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)

• Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)

• Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)

• Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)

• Amazon Aurora

• Amazon CloudFront

• Amazon CloudWatch

• Amazon DynamoDB

• Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)

• AWS Identity and Access Management (AWS IAM)

• AWS Lambda

• Amazon Route 53

• Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)

• Elastic Load Balancing

Learn: AWS Online Training