Amazon's Web Services

Leading-Edge Technology At Your Fingertips

When most of us use Amazon it is to buy a product online or search for new products they are interested in. Most are unaware that Amazon has another very successful business besides its main website.

I am talking about Amazon's Web Services (AWS), which is a collection of remote computing services which makes up a cloud computing platform. One of the coolest features is the ability to rent industrial-strength computing capacity so long as users are willing to pay.

The main component is known as EC2 which allows users to rent virtual computers to run their own applications. It is like having a supercomputer in your possession without actually having to pay for a supercomputer, instead you are paying for Amazon’s service.

Another great service they provide is the Amazon Simple Storage Service which provides web-based storage. This is essentially just cloud computer where users can store anything they wish and be able to access it on different computers that are all connected to the Amazon cloud.

It is a little surprising after all that Amazon has had so much success with their online web services. At one point in time Amazon was nothing more than an online book store, but its web services now powers hundreds of businesses with names notable names such as  Pinterest. It just goes to show that a reputable brand name can do fantastic things for a company, even when entering a new and uncertain market.

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http://gigasoft.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/parceiro-gigasoft-aws1.jpg
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http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/
http://aws.amazon.com/s3/