This is Amazon AWS
The use of the cloud or cloud computing is currently revolutionizing the corporate world. Never before have companies been able to collect and evaluate data and automate processes so flexibly, efficiently and profitably. One of the most successful and popular cloud computing providers is Amazon AWS. Why this is so and what advantages AWS can also offer your company, we reveal in the following guide.
Profiting from the cloud with Amazon AWS
Amazon AWS (short for Amazon Web Services) was founded back in 2006 as a subsidiary of Amazon and is now considered the leading global provider of cloud computing. Companies all over the world access the services of AWS - including companies from the marketing, software, gaming and finance industries.
AWS is primarily characterized by the huge scope of available services. This is because AWS has long offered not only storage, but also network, server and database solutions. In addition, AWS is also a leader in data analytics and machine learning, areas that will be even more critical to the success of businesses in the future.
However, by using Amazon AWS, users gain even more advantages. Amazon is not only one of the most experienced providers of cloud computing, but also one of the largest. The resources available allow Amazon to guarantee a maximum level of reliability and security.
All-round service with AWS
As mentioned earlier, AWS's offering now goes far beyond simply storing data. Nevertheless, thanks to the massive computing capacities of the Amazon network, AWS continues to be one of the most important providers of cloud storage. Beyond that, however, Amazon also offers services such as Cloud Front, which handles the distribution of content from these very same storages.
Amazon Cloud Search and Amazon Elasticsearch Service enable targeted queries and searches of files, even in huge databases. AWS also provides different services for these databases. For example, customers can use Amazon Aurora to access MariaDB or MySQL databases as a "managed service." ElastiCache also provides caching solutions for your database.
Even if you want to use microservices in your company, you can access solutions from Amazon AWS for this purpose. Amazon ECS and Amazon EKC are reliable and well-scalable solutions for deploying containers and Kubernetes. AWS Copilot automates and thus simplifies the deployment of containers. And the Amazon Elastic Container Registry is the ideal environment for building a container network.
Another advantage of Amazon AWS is the provider's comprehensive security solutions. For example, you can filter malicious traffic with AWS AWF and set up automatically managed threat protection with Amazon GuardDuty. Amazon Cognito empowers you to easily manage the identity of your devices, while AWS Key Management Service gives you full control over your encryption keys.
The offering at a glance
As you have now already noticed, the Amazon AWS offering is incredibly comprehensive and really covers all areas of cloud computing. The previously mentioned products are only a small section of the entire service offering. However, for a more effective overview, you can divide the entire offering into the following categories:
- Storage
- Database
- Network
- server
- Development
- Management and analysis
Especially if you don't have much experience with cloud computing, the terms mentioned here can be quite complicated or meaningless. If you still have questions about Amazon AWS or cloud computing in general, please feel free to contact us at any time. We look forward to hearing from you!
Advantages and disadvantages of Amazon AWS
AWS is the most successful cloud computing provider for a reason. After all, Amazon scores points with its users not only with free entry, but also with fast loading times and a high degree of flexibility. In addition, AWS is extremely secure, extremely reliable, and an all-around solution that really includes everything you need for cloud computing.
The only real downside to Amazon AWS is the potentially steep learning curve when you start using the Amazon service. Especially if you don't have your own IT department or aren't an IT professional yourself, getting started here can be nearly impossible without professional help.
These are the main advantages and disadvantages of Amazon AWS:
Advantages:
- Free to get started
- Easily scalable
- Extremely secure
- Extremely reliable
- Fast loading times
- All-round solution for users
- Fast loading times
Disadvantages:
- Steep learning curve
AWS is already in use here
As mentioned earlier, companies around the world are using Amazon AWS to take advantage of the provider's many benefits. Global corporations like Netflix, Reddit, and Dropbox use AWS to store, deploy, and analyze data. Bayer, Philips, Airbnb and Zalando also use AWS on a daily basis to provide a better user experience for their customers.
One of the most important German customers of AWS is Siemens AG. Among other things, Siemens uses AWS for the Internet of Things (IoT), for internal cyber security and for the development of intelligent infrastructure management.