AWS (Amazon Web Services) è la piattaforma cloud computing leader — fornisce risorse informatiche su richiesta (server, storage, database, networking e centinaia di servizi) via internet, pagati in base al loro utilizzo. Cloud computing significa noleggiare risorse IT invece di possedere hardware fisico.
Cloud computing: noleggiare risorse su richiesta
TRADITIONAL: buy/maintain your own physical servers (data center, upfront cost,
capacity planning, maintenance, slow to scale)
CLOUD: rent computing resources from a provider ON DEMAND, over the internet:
→ provision servers/storage/databases in MINUTES (no buying hardware)
→ PAY ONLY for what you use (pay-as-you-go)
→ SCALE up/down instantly as needs change
→ the provider handles the physical infrastructure
