AWS (Amazon Web Services) ni jukwaa kuu la cloud computing — linalotoa rasilimali za kompyuta kwa mahitaji (seva, hifadhi, hifadhidata, mtandao, na mamia ya huduma) kupitia intaneti, ukilipia kadiri unavyotumia. Cloud computing humaanisha kukodisha rasilimali za IT badala ya kumiliki vifaa halisi.
Cloud computing: kukodisha rasilimali kwa mahitaji
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
