Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive cloud computing platform provided by Amazon. It offers a wide range of on-demand services, including computing power, storage, databases, networking, machine learning, and analytics. AWS operates on a pay-as-you-go model, allowing businesses and developers to scale resources efficiently without the need for large upfront investments in infrastructure.
AWS provides global infrastructure with data centers worldwide, ensuring high availability, performance, and security. Popular services include EC2 (virtual servers), S3 (object storage), RDS (managed databases), and Lambda (serverless computing). It caters to startups, enterprises, and government organizations for tasks like hosting websites, running applications, or big data analysis.