Technology Magazine August 2023 | Page 171

A W S

A W S

Amazon is a pioneering force in the e-commerce and cloud computing industries . Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 , the company has continuously pushed the boundaries of innovation .
Amazon Web Services ( AWS ), Amazon ’ s cloud computing division , has transformed the tech landscape . AWS provides scalable and secure cloud infrastructure , empowering businesses with computing power , storage , and advanced analytics .
With a market share of more than Microsoft Azure and GCP combined , Amazon Web Services has expanded to be the most comprehensive and widelyused cloud computing platform . AWS has significantly more services , and more features within those services , than any other cloud provider – from infrastructure technologies like compute , storage , and databases – to emerging technologies , such as machine learning and AI , data lakes and analytics , and IoT .
Officially launched in 2002 , AWS today offers more than 175 fully featured services from data centres worldwide . Today , millions of customers , including the fastestgrowing startups , largest enterprises , and leading government agencies , are using AWS to lower costs , become more agile , and innovate faster . technologymagazine . com 171