AWS (Amazon Web Services) is a cloud computing platform provided by Amazon that offers on-demand infrastructure and services for computing, storage, databases, networking, and application deployment over the internet.
In cloud and backend development, AWS allows developers and businesses to run applications without managing physical servers. It provides scalable, flexible, and pay-as-you-go resources, making it widely used for startups as well as large enterprise systems.
For example:
- A web application is hosted on AWS instead of a local server to handle global traffic.
- An e-commerce platform uses AWS databases to store user and product data securely.
- Mobile apps use AWS services to manage authentication, storage, and notifications.
- Companies deploy machine learning models using AWS cloud infrastructure.
Common services and concepts related to AWS include:
- Amazon EC2 (virtual servers)
- Amazon S3 (cloud storage)
- AWS Lambda (serverless computing)
- Amazon RDS (managed databases)
- Cloud Computing
- Load Balancing
- Auto Scaling
- IAM (Identity and Access Management)
- DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
