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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Amazon EC2

1,194 reviews

AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud, making web-scale computing easier for developers.

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AWS Lambda

1,033 reviews

Run code without thinking about servers. Pay for only the compute time you consume.

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Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)

948 reviews

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is storage for the Internet. A simple web services interface used to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web.

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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

907 reviews

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is a web service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational DB in the cloud: Amazon Aurora, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server.

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Amazon Chime

727 reviews

Amazon Chime is a secure, real-time, unified communications service that transforms meetings by making them more efficient and easier to conduct. The service delivers high-quality audio and video through an application that is easy to use and stays in sync across all devices.

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Amazon QuickSight

692 reviews

Amazon QuickSight is a cloud-based business intelligence (BI) service that help employees to build visualizations, perform ad-hoc analysis, and quickly get business insights from their data.

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Amazon DynamoDB

530 reviews

Nonrelational database for applications that need performance at any scale

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Amazon Aurora

457 reviews

Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database service that combines the performance and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open-source databases. Compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL, Aurora delivers up to five times the throughput of standard MySQL databases and up to three times that of standard PostgreSQL databases. It is designed for high availability, offering up to 99.99% availability within a single region and up to 99.999% across multiple regions. Aurora's architecture includes a distributed, fault-tolerant storage system that automatically scales up to 128 tebibytes, ensuring continuous data access and durability. Additionally, Aurora provides serverless configurations, allowing automatic scaling based on application needs, and integrates seamlessly with other AWS services for machine learning and analytics. Key Features and Functionality: - High Performance: Delivers up to five times the throughput of MySQL and three times that of PostgreSQL, enabling efficient handling of demanding workloads. - High Availability: Designed for up to 99.99% availability within a single region and up to 99.999% across multiple regions, ensuring continuous data access. - Scalability: Automatically scales storage up to 128 tebibytes and supports up to 15 read replicas for read-intensive applications. - Serverless Configuration: Offers Aurora Serverless, which automatically adjusts capacity based on application demand, eliminating the need for manual provisioning. - Machine Learning Integration: Integrates with Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Comprehend, allowing for in-database machine learning capabilities without data movement. - Security: Provides multiple layers of security, including network isolation, encryption at rest and in transit, and compliance with various industry standards. Primary Value and Solutions Provided: Amazon Aurora addresses the need for a high-performance, highly available, and scalable relational database service that is cost-effective and easy to manage. By offering compatibility with MySQL and PostgreSQL, it allows organizations to migrate existing applications without significant code changes. Aurora's automatic scaling and serverless options cater to applications with variable workloads, reducing operational overhead and costs. Its integration with AWS machine learning services enables real-time analytics and predictive capabilities directly within the database, enhancing application functionality. Overall, Aurora simplifies database management while delivering enterprise-grade performance and reliability.

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Amazon CloudWatch

402 reviews

Amazon CloudWatch is a comprehensive monitoring and observability service designed to provide real-time insights into AWS resources, on-premises servers, hybrid environments, and applications. It enables users to collect and track metrics, monitor log files, set alarms, and automatically react to changes in their AWS resources. By offering a unified view of operational health, CloudWatch helps organizations optimize application performance, manage resource utilization, and maintain system reliability. Key Features and Functionality: - Metrics Collection and Monitoring: Automatically collects and tracks metrics from over 70 AWS services, including Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, and AWS Lambda, providing up-to-the-minute data on resource performance. - Log Management: Aggregates and stores logs from various sources, such as AWS services and on-premises servers, facilitating real-time monitoring and analysis. - Alarms and Automated Actions: Allows users to set alarms based on predefined thresholds, triggering automated actions like scaling resources or sending notifications when specific conditions are met. - Dashboards and Visualization: Offers customizable dashboards that display metrics and logs, enabling users to visualize data and gain insights into system performance. - Application Performance Monitoring (APM): Provides tools like Application Signals and CloudWatch Synthetics to monitor application health, detect anomalies, and simulate user interactions for proactive issue detection. - Container and Serverless Monitoring: Includes features like Container Insights and Lambda Insights to monitor containerized applications and serverless functions, offering detailed performance metrics and diagnostics. Primary Value and Problem Solving: Amazon CloudWatch addresses the critical need for comprehensive monitoring and observability in modern IT environments. By consolidating metrics, logs, and events into a single platform, it eliminates the complexity of managing multiple monitoring tools. This integration enables faster detection and resolution of operational issues, reducing downtime and improving system reliability. CloudWatch's automated actions and alarms allow for proactive management of resources, ensuring optimal performance and cost efficiency. Additionally, its support for various environments, including on-premises and hybrid setups, makes it a versatile solution for diverse infrastructure monitoring needs.

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Salesforce Certified Consultant -11x | FSL Consultant | Salesforce Lightning Aura/LWC Specialist | Vlocity |Omnistudio | Salesforce CPQ | Sales Cloud,Service Cloud ,Community Cloud Consultant☁️
05/29/2026
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Flexible Multi-Model API, but Costs Rise Fast Without Token Controls

We can test different models and switch between them without changing the code or rebuilding our integration.
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mani s.
associate data engineer at Cotiviti
05/28/2026
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Amazon EC2: Flexible, Scalable Power for ETL Workloads

The best thing I like about Amazon EC2 is how flexible and scalable it is when it comes to handling data loads. We mainly use it to execute Python-, Spark-, and SQL-based ETL jobs that extract from and load data into different sources. It scales well and can handle large amounts of data easily, without me having to worry about the underlying infrastructure.
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Dhaval C.
Technical Architect at Fasal
05/28/2026
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A robust, cost-effective queueing system that just works

Honestly, what I appreciate most about AWS SQS is how easy it is to get started and scale up. No need to mess with servers or manage any infrastructure. We rolled it out using the Serverless Framework, and the setup just clicked. Everything we needed was ready to go, no hassle. The integrations are a huge plus, especially the way SQS hooks into AWS Lambda to trigger events. I like that the AWS Console keeps things simple. It’s easy to keep an eye on your queues, send test messages, and set up dead-letter queues. You don’t need to spend hours figuring it out. The UI is pretty straightforward. When it comes to performance, SQS handles whatever you throw at it. Spikes in traffic? No sweat. There’s barely any lag, so it’s rock solid for separating microservices. The pricing makes sense, too. You only pay for what you use, which ends up saving us quite a bit compared to running our own message broker. The documentation is actually helpful, and since SQS is so widely used, the community always has answers. If you hit a weird issue, someone’s probably already posted a fix. At the end of the day, SQS is basic but reliable, and the dead-letter queueing gives us just enough smarts to keep everything running smoothly.

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What is Amazon Web Services (AWS)?

Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon, is a leading cloud computing platform that provides a wide range of on-demand services such as computing power, data storage, databases, networking, and artificial intelligence tools. It enables businesses to build, deploy, and scale applications without investing in physical infrastructure, using a flexible pay-as-you-go pricing model. With a global network of data centers, AWS supports organizations of all sizes—from startups to large enterprises—by offering reliable, secure, and highly scalable solutions for modern digital operations.

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Year Founded
2006
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NASDAQ: AMZN
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aws.amazon.com