Data Centre Magazine October 2023 | Page 40

AWS Launched in 2006 , Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services , in today ’ s world widely known as cloud computing . A prominent data centre company , AWS ’ cloud computing allows the ability to leverage a new business model and turn capital infrastructure expenses into variable costs . In the last 17 years AWS has grown and now comprises more than 200 products , with hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world using AWS to lower costs , become more agile , and innovate faster – compared to the 150,000 developers who signed up to use AWS at its cloud computing inception in 2006 . With data centre locations in the US , Europe , Singapore , and Japan , customers across all industries can take advantage of AWS ’ low cost , elastic , open and flexible , secure platform . Notable AWS customers include NASA , Netflix and Obama ’ s 2012 presidential campaign .
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AWS Launched in 2006 , Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services , in today ’ s world widely known as cloud computing . A prominent data centre company , AWS ’ cloud computing allows the ability to leverage a new business model and turn capital infrastructure expenses into variable costs . In the last 17 years AWS has grown and now comprises more than 200 products , with hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world using AWS to lower costs , become more agile , and innovate faster – compared to the 150,000 developers who signed up to use AWS at its cloud computing inception in 2006 . With data centre locations in the US , Europe , Singapore , and Japan , customers across all industries can take advantage of AWS ’ low cost , elastic , open and flexible , secure platform . Notable AWS customers include NASA , Netflix and Obama ’ s 2012 presidential campaign .

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