{"id":23164,"date":"2021-03-10T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.kalpakprojects.com\/Extentia\/?p=23164"},"modified":"2023-06-28T07:51:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T07:51:07","slug":"5-things-that-make-amazon-web-services-aws-a-leading-cloud-service-provider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.kalpakprojects.com\/Extentia\/5-things-that-make-amazon-web-services-aws-a-leading-cloud-service-provider\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things That Make Amazon Web Services (AWS) a Leading Cloud Service Provider"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23164\" class=\"elementor elementor-23164\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eac3b72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eac3b72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bf56e0 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"1bf56e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e189aa8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e189aa8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0e72c2 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"c0e72c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a42d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a42d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/web.kalpakprojects.com\/Extentia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/16fa7f_4063be5db80142d59f814c4ca8403bd3mv2_d_2296_2389_s_2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9373f68 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"9373f68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3fc9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab3fc9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Admin, Head of Marketing . Feb 08, 2021 . 4 min read<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8047da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8047da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 Things That Make Amazon Web Services (AWS) a Leading Cloud Service Provider\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0e8b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0e8b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"viewer-foo\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf WkT0MK OZy-3 lnyWN T3Ond1 WkT0MK public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\">Enterprises worldwide are driving their <a class=\"TWoY9 itht3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.extentia.com\/post\/digital-transformation-why-does-it-matter-to-businesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer noopener\" data-hook=\"linkViewer\"><u class=\"D-jZk\">digital transformation<\/u><\/a> through <a class=\"TWoY9 itht3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.extentia.com\/post\/all-you-need-to-know-about-cloud-computing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer noopener\" data-hook=\"linkViewer\"><u class=\"D-jZk\">cloud computing<\/u><\/a>, a fact underscored by the rapid growth in investment into the cloud globally. At the forefront of this digital revolution are Amazon&#8217;s Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft&#8217;s Azure, and Google&#8217;s Cloud Platform, each providing a wide range of services to organizations worldwide through their massive global infrastructure.<\/p><p id=\"viewer-c2vsi\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf WkT0MK OZy-3 lnyWN T3Ond1 WkT0MK public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\">Introduced in 2004, AWS is one of Amazon.com Inc&#8217;s most profitable business units, with revenues soaring upwards of <a class=\"TWoY9 itht3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/investing\/011316\/what-amazon-web-services-and-why-it-so-successful.asp#:~:text=Cost%20Savings&amp;text=AWS%20is%20trying%20to%20move,technology%20and%20onto%20the%20cloud.&amp;text=With%20AWS%2C%20companies%20pay%20for,are%20scaled%20automatically%20and%20accordingly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer noopener\" data-hook=\"linkViewer\">$10 billion in Q1 of 2020, constituting nearly 13.5% of Amazon&#8217;s total business.<\/a> AWS is also Amazon&#8217;s fastest-growing business, growing steadily at nearly <a class=\"TWoY9 itht3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/investing\/011316\/what-amazon-web-services-and-why-it-so-successful.asp#:~:text=Cost%20Savings&amp;text=AWS%20is%20trying%20to%20move,technology%20and%20onto%20the%20cloud.&amp;text=With%20AWS%2C%20companies%20pay%20for,are%20scaled%20automatically%20and%20accordingly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer noopener\" data-hook=\"linkViewer\">30% <\/a> in the past few quarters. With such towering numbers, over 100,000 global users, and a versatile product suite comprising a wide range of products, AWS has emerged as the world&#8217;s leading cloud services provider. It serves companies and users in over 240 countries and territories and has servers and data centers in 76 availability zones worldwide. From Fortune 500 companies to new-age start-ups, AWS is the world&#8217;s most popular cloud service provider. But what is AWS, and what makes it so successful and attractive?<\/p><p><strong>What is AWS?<\/strong><\/p><p id=\"viewer-ef9e3\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">AWS is a cloud computing platform comprised of a collection of web services such as storage, servers, remote-computing, networking, security, mobile development, and email \u2013 with three main products:<br \/><\/span>1. EC2 \u2013 Virtual Machine Service<br \/>2. Glacier \u2013 Low-cost Cloud Storage Service<br \/>3. S3 \u2013 Amazon&#8217;s Storage System<\/p><p id=\"viewer-fo8tk\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">AWS was initially designed to provide services to businesses and consumers by leveraging Amazon&#8217;s in-house expertise in managing, building, and operating digital infrastructure. Today it is the world&#8217;s leading cloud services provider and is being used by global businesses including Reddit, Dropbox, Adobe, PBS, and many more. Amazon&#8217;s servers are located in 76 availability zones, and its service spans over 240 countries and territories. Let&#8217;s explore the benefits of AWS that makes it the dominant force in the cloud computing industry.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1964b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e1964b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/web.kalpakprojects.com\/Extentia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Amazon-Web-Services-AWS-Cloud-Service-Provider-min.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Amazon Web Services AWS - Cloud Service Provider-min\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.kalpakprojects.com\/Extentia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Amazon-Web-Services-AWS-Cloud-Service-Provider-min.png 740w, https:\/\/web.kalpakprojects.com\/Extentia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Amazon-Web-Services-AWS-Cloud-Service-Provider-min-300x279.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-090ca13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"090ca13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"viewer-9pjne\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><strong>Benefits of AWS <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-s6js\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><strong>1.<\/strong> <strong>Easy to use<br \/><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">AWS is designed to let new customers use services and host applications with ease. Amazon provides training and education that makes moving the on-location stockpile to the cloud easy. Furthermore, AWS provides plenty of information on its website to educate new users via instructional videos, documentation, and information on different services and how to start working on AWS. Being the most prominent cloud services provider, AWS also boasts a vast partner network comprising highly skilled firms that help clients distribute physical workload and applications on AWS.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-7c484\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><strong>2. Cost-effective<br \/><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">AWS offers economical and affordable cloud solutions that are designed to benefit a wide range of business needs. It offers its services on an \u00e0 la carte model, letting users pay only for the compute storage and services they use without committing to long-term contracts. Furthermore, AWS&#8217;s economical pricing makes it an attractive proposition over on-premises cloud options as it auto-scales and balances the load to offer the same high performance regardless of usage.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-9p21q\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>Adaptive<br \/><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">AWS&#8217;s most significant advantage is its adaptability for organizations moving to the cloud for the first time or switching cloud services providers. It offers easy auto-scaling up or down assets, enabling businesses to keep up with varying necessities and volumes. Moreover, AWS provides a virtual environment that lets organizations load services and software, needed for their application. With AWS, organizations can choose the programming language, operating system, web application platform, database, and other resources as per their needs. <\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-d098j\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><strong>4. Security<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">AWS is one of the most secure and reliable cloud service providers in the world. Amazon&#8217;s globally spread data centers are strategically located and continuously monitored and maintained. Furthermore, AWS follows a high level of compliance affirmations and is following international data security laws. <br \/><br \/><\/span><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">It uses an end-to-end approach to secure its infrastructure by taking physical, software, and operational measures. AWS keeps its data centers lowkey and allows access to them only on an essential basis. The data centers are protected from disruption, and AWS&#8217;s experience in the cloud enables it to tackle latent attacks immediately and efficiently. AWS&#8217;s clientele boasts of organizations such as Dow Jones, HealthCare.Gov, and NASDAQ, a testament to the security and reliability provided on its cloud computing services.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-ecnih\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><strong>5.<\/strong> <strong>Scalability and performance<br \/><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">With its unparalleled global infrastructure, Amazon provides scalable, reliable, and secured cloud services for storage and computing that can be easily scaled as per requirement. AWS&#8217;s scalability tools \u2013 Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing enable organizations to scale their applications up or down as per their requirement. <\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-6eber\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Amazon&#8217;s commitment to innovation and its competitive pricing makes AWS the preferred cloud service provider globally. AWS offers cost-effective and customizable solutions for start-ups and small businesses, and it provides all the necessary tools for building businesses from the ground up. Furthermore, its low-cost migration services allow organizations to switch their digital infrastructure to AWS seamlessly. AWS is Amazon&#8217;s cash cow, bringing in high revenues and growth despite the increased competition from Microsoft&#8217;s Azure and Google Cloud.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-abjs5\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><strong>Advantage Extentia<br \/><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">We have helped companies design, maintain, and implement applications on the cloud for a long time. From employing AWS\u2019s Simple Email Service (SES) for sending authenticated emails from a web app server to managing domains and its subdomains using Amazon Route 53 and auto-scaling, enabling the launch or termination of E2C instances \u2013 we have done it all and a lot more in the solutions that we create for our customers across the globe. Having worked on several projects in the domain, our team of experts can help you leverage all the AWS benefits and seamlessly transition your IT infrastructure to the cloud. Talk to us!<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-9t6f1\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Want the full infographic? Get it <a class=\"TWoY9 itht3\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.extentia.com\/top-5-benefits-of-amazon-web-services.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer noopener\" data-hook=\"linkViewer\"><u class=\"D-jZk\">here<\/u><\/a>!<\/span><\/p><p>Read other Extentia Blog posts\u00a0<a class=\"TWoY9 itht3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.extentia.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-hook=\"linkViewer\"><u class=\"D-jZk\">here<\/u><\/a>!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Admin, Head of Marketing . Feb 08, 2021 . 4 min read 5 Things That Make Amazon Web Services (AWS) a Leading Cloud Service Provider Enterprises worldwide are driving their digital transformation through cloud computing, a fact underscored by the rapid growth in investment into the cloud globally. 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