AWS offers a vast array of services, each designed to meet specific needs. Here are some of the core components:
Compute Services:
- EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud): Provides scalable computing capacity in the form of virtual servers.
- Lambda: Serverless computing platform for running code without managing servers.
Storage Services:
- S3 (Simple Storage Service): Object storage for storing and retrieving any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web.
- EBS (Elastic Block Store): Block-level storage volumes designed for use with EC2 instances.
- EFS (Elastic File System): Fully managed file system for shared access to file-based data.
Database Services:
- RDS (Relational Database Service): Managed relational database service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud.
- DynamoDB: Fully managed NoSQL database service that delivers single-digit millisecond performance at any scale.
- Redshift: Fully managed data warehouse service that makes it simple and cost-effective to analyze all your data using SQL.
Networking Services:
- VPC (Virtual Private Cloud): Isolated section of the AWS Cloud where you can launch AWS resources.
- Route 53: Highly available and scalable Domain Name System (DNS) web service.
- Direct Connect: Establishes a dedicated network connection between your on-premises network and AWS.
Security, Identity, and Compliance Services:
- IAM (Identity and Access Management): Enables you to manage access to AWS services and resources.
- KMS (Key Management Service): Helps you create and manage cryptographic keys.
- WAF (Web Application Firewall): Helps protect web applications from common web exploits.
Additional Services:
- CloudFront: A fast content delivery network (CDN) service that delivers web and mobile content with low latency.
- CloudWatch: Monitoring and logging service for AWS resources and applications.
- Elastic Beanstalk: Platform as a Service (PaaS) for deploying and scaling web applications and services.
- IoT (Internet of Things): Platform for connecting devices to the cloud.
AWS is constantly evolving and expanding its offerings. To get the most accurate and up-to-date information, you can refer to the official AWS documentation or consult with AWS experts.