5 Facts About Amazon Web Services

Back in 2006, Amazon started their web services with S3 storage system and EC2. Since then, Amazon Web Services became first choice for startup and technology companies.

They have changed the concept from traditional physical web server into the cloud architecture. And that is not all, they remove the need to be at Data Centers and Server Farms. The DIY approach with pre defined packages simplified the time spent on deploying servers and managing them remotely Amazon Web Services Training in Chennai

Here are some interesting facts you might not know about Amazon Web Services:            

• While, Amazon Web Services dominates cloud services but 2/3 of americans does not know what it is.
• 1/3 of All internet users visits websites daily that is built upon AWS.
• Amazon Web Services holds 27% share of all Cloud Infrastructure As Services (IaaS)
• AWS earning is about 6 billion a year and 1.5 billion revenue in Q1 of 2015 alone.
• Amazon Web Services have Data Centers in 190 countries
• Each Amazon Data Center holds from 50,000 to 80,000 computers
• At 2015, 25% of Amazon Web Services Infrastructure uses renewable energies

1. The Global Reach of AWS

AWS has an active customer base of over 190 countries, and more than a million active customers – including nearly 2,000 government agencies, 5,000 education institutions and more than 17,500 non-profits. The AWS global infrastructure is comprised of 33 availability zones across 12 geographic regions worldwide, with five additional regions expected to be added in 2016.

2. History, Growth and Future Trends

In 2006, Amazon began their web services with S3 storage and EC2. With the ability to ‘rent’ computer storage, this essentially became the beginning of cloud computing. Since then, AWS has mastered abstracting the underlying compute, storage, and networking features from developers, so that they can focus more easily on simply creating applications.

Today you can utilize more than 70 Amazon services, including software, networking, analytics, mobile, database and others. New services are quickly provisioned, without the need for upfront capital expenses. This allows enterprises and others to access the building blocks they need to respond quickly to changing business requirements.

3. Dynamic Financials and Explosive Growth

With Amazon’s latest financials, it’s not hard to see how fast the AWS unit is growing and contributing to the company’s bottom line. In Q1 2016, AWS was the most profitable segment of the entire Amazon business, with operating income for AWS coming in at an impressive $604 million — more than half of the operating income for all of Amazon in the quarter! AWS generated $2.6 billion in revenue during the first quarter, representing an impressive 64 percent year-over-year growth.

4. API Calls: Facts and Figures

Amazon API Gateway is composed of two services: the API Gateway control service and the API Gateway execution service. An app can interact with the API using standard HTTP protocols, or using a platform- or language-specific SDK generated by the API creator.
Many AWS API service limits cannot be changed, and increasing any of the limits requires requesting and obtaining approval from AWS. The following are the current API Gateway limits for AWS.

5. History, Growth and Future Trends

In 2006, Amazon began their web services with S3 storage and EC2. With the ability to ‘rent’ computer storage, this essentially became the beginning of cloud computing. Since then, AWS has mastered abstracting the underlying compute, storage, and networking features from developers, so that they can focus more easily on simply creating applications.Amazon Web Services Training in Bangalore

Today you can utilize more than 70 Amazon services, including software, networking, analytics, mobile, database and others. New services are quickly provisioned, without the need for upfront capital expenses. This enterprises and others to access the building blocks they need to respond quickly to changing business requirements.Amazon Web Services Training in Bangalore