Now that you know what AWS is, let's explore its main service categories. With over 200 services, AWS groups them into types like Compute, Storage, and Databases to make them easier to understand. Think of them as different departments in a giant hardware store.
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Which "department" do you think you would visit first to build a website?
Compute services provide the processing power for your applications. This is where your code runs. These services can provide virtual servers, run code in response to events, or manage application containers.
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What is one task you could perform with a cloud compute service?
Storage services are for storing your data. There are different types of storage for different needs, such as object storage for files and photos, or block storage that acts like a hard drive for your virtual servers.
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What kind of data would a social media app need to store?
Database services are used to store, organize, and query structured information. AWS offers many types of databases, including relational databases for traditional applications and NoSQL databases for internet-scale apps.
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Why is it important for an e-commerce site to have an organized database?
Networking and Content Delivery services connect your cloud resources to each other and to the internet securely. They allow you to create isolated networks in the cloud and deliver content to your end users with low latency.
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Why would a company want to keep its servers in a private network?
These service categories are designed to work together. A typical web application might use compute services to run the web server, storage services to hold user-uploaded images, a database service for user data, and networking services to connect it all securely.
