AWS Core Features You Need to Know

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a wide range of services, but some of the key services include:

1. Compute Services:

   • Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud): Provides scalable virtual servers for compute capacity.

   • AWS Lambda: Runs code without the need to provision or manage servers.

2. Storage Services:

   • Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service): Object storage service offering scalability, data availability, security, and performance.

   • Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store): Provides persistent block storage volumes for use with EC2 instances.

3. Database Services:

   • Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service): Managed relational database service supporting several database engines.

   • Amazon DynamoDB: Fully managed NoSQL database service.

4. Networking Services:

   • Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud): Allows provisioning of logically isolated sections of the AWS cloud.

   • Amazon Route 53: Scalable Domain Name System (DNS) web service.

5. Security and Identity Services:

   • AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management): Manages access to AWS services and resources securely.

   • AWS KMS (Key Management Service): Managed service that enables you to create and control encryption keys.

6. Management Tools:

• Amazon CloudWatch: Monitoring service for AWS cloud resources and applications.

• AWS CloudFormation: Provides a common language to describe and provision all the infrastructure resources in your cloud environment.

7. Content Delivery:

• Amazon CloudFront: Content delivery network (CDN) that securely delivers data, videos, applications, and APIs.

8. Developer Tools:

• AWS CodePipeline: Continuous integration and delivery service for fast and reliable application and infrastructure updates.

• AWS CodeBuild: Fully managed build service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages.

These services form the foundation of AWS's extensive cloud platform, enabling businesses to build, deploy, and scale applications effectively.