List of AWS Services (A-Z) with One-Line Description

Table of contents
- Introduction
- AWS Amplify
- AWS App Runner
- AWS Application Migration Service
- Amazon API Gateway
- Amazon Athena
- AWS Backup
- AWS Batch
- AWS Bedrock
- Amazon CloudFront
- AWS CloudFormation
- AWS CloudTrail
- Amazon CloudWatch
- AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
- Amazon DynamoDB
- AWS Direct Connect
- Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)
- Amazon ECR (Elastic Container Registry)
- Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service)
- AWS Elastic Beanstalk
- Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)
- Amazon ElastiCache
- AWS Fargate
- AWS Firewall Manager
- AWS Glue
- AWS Health Dashboard
- AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Amazon Inspector
- AWS Kinesis
- AWS Lambda
- Amazon Lightsail
- AWS Marketplace
- Amazon Macie
- AWS Media Services
- Amazon Neptune
- AWS Network Firewall
- AWS OpenSearch Service
- AWS Personal Health Dashboard
- Amazon Polly
- Amazon Q
- Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service)
- Amazon Redshift
- AWS Route 53
- Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
- AWS Secrets Manager
- AWS Security Hub
- AWS Step Functions
- Amazon SNS (Simple Notification Service)
- Amazon SQS (Simple Queue Service)
- AWS Systems Manager
- AWS Transit Gateway
- Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
- AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall)
- AWS Well-Architected Tool

Introduction
The full range of cloud services provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) includes compute, storage, networking, security, AI/ML, analytics, and more. AWS's dynamic environment makes it possible for developers and companies to effectively create, scale, and maintain applications. This guide will assist you in navigating the huge AWS environment by providing an alphabetical list of AWS services and a brief description of each.
AWS Amplify
Services and tools for creating online and mobile applications that scale.
AWS App Runner
A completely managed solution for setting up and executing web apps and APIs.
AWS Application Migration Service
Minimizes downtime and streamlines server migrations to AWS.
Amazon API Gateway
Gives developers the ability to safely design, publish, and maintain APIs.
Amazon Athena
A serverless query service that uses SQL to examine data stored in Amazon S3
AWS Backup
Centralized backup solution to handle and automate backups for all AWS services.
AWS Batch
Allows for the efficient execution of batch computing tasks on AWS at any scale.
AWS Bedrock
Offers fundamental models for generative AI that can be used to create AI applications.
Amazon CloudFront
To distribute content quickly, use a global content delivery network (CDN).
AWS CloudFormation
AWS resource provisioning using the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) service.
AWS CloudTrail
Monitors API usage and user activities for compliance and governance.
Amazon CloudWatch
Services enabling observability and monitoring of AWS infrastructure and applications.
AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
Makes moving databases to AWS easier and requires less downtime.
Amazon DynamoDB
Completely managed NoSQL database service for document and key-value data.
AWS Direct Connect
Establishes specialized network links between AWS and on-premises.
Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)
Scalable AWS cloud computing capacity.
Amazon ECR (Elastic Container Registry)
Docker images are stored, managed, and deployed via a managed container registry.
Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service)
Application execution in Docker containers using managed container orchestration.
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Application deployment and management platform-as-a-service.
Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)
Containerized applications using a managed Kubernetes service.
Amazon ElastiCache
Redis and Memcached fully managed caching services.
AWS Fargate
For containers, a serverless compute engine eliminates the need to manage servers.
AWS Firewall Manager
Controlled security for AWS firewall rules centrally.
AWS Glue
For ETL (extract, transform, load) processes, a serverless data integration solution.
AWS Health Dashboard
Provides alerts and health status information for AWS services in real time.
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Oversees the safe access to AWS services via permissions.
Amazon Inspector
Automated security evaluation service to find weaknesses.
AWS Kinesis
Real-time streaming of data for machine learning and analytics.
AWS Lambda
Code is executed by a serverless computing service in reaction to events.
Amazon Lightsail
User-friendly cloud platform for starting webpages and apps.
AWS Marketplace
An online marketplace for third-party AWS software and services.
Amazon Macie
Security solution protecting sensitive data with machine learning.
AWS Media Services
A collection of services for handling and distributing media.
Amazon Neptune
Graph database service that is fully managed.
AWS Network Firewall
Managed firewall service to safeguard network traffic.
AWS OpenSearch Service
OpenSearch-based search and analytics engine that is fully managed.
AWS Personal Health Dashboard
AWS service health events in a personalized view.
Amazon Polly
A service that transforms text into realistic speech.
Amazon Q
A helper for developers and companies driven by generative AI.
Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service)
Relational database management services for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and other.
Amazon Redshift
Big data analytics using a fully managed data warehouse service.
AWS Route 53
DNS (Domain Name System) web service that is scalable.
Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
Expandable object storage for archiving, analytics, and backup.
AWS Secrets Manager
Handles credentials and API keys securely and retrieves them.
AWS Security Hub
A centralized solution for managing security and compliance.
AWS Step Functions
Application workflow automation that is serverless.
Amazon SNS (Simple Notification Service)
Alerts and notifications are sent using a managed messaging service.
Amazon SQS (Simple Queue Service)
A message queuing service that is fully managed.
AWS Systems Manager
Offers management and operational insights for AWS resources.
AWS Transit Gateway
Links several VPCs and on-premises networks together.
Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
Cloud environment that is isolated for AWS resources.
AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall)
Defends web apps against frequent attacks.
AWS Well-Architected Tool
Offers best practices for cloud application design.
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Utkarsh Rastogi
Utkarsh Rastogi
๐จโ๐ป AWS Cloud Engineer | Around 6 years of Corporate Experience | Driving Innovation in Cloud Solutions ๐ง Day-to-Day Tasks: Specialize in creating AWS infrastructure for Migration Projects. Leveraging services such as S3, SNS, SQS, IAM, Lambda, System Manager, Kinesis, OpenSearch, Cognito, Storage Gateway, Cloud Watch, API Gateway, AWS Event Scheduler, Secret Manager, ECS, Application Load Balancer, VPC among others. Additionally, I excel in crafting Splunk Dashboards and implementing alerting mechanisms for Cloud Watch logs to monitor failures. My approach involves constructing AWS infrastructure using the Serverless framework and Cloud Formation templates, while automating tasks through Boto3 (Python Scripting) Lambdas. ๐ฏ Passion: I am deeply passionate about continuously learning new technologies and eagerly anticipate the transformative impact of cloud computing on the tech landscape. ๐ง Connect: Feel free to reach out to me at awslearningoals@gmail.com. Let's connect and explore potential collaborations! https://www.linkedin.com/in/rastogiutkarsh/