Aws Intro

This is the introduction about AWS. What is AWS? Well, AWS (Amazon web services) is a secured cloud service platform that offers many functionalities like EC2 and IAM. AWS is on top of the cloud business as Amazon controls a staggering 33% of the cloud business.

This graph shows the popularity of different cloud platforms.

This shows how much percentage each company has in the cloud business.

Note: AWS won't cost you any money as long as you use the FREE TIER and don't use beyond of the services.

Lets create a free AWS account!

1. First, search up aws.com.

2. Then click onto Create a new AWS account

3. Once you click on create an AWS account, you'll need to put your Email, Password, Confirm your password, and put your AWS account name.

4. Either decide if your Account type will a Professional or Personal Account. Its best preferred to use Personal if you are not going to use the account for Professional related reasons.

5. Click on create an account and Continue

6. You will then be asked for your payment method because if you go beyond the free tier, you will be then charged with the services that you used. Note: You'll be asked to put in your Credit/Debit card number for the following reasons

1. So that any service that you use that is not supported in the free tier is charged

and

2. To make sure that you are not a bot.

Note: Also this Credit/Debit card number is invalid so please do not use! Anyway they won't allow you since its not valid.

7. After you have finished with all of the previous steps, you should get a screen that looks like this (basically the homepage.)

Explore and also, heres the link for what is included in the free tier: https://aws.amazon.com/free/?all-free-tier.sort-by=item.additionalFields.SortRank&all-free-tier.sort-order=asc

Now you have your own AWS Account!

Now lets talk about the Global Infrastructure of AWS.

AWS is widely used because it's portable, it has really great security, deployment speed, free tier, pricing, performance, etc. But something great is that AWS is know Worldwide! With over 25 locations, 76 availability zones, 3 announced regions coming up, 97 direct connect Locations and so much more. Your data is stored in a data center to keep your information safe.

Here are the cities that AWS is currently available in:

One quick question that someone might have. What are those numbers near those letters, eg: eu-west-2 Europe (London)? The 2 in that instance is one of the other data centers in Europe west. Usually its best to have 3 since there is more places that can be easily recovered. If there is an instance where lets say you were Using an account that is located in Paris and there is a snow storm and somehow disables or negatively impacts something in the Paris data center. The good news is that your data will be recovered by either eu-west-1 Europe (Ireland) or eu-west-1 Europe (London). That is the reason why many people prefer AWS than other clouds.