Getting Started with AWS: A Beginner's Guide
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. Whether you’re a developer, system administrator, or just curious about cloud computing, this guide will help you understand the basics. What is AWS? AWS provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments on a metered pay-as-you-go basis. Key Services to Know Compute Services EC2: Virtual servers in the cloud Lambda: Serverless computing Storage Services S3: Object storage service EBS: Block storage for EC2 Database Services RDS: Managed relational databases DynamoDB: NoSQL database service Getting Started Create an AWS account Explore the AWS Free Tier Launch your first EC2 instance Set up billing alerts Next Steps Once you’re comfortable with the basics, consider exploring: