AWS stands for Amazon Web Services, and it is a cloud computing platform. If you’re looking for cloud computing services, Amazon Web Services, or AWS, is the place to go.

Hardware and infrastructure are managed and maintained by AWS and other public cloud providers, such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure. This eliminates the need for enterprises and individuals to invest in and maintain resources on-site. These items are available for free or at a low cost per usage.