10 interesting facts about AWS

access_time20.03.2023
by  Yana Filchenkova

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a cloud computing platform that offers a wide range of services for businesses of all sizes. It was launched by Amazon in 2006, and since then, it has become one of the most popular cloud computing services available.

Here are some interesting facts about AWS:

  1. AWS is the largest cloud computing provider in the world, with a market share of around 33%.
  2. AWS was launched in 2006 and was initially designed to provide computing infrastructure to Amazon’s own retail operations. However, it quickly grew to become a standalone business.
  3. AWS has more than 200 services available, including computing, storage, database, analytics, machine learning, and security.
  4. Some of the world’s biggest companies, including Netflix, Airbnb, and Spotify, run their operations on AWS.
  5. AWS has data centers in 25 geographic regions around the world, with plans to open three more in the coming years.
  6. AWS has more than one million active customers, including startups, enterprises, and government organizations.
  7. AWS generates more than $40 billion in revenue each year and is one of Amazon’s most profitable business units.
  8. AWS was the first cloud computing provider to offer infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) to customers, which has become the most popular cloud computing model.
  9. AWS has a massive global network of content delivery servers, which allows it to deliver content and applications quickly and efficiently to customers around the world.
  10. AWS is constantly innovating and has released several groundbreaking technologies in recent years, including serverless computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
  11. AWS announced plans to invest $35 billion in new data center projects in the United States by 2030, expanding its footprint to meet the growing demand for cloud services.
  12. AWS reached a milestone in sustainability by powering over 85% of its operations with renewable energy, with a goal to achieve 100% renewable energy usage by 2025. And they did it – you can read about it in our new article about 2025 trends.

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