Gartner reported that Amazon Web Services (AWS) controlled about 38% of the cloud computing infrastructure market.
October 21, 2025
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Market-share statistic describing concentration in the cloud infrastructure market.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a cloud service that provides virtualized computing power used by applications and websites to run.
October 20, 2025
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Core AWS service used to provision and run compute instances for apps and websites.
Many internet services and applications rely on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for cloud infrastructure and hosting.
October 20, 2025
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general
Major cloud providers host a large portion of web services and consumer applications.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a cloud computing provider that supplies behind-the-scenes infrastructure used by government departments, universities, businesses, and media organizations.
October 20, 2025
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general
Describes the role of AWS as a provider of cloud infrastructure to a wide range of organizations.
The AWS US-EAST-1 region is a major cloud data center region that serves as a backbone for many online services, and disruptions in that region can produce cascading or domino effects across other internet services.
October 20, 2025
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temporal
Description of the role and systemic importance of a major cloud region.
Amazon DynamoDB is a centralized cloud database service used by internet-based applications to track user information, store key data, and manage application operations; it is designed for low latency, low cost, and high reliability.
October 20, 2025
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temporal
Functional description of DynamoDB as a managed database offering.
As of 2025, Synergy Research Group reported that Amazon Web Services (AWS) held about 30% of the worldwide cloud computing market.
October 20, 2025
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statistical
Market share statistic for major cloud providers.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched in 2006.
January 01, 2006
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temporal
Foundational date for AWS as a cloud service provider.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides remote computing (cloud) services to applications, websites, governments, universities, and companies.
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definition
Describes the primary service AWS offers (cloud/remote computing) and typical customer types.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) counts among its customers some of the world's largest businesses and organizations.
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Indicates the scale and profile of AWS's customer base.