Can any of you /g/uys explain what exactly AWS is? I feel it's becoming even more important these days
>>60952856
it's a pre-configured cloud computer you can rent from amazon
>>60952856
It's a linux VPS you can rent.
You can also attach extra processors or storage space on demand, and you can do this programatically so your backend application can just grow your company's cloud storage/compute needs on demand and your company can foot the bill.
>>60952856
An ever expanding list of Amazon services they rent out to you. Everything from storage to DNS , load balancing, compute, even himself workers (under the name mechanical Turk)
>>60952856
it's when you connect a remote to a spare computer that your UPS (black) driver owns, when your store needs high horse power for science
>>60953023
That's just Lightsail, which is like, 1% of what AWS is.