Amazon Web Services

1. Quick Facts
Industry: Cloud Computing, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
Founded: March 2006
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, USA
Employees: Approx. 65,000 (2025, AWS segment)
Website: https://aws.amazon.com

2. Company Overview
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and widely adopted cloud platform, providing on-demand computing, storage, networking, databases, AI, developer tools, and enterprise-grade infrastructure. AWS enables millions of startups, enterprises, and public sector organizations to scale globally, maximize IT agility, and innovate with advanced digital solutions, all offered via a flexible pay-as-you-go model.

3. Key People
Matt Garman – CEO | Leads AWS strategy, innovation, and global operations
Swami Sivasubramanian – VP, Data & AI | Directs data, AI, and ML services
Peter DeSantis – SVP, AWS Utility Computing | Oversees compute, storage, and global infrastructure
Colleen Aubrey – SVP, AWS Applied AI Solutions | Heads applied AI delivery and partnerships
David Brown – VP, Compute Services | Manages core compute offerings (EC2, Lambda, etc.)

4. Products & Solutions
Amazon EC2 – Elastic compute on demand for any workload
S3 – Object storage with virtually unlimited capacity
RDS – Managed databases supporting multiple engines
AWS Lambda – Serverless compute for event-driven applications
Amazon Bedrock – Generative AI foundation model platform
Aurora DSQL – Serverless distributed SQL database (launched 2025)
Agentic AI tools – Advanced AI for migration and modernization (added 2025)

Use Cases:

• AI & ML development, big data analytics

• SaaS hosting, mobile apps, serverless workflows

• Enterprise backup, DR, and scalable infrastructure

• Modernization of legacy systems

5. Customers & Markets
AWS customers include millions of startups, SMBs, Fortune 500 enterprises, and public institutions worldwide. Key sectors: media, retail, healthcare, education, manufacturing, finance, and the public sector. By 2025, AWS powers over 4 million businesses in 245 countries and territories, maintaining leading cloud market share globally.

6. Research, Partnerships & Innovations
Research Focus: AI/ML, quantum computing, edge, sustainable IT, and security
Partnerships: Collaborations with Intel, NVIDIA, SAP, Siemens, NASA, and research universities
Innovations: Global cloud infrastructure expansion, quantum chip (Ocelot), Aurora DSQL, AWS Outposts Gen2, full-stack agentic AI, and new zero-trust security models.

7. Recognition & Awards

2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader: AWS was named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services for the fifteenth year in a row, as well as in specialized categories like AI Code Assistants and Cloud-Native Application Platforms.

• Source: AWS official blog on Gartner Magic Quadrant
• Source: AWS official blog: AI Code Assistants
• Source: AWS official blog: Cloud-Native Application Platforms

8. Competitors & Alternatives

• Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• IBM Cloud
• Oracle Cloud
• Alibaba Cloud

9. Why It Matters
AWS drives the cloud computing economy, empowering global organizations to innovate, scale, and transform IT with unmatched flexibility, global reach, and advanced AI and cloud capabilities. Its continuous introduction of new services in AI, serverless, security, and global infrastructure reshapes how technology is used worldwide.