Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 240 fully featured services from global data centers across six continents. Organizations of all sizes—from startups to large enterprises and governments—use AWS to modernize operations, build new digital products, and scale AI workloads securely and cost‑effectively. In Q3 2025, AWS held roughly 30–31% of the global cloud infrastructure market share, ahead of Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
Use Cases
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Cloud Migration & Modernization: Lift‑and‑shift, refactor, and cloud‑native rebuilds for enterprise applications and data centers.
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AI & GenAI Platforms: Building RAG systems, copilots, chatbots, and analytics solutions using Bedrock, SageMaker, and Trainium-powered infrastructure.
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Data Lakes & Analytics: Centralizing petabyte‑scale data for BI, real‑time analytics, and governance with Redshift, Lake Formation, and Glue.
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Scalable Web & Mobile Apps: Hosting high‑traffic consumer apps, APIs, and microservices with global reach and low latency.
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Enterprise & Public Sector IT: Running SAP, Oracle, VMware, and custom line‑of‑business systems for regulated industries and governments.
Customers & Markets
AWS serves over 4.19 million business customers as of 2025, with startups and SMBs as the fastest‑growing segments (around 28% YoY growth from 2023–2024). Key spending industries include media, retail, internet, manufacturing, and education, with particularly strong adoption in the United States and India. AWS contributes roughly 15–19% of Amazon’s total revenue but generates around half of the company’s operating profit, underscoring its strategic importance.
Research, Partnerships & Innovations
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Research Focus: Customized silicon (Graviton, Trainium, Inferentia), scalable AI infrastructure, serverless architectures, and secure multi‑tenant cloud.
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Partnerships: Deep integrations with major SaaS and enterprise vendors (including SAP, Salesforce, Databricks, Snowflake, and many ISVs) plus a large global partner network via the AWS Partner Network (APN).
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Innovations: Pioneered mainstream IaaS; ongoing investments exceeding an expected $100 billion in 2025 for data centers and AI infrastructure; programs such as a $230M Generative AI Accelerator and targeted AI funding for public sector and academic research.
Key People
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Adam Selipsky – CEO, AWS | Leads AWS global strategy, growth, and product portfolio.
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Prasad Kalyanaraman – VP, Infrastructure Services | Oversees global data center and network expansion.
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Swami Sivasubramanian – VP, Data & AI | Drives AI, ML, and data services including Bedrock and SageMaker.