AWS (Amazon Web Services) is a comprehensive, evolving cloud computing platform provided by Amazon that includes a mixture of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and packaged-software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings.

Amazon Web Services offers a broad set of global cloud-based products including compute, storage, databases, analytics, networking, mobile, developer tools, management tools, IoT, security, and enterprise applications: on-demand, available in seconds, with pay-as-you-go pricing.

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AWS has significantly more services, and more features within those services, than any other cloud provider–from infrastructure technologies like compute, storage, and databases–to emerging technologies, such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, data lakes and analytics, and Internet of Things.

Google is another example of a company that offers web services. The company operates a well-known search engine that allows users to find all types of web-based information.

The purpose of a web service is to provide clients with a particular product or service. For example, Google offers a variety of web services that involve storing information, such as email or cloud storage drives.

AWS enables Netflix to quickly deploy thousands of servers and terabytes of storage within minutes. Users can stream Netflix shows and movies from anywhere in the world, including on the web, on tablets, or on mobile devices such as iPhones. This is possible because AWS provides almost every domain service.

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2008 Netflix started its migration towards AWS around in 2008 and it was a really long process.

Netflix moved to AWS because it wanted a more reliable infrastructure. Netflix wanted to remove any single point of failure from its system. AWS offered highly reliable databases, storage, and redundant data centers. Netflix wanted cloud computing, so it wouldn't have to build big unreliable monoliths anymore.

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It takes pride in providing low-cost, scalable, and highly reliable infrastructure platform in the cloud format. Widespread locations make sure that the AWS system is robust, secure and suffers no impact of outages or other glitches.