AWS operates one of the largest and most robust global networks. As of late 2023, its infrastructure footprint includes:

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive, evolving cloud computing platform provided by Amazon. Launched in 2006, it is the world’s most widely adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully-featured services from data centers located globally. AWS allows businesses, governments, and individuals to access IT resources—such as computing power, storage, and databases—on-demand, over the internet, on a pay-as-you-go basis.

AWS offers purpose-built databases rather than a one-size-fits-all solution.

: You can assign permissions to AWS resources themselves (like an EC2 instance) so they can interact with other services (like S3) without needing hardcoded credentials. Identity Federation