Amazon EC2

Secure and resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Launch applications when needed without upfront commitments.

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale cloud computing easier for developers. Amazon EC2’s simple web service interface allows you to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides you with complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon’s proven computing environment.

7x fewer downtime hours than the next largest cloud provider*

22 regions and 69 availability zones globally

Millions of customers ranging from enterprises to startups

275 instances for virtually every business need

*Based on downtime hours from 1/1/18 to 12/31/18 pulled directly from the public service health dashboards of the major cloud providers.

"When the business says ‘go,’ we can do that now. We can stand up virtual servers instantly, instead of taking several weeks, whenever we need more compute and storage capacity to support new websites or online marketing campaigns."

Tomasz Kozlowski
Associate Director, Enterprise Architecture

Reliable, Scalable, Infrastructure On Demand

Increase or decrease capacity within minutes, not hours or days
SLA commitment of 99.99% availability for each Amazon EC2 region. Each region consists of at least 3 availability zones
The AWS Region/AZ model has been recognized by Gartner as the recommended approach for running enterprise applications that require high availability

“We’ve seen that Amazon Web Services listens to customers’ needs. If the feature does not yet exist, it probably will in a matter of months. The low cost and simplicity of its services made it a no-brainer to switch to the AWS cloud.”

Tobi Knaup,
Engineer, Airbnb

Vast Breadth and Depth of Compute Services

More workloads including SAP, HPC, Machine Learning, Windows, and many more run on AWS than on any other cloud
275 instance types to help optimize the cost and performance of your workloads
Available with choice of processor, storage and networking options, operating system, and purchase model

Tobi Knaup,
Engineer, Airbnb

Vast Breadth and Depth of Compute Services

More workloads including SAP, HPC, Machine Learning, Windows, and many more run on AWS than on any other cloud
275 instance types to help optimize the cost and performance of your workloads
Available with choice of processor, storage and networking options, operating system, and purchase model

“We looked at many public clouds but AWS scored most highly against our key criteria, which included stability, security, and breadth of services,”

Lawrence Fong,
GM IT Solutions, Cathay Pacific

Security is our top priority

Lockdown security model prohibits administrative access eliminating possibility of human error and tampering
With the AWS Nitro System virtualization resources are offloaded to dedicated hardware and software minimizing the attack surface
AWS supports 89 security standards and compliance certifications including PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140-2, and NIST 800-171, which is meaningfully more than any other cloud provider