AWS Cloud Computing for Education
6 essential data-driven use cases for education
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is on a mission to accelerate the digital transformation of education in partnership with the full education community, including learners, educators, administrators, and researchers.
Over 14,000 education institutions—from primary and secondary schools through higher education—use AWS to provide flexible, affordable technology solutions that support their core mission and deliver on strategic institutional priorities. Whether you’re looking to streamline IT operations, support online learning, keep student information safe, or connect student data, AWS cloud computing services can help.
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Higher education ›
Colleges and universities
Research
Lifelong learning
Primary and secondary schools ›
Public and private schools
School districts
State departments and ministries
EdTech companies ›
Education technologies
Startups
Enterprise software
How AWS can help
Support student and staff success
Personalize student-learning experiences, access educational applications from anywhere, support remote learning, and improve learning outcomes with the AWS Cloud.
- Provide secure access to desktops and applications 24/7 from any device
- Share data seamlessly across platforms to get a comprehensive view of student performance, enable powerful analytics, and uncover insights
- Set up cloud-based contact centers for IT helpdesks, admissions, financial aid, and other departments
South Washington County Schools delivers remote STEM learning to 900+ students ›
Improve efficiency and reduce costs
The ability to scale up and down in the cloud as traffic changes makes it possible for districts, institutions, and education technology (EdTech) and digital learning companies to ramp up their capacity, at a fraction of the cost.
- Scale capacity as needed and lower costs with pay-as-you-go pricing
- Add or remove IT resources easily, with availability in minutes
- Migrate data centers to the cloud to save on premise costs
Increase security, agility, and innovation
Create a customized infrastructure with AWS that is efficient and flexible.
- Enhance learning with powerful tools including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and voice-recognition
- Support for 98 security standards and compliance certifications, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Minimize downtime and data loss with fast, reliable disaster recovery
CollPoll uses AWS to help universities digitally transform in India and beyond ›
Learn more about cloud computing and its benefits
Whether you are just starting out, building on existing IT skills, or sharpening your cloud knowledge, AWS Training and Certification can help you be more effective and do more in the cloud.
Instructure transforms the educational experience ›
“We chose to build our solution on AWS and continue to run our technologies on AWS because of the proven reliability, scalability, security behind AWS.”
— Melissa Loble
Chief Experience Officer, Instructure
Instructure transforms the educational experience ›
“We chose to build our solution on AWS and continue to run our technologies on AWS because of the proven reliability, scalability, security behind AWS.”
— Melissa Loble
Chief Experience Officer, Instructure
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Browse curated solutions for common use cases for education in the AWS Solutions Library.