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The Ultimate Guide to AWS: Must-Know Services for 2024 and the Future

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been at the forefront of cloud computing since its inception in 2006. As of 2024, AWS continues to lead the industry, offering a vast array of services that cater to diverse needs, from startups to enterprise-level organizations. This article delves into the key AWS services, exploring their functionalities, benefits, and relevance in 2024 and beyond.

1. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)

Amazon EC2 provides scalable computing capacity in the AWS cloud. It eliminates the need to invest in hardware upfront, enabling developers to develop and deploy applications faster.

2. Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)

Amazon S3 is an object storage service that offers industry-leading scalability, data availability, security, and performance.

3. Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service)

Amazon RDS simplifies the setup, operation, and scaling of relational databases in the cloud. It supports multiple database engines including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle, and SQL Server.

4. Amazon DynamoDB

Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service that delivers single-digit millisecond performance at any scale.

5. AWS Lambda

AWS Lambda is a serverless compute service that runs code in response to events and automatically manages the compute resources required by that code.

6. Amazon SageMaker

Amazon SageMaker is a fully managed service that provides every developer and data scientist with the ability to build, train, and deploy machine learning (ML) models quickly.

7. Amazon CloudFront

Amazon CloudFront is a fast content delivery network (CDN) service that securely delivers data, videos, applications, and APIs to customers globally with low latency and high transfer speeds.

8. Amazon Redshift

Amazon Redshift is a fully managed data warehouse that makes it simple and cost-effective to analyze all your data using standard SQL and existing business intelligence (BI) tools.

9. AWS IoT Core

AWS IoT Core lets you connect IoT devices to the cloud and interact with cloud applications and other devices. It supports billions of devices and trillions of messages.

10. AWS Security Hub

AWS Security Hub provides a comprehensive view of your security state within AWS and helps you check your compliance with security standards and best practices.

11. Amazon Aurora

Amazon Aurora is a MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database built for the cloud, combining the performance and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open-source databases.

Read key features, use cases, and more on full article here: https://futuristicgeeks.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-aws-must-know-services-for-2024-and-the-future/

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