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Compute Services
EC2, Lambda, ECS and serverless compute services
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Amazon EC2 - Elastic Compute Cloud
Amazon EC2 provides scalable compute capacity in the cloud. It allows you to launch virtual servers (instances) and scale them on demand.
Main features:
- On-demand, reserved, or spot instances
- Multiple instance types optimized for different workloads
- Elasticity: vertical and horizontal scaling
- Pay-as-you-go: only pay for what you use
Main features:
- On-demand, reserved, or spot instances
- Multiple instance types optimized for different workloads
- Elasticity: vertical and horizontal scaling
- Pay-as-you-go: only pay for what you use
🎯 Key Points
- ✓ EC2 provides scalable virtual servers
- ✓ Different pricing models based on needs
- ✓ Support for multiple operating systems
- ✓ Full control over configuration
AWS Lambda - Serverless Compute
AWS Lambda lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers. You only pay for the compute time you consume.
Benefits:
- No servers to manage
- Automatic scaling
- Pay per milliseconds of execution
- Integration with other AWS services
Benefits:
- No servers to manage
- Automatic scaling
- Pay per milliseconds of execution
- Integration with other AWS services
🎯 Key Points
- ✓ Run code without managing servers
- ✓ Execution-based pricing model
- ✓ Instant automatic scaling
- ✓ Ideal for event-driven architectures