AWS: The Basics

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The name ‘Amazon’ doesn’t need an introduction. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994, Amazon officially started off as an online bookseller and over the years, grew into the global e-commerce behemoth that it is today. Oftentimes, Amazon is almost synonymous with online purchases. In an...

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The name ‘Amazon’ doesn’t need an introduction. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994, Amazon officially started off as an online bookseller and over the years, grew into the global e-commerce behemoth that it is today. Oftentimes, Amazon is almost synonymous with online purchases. In an age where people around the world are taking their shopping activities to the internet, it’s one of the first places...

Key Takeaways

  • This article explains AWS: The Basics in simple medical language.
  • This article explains AWS Stats & Facts in simple medical language.
  • This article explains Want to Become an AWS Cloud Architect? Kick-Start Your Career Now in simple medical language.
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Emergency safety firstUrgent warning signs are highlighted below.

Seek urgent medical care if you notice

These warning signs are general safety guidance. Local emergency numbers and clinical judgment should always come first.

  • Severe symptoms, breathing difficulty, fainting, confusion, or rapidly worsening illness.
  • New weakness, severe pain, high fever, or symptoms after a serious injury.
  • Any symptom that feels urgent, unusual, or unsafe for the patient.
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Emergency now

Use emergency care for severe, sudden, rapidly worsening, or life-threatening symptoms.

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See a doctor

Book a professional medical evaluation if symptoms persist, worsen, recur often, affect daily activities, or occur in a high-risk patient.

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Use this article to understand possible causes, tests, treatment options, prevention, and questions to ask your clinician.

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The name ‘Amazon’ doesn’t need an introduction. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994, Amazon officially started off as an online bookseller and over the years, grew into the global e-commerce behemoth that it is today.

Oftentimes, Amazon is almost synonymous with online purchases. In an age where people around the world are taking their shopping activities to the internet, it’s one of the first places we stop by to look for anything, from household items to the latest tech gadgets.

However, Amazon isn’t just dominating the ecommerce landscape. The company has expanded into various sectors, including cloud computing currently holds the lion’s share of the global cloud market. For the uninitiated, the term ‘cloud computing’ refers to a remote version of an on-premises datacenter. It enables users to remotely access computing resources, such as software, networks, databases, servers, and storage, from any geographic region across the globe via the Internet.

With global businesses increasingly moving their workloads and operations to the cloud, the demand has peaked for cloud experts who can help companies assist in their transition. Whether you’re someone looking to start an IT career or you’re working in a technical role and wish to advance your career prospects, gaining expertise in cloud computing can be an excellent addition to your resume. And, one of the fundamental elements to cover when you begin to learn cloud computing is being familiar with major cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS).

This article gives you an insight into some powerful and interesting AWS stats to get you started.

AWS: The Basics

Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers cloud computing services to government organizations, enterprises, educational institutions, and individuals on a pay-as-you-go model. According to a CSA (Cloud Security Alliance) report, AWS holds 41.5% of the cloud computing market — greater than all of its competitors combined — Microsoft Azure (29.4%), Google Cloud (3.0%), and IBM (2.6%). One of the little-known AWS facts is that Amazon Web Services struck a $600 million deal with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 2013 to support their cloud computing needs.

An early entrant in the cloud infrastructure market, AWS reported an earning of $3 billion in 2013. The company’s revenues shot up to $35 billion by 2019, driven by the worldwide adoption of cloud-based services, making it the primary income generator for its parent organization, Amazon.

AWS Stats & Facts

Here’s a list of some of the most fascinating AWS facts and AWS stats.

AWS Total Users

Amazon Web Services has more than 1 million active users. According to various consulting firms, enterprise-scale customers make up about 10 percent of AWS users, and the rest are small and medium-sized businesses.

AWS Services

AWS offers 175 fully-functional services via a dynamic ecosystem, allowing users to deploy application workloads with millisecond latency in just one click.

AWS Partner Network

Most Fortune 500 enterprises and over 90 percent of the Fortune 100 organizations leverage the APN (AWS Partner Network) to develop services and solutions for customers. Some of the world’s biggest brands such as Facebook, Netflix, Adobe, and BBC rely on it to fuel their top projects.

AWS Marketplace

The AWS Marketplace offers a digital catalog featuring 7,000+ data products and software listings. The Marketplace enables data providers and sellers to curate relevant third-party data products and software by incorporating the digital catalog into web properties.

AWS Is the No. 1 IaaS Player

According to Gartner Inc, a world-leading advisory and research firm, Amazon Web Services continues to dominate the global Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) space with a 45 percent market share. Microsoft, Alibaba, Google, and Tencent ranked second, third, fourth, and fifth, respectively.

Prices of AWS Keep Declining

According to a new TSO Logic report, Amazon Web Services prices continue to get lower. The report reveals that AWS has lowered prices sixty-seven times since its launch in 2006.

Cost-Optimized Serverless Architecture

Multi-channel and multi-platform media group, Asianet News Media & Entertainment Pvt., Ltd., was able to reduce its operational expenditures by 50 percent using the subsecond metering model of AWS Lambda.

A Wide Array of Databases

Amazon Web Services offers a wide range of fifteen purpose-built databases. Amazon’s optimized database services deliver superior performance, availability, and scalability, ensuring excellent support for demanding workloads.

AWS Is Everywhere

Amazon Web Services now covers seventy-seven Availability Zones (AZs) in twenty-four geographic regions across the globe. The company plans to launch eighteen more AZs and six more regions in India, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, Indonesia, and Australia.

Unmatched Global Infrastructure

Amazon Web Services’ infrastructure caters to thousands of enterprises in 245 countries and territories. The company maintains 5 local zones, 12 wavelength zones, 97 direct-connect locations, 12 regional edge caches, 210+ edge locations, and 2x more regions than its nearest competitor.

Want to Become an AWS Cloud Architect? Kick-Start Your Career Now

As migration to the cloud accelerates worldwide, the demand for IT professionals with a deep understanding of Amazon’s cloud architecture is skyrocketing. However, the supply is failing to meet the growing demand. There is a tremendous shortage of professionals equipped with AWS skills, and hence, an upskilling program from a leading educational institution, such as Simplilearn, can help you take advantage of this talent gap.

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Safety note: This is not a prescription or diagnosis. For severe symptoms, pregnancy danger signs, children with serious illness, chest pain, breathing difficulty, stroke-like weakness, or major injury, seek urgent care.

Which doctor may help?

Start with a registered doctor or the nearest qualified health center.

What to tell the doctor

  • Write when the problem started and how it changed.
  • Bring old prescriptions, investigation reports, and current medicines.
  • Write allergies, pregnancy status, diabetes, kidney/liver disease, and major past illnesses.
  • Bring one family member if the patient is weak, elderly, confused, or a child.

Questions to ask

  • What is the most likely cause of my symptoms?
  • Which danger signs mean I should go to hospital quickly?
  • Which tests are necessary now, and which can wait?
  • How should I take medicines safely and what side effects should I watch for?
  • When should I come for follow-up?

Tests to discuss

  • Vital signs: temperature, pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturation
  • Basic physical examination by a clinician
  • CBC, urine test, blood sugar, or imaging only when clinically needed

Avoid these mistakes

  • Do not use antibiotics, steroid tablets/injections, or strong painkillers without proper medical advice.
  • Do not hide pregnancy, kidney disease, ulcer, allergy, or blood thinner use.
  • Do not delay emergency care when danger signs are present.

Medicine safety and first-aid guide

This section is for patient education only. It does not replace a doctor, pharmacist, or emergency care.

Safe first steps

  • Rest, drink safe water, and observe symptoms carefully.
  • Keep a written note of symptoms, duration, temperature, medicines already taken, and allergy history.
  • Seek medical care quickly if symptoms are severe, worsening, or unusual for the patient.

OTC medicine safety

  • For mild pain or fever, ask a registered pharmacist or doctor before using common over-the-counter pain/fever medicines.
  • Do not combine multiple pain medicines without advice, especially if you have kidney disease, liver disease, stomach ulcer, asthma, pregnancy, or take blood thinners.
  • Do not give adult medicines to children unless a qualified clinician advises it.

Avoid these mistakes

  • Do not start antibiotics without a proper medical decision.
  • Do not use steroid tablets or injections casually for quick relief.
  • Do not delay emergency care because of home remedies.

Get urgent help if

  • Severe symptoms, confusion, fainting, breathing difficulty, chest pain, severe dehydration, or sudden weakness need urgent medical care.
Medicine names, dose, and timing must be decided by a qualified clinician or pharmacist after checking age, pregnancy, allergy, other diseases, and current medicines.

For rural patients and family caregivers

Patient health record and symptom diary

Write your symptoms, medicines already taken, test results, and questions before visiting a doctor. This note stays on your device unless you print or copy it.

Doctor to discuss: Doctor / qualified healthcare provider
Tests to discuss with doctor
  • Basic vital signs: temperature, pulse, blood pressure, oxygen level if needed
  • Relevant blood, urine, imaging, or specialist tests only after clinical assessment
Questions to ask
  • What is the most likely cause of my symptoms?
  • Which warning signs mean I should go to emergency care?
  • Which tests are really needed now?
  • Which medicines are safe for my age, pregnancy status, allergy, kidney/liver/stomach condition, and current medicines?

Emergency warning signs such as chest pain, severe breathing difficulty, sudden weakness, confusion, severe dehydration, major injury, or loss of bladder/bowel control need urgent medical care. Do not wait for online information.

Safe pathway to proper treatment

Care roadmap for: AWS: The Basics

Use this simple roadmap to understand the next safe steps. It is educational and does not replace examination by a doctor.

Go to emergency care if you notice:
  • Severe or rapidly worsening symptoms
  • Breathing difficulty, chest pain, fainting, confusion, severe weakness, major injury, or severe dehydration
Doctor / service to discuss: Qualified healthcare provider; specialist depends on symptoms and examination.
  1. Step 1

    Check danger signs first

    If danger signs are present, seek emergency care and do not wait for online information.

  2. Step 2

    Record the symptom story

    Write when symptoms started, severity, medicines already taken, allergies, pregnancy status, and test results.

  3. Step 3

    Visit a qualified clinician

    A doctor, nurse, or qualified healthcare provider can examine you and decide which tests or treatment are needed.

  4. Step 4

    Do only useful tests

    Do tests after clinical assessment. Avoid unnecessary tests, random antibiotics, or repeated medicines without diagnosis.

  5. Step 5

    Follow up and return early if worse

    If symptoms worsen, new warning signs appear, or treatment is not helping, return for review quickly.

Rural patient practical tips
  • Take a written symptom diary and all previous prescriptions/test reports.
  • Do not hide medicines already taken, even herbal or over-the-counter medicines.
  • Ask which warning signs mean urgent referral to hospital.

This roadmap is for education. A real diagnosis and treatment plan requires history, examination, and clinical judgment.

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Is this article a replacement for a doctor?

No. It is educational content only. Patients should consult a qualified clinician for diagnosis and treatment.

When should I seek urgent care?

Seek urgent care for severe symptoms, rapidly worsening condition, breathing difficulty, severe pain, neurological changes, or any emergency warning sign.

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