If you're just getting started, think of AWS, GCP, and Azure as cloud platforms

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What is Cloud Computing?

Traditionally, if you wanted to run an application, you had to buy:

Physical servers
Storage devices
Networking equipment
Cooling systems
Backup power
Security infrastructure

Cloud providers own this infrastructure and let you use it on demand.

The Three Major Cloud Providers

                    **1. Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Released: 2006

Company: Amazon Web Services

AWS is the world's largest cloud platform.

                   ****Common Services

1. EC2 (Virtual Servers)
2. S3 (Object Storage)
3. RDS (Managed Databases)
4. Lambda (Serverless Functions)
5. IAM (Identity & Access Management)
6. CloudWatch (Monitoring)
7. SageMaker (Machine Learning)

8. Bedrock (Generative AI)

                      **Used by
   

9. Netflix

10. Airbnb
11. NASA
12. Samsung

13. BMW

                     **Strengths
    

14. Largest service ecosystem

15. Very mature platform
16. Excellent scalability

17. Strong AI and ML offerings

             **2. Google Cloud Platform (GCP)**
    

Released: 2008
Company: Google Cloud
Google Cloud is known for AI, machine learning, big data, and Kubernetes.

                 **Common Services

1. Compute Engine
2. Cloud Storage
3. Cloud SQL
4. BigQuery
5. Cloud Run
6. Vertex AI

7. Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

                   **Used by
   

8. Spotify
9. PayPal
10. Snapchat

11. Twitter/X

                  **Strengths
    

12. Excellent AI ecosystem

13. Big data analytics

14. High-performance networking

            **3. Microsoft Azure
    

Released: 2010
Company: Microsoft Azure
Azure is widely adopted by enterprises and organizations already using Microsoft technologies.

             **Common Services

1. Virtual Machines
2. Blob Storage
3. Azure SQL Database
4. Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
5. Azure OpenAI Service

6. Azure AI Search

                **Used by
   

7. Walmart

8. Adobe
9. LinkedIn
10. Many government organizations

11. Large enterprise businesses

                **Strengths
    

12. Enterprise integration

13. Strong business adoption