AWS Terms
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) - ANSWERa web service that provides resizable compute
capacity in the cloud
Elastic Map Reduce (EMR) - ANSWERa managed Hadoop framework that makes it
easy, fast, and cost-effective for you to distribute and process vast amounts of your data
across dynamically scalable EC2 instances
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) - ANSWERa logically isolated section of the AWS cloud
where customers can launch AWS resources in a virtual network that they define
Simple Storage Service (S3) - ANSWERa highly-scalable, reliable, low-latency and
cost-effective data storage infrastructure
DynamoDB - ANSWERa fast and flexible NoSQL database service for applications that
need consistent, single-digit millisecond latency at any scale
EC2 Container Service (ECS) - ANSWERa highly scalable, high performance container
management service that supports Docker containers and allows you to easily run
applications on a managed cluster of Amazon EC2 instances
Elastic Block Store (EBS) - ANSWERprovides persistent block level storage volumes for
use with EC2 instances in the AWS Cloud
Lambda - ANSWERa compute service that runs your code in response to events and
automatically manages the compute resources for them, making it easy to build
applications that respond quickly to new information
Elastic Beanstalk - ANSWERa service for deploying and scaling web applications and
services developed with Java, .NET, PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, and Docker on
familiar servers such as Apache, Nginx, Passenger, and IIS
CloudFormation - ANSWERan easy way to create and manage a collection of related
AWS resources, provisioning and updating them in an orderly and predictable fashion
CloudFront - ANSWERa global CDN that accelerates delivery of your websites, APIs,
video content or other web assets
Elastic File System (EFS) - ANSWERa file storage service for EC2 instances based on
NFS version 4
Glacier - ANSWERa secure, durable, and extremely low-cost cloud storage service for
data archiving and long-term backup
,Snowball - ANSWERa petabyte-scale data transport solution that uses secure
appliances to transfer large amounts of data into and out of the AWS cloud
Storage Gateway - ANSWERa service connecting an on-premises software appliance
with cloud-based storage to provide seamless and secure integration between an
organization's on-premises IT environment and the AWS storage infrastructure
Relational Database Service (RDS) - ANSWERa managed database service in the
cloud that supports Amazon Aurora, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL,
MySQL and MariaDB
ElastiCache - ANSWERmakes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale an in-memory
cache in the cloud using either the Redis or Memcached engines
Redshift - ANSWERa fast, fully managed, petabyte-scale data warehouse that makes it
simple and cost-effective to analyze all your data using your existing business
intelligence tools
Database Migration Service (DMS) - ANSWERhelps you migrate databases to AWS
easily and securely
Direct Connect - ANSWERmakes it easy to establish a dedicated network connection
from your premises to AWS
Route 53 - ANSWERa highly available and scalable cloud Domain Name System (DNS)
web service
CodeCommit - ANSWERa fully-managed source control service that makes it easy for
companies to host secure and highly scalable private Git repositories
CodeDeploy - ANSWERa service that automates code deployments to any instance,
including Amazon EC2 instances and instances running on-premises
CodePipeline - ANSWERa continuous delivery service for fast and reliable application
updates
CloudWatch - ANSWERa monitoring service for AWS cloud resources and the
applications you run on AWS
CloudTrail - ANSWERa web service that records AWS API calls for your account and
delivers log files to you
Config - ANSWERa fully managed service that provides you with an AWS resource
inventory, configuration history, and configuration change notifications to enable
security and governance
, OpsWorks - ANSWERa configuration management service that helps you configure and
operate applications of all shapes and sizes using Chef
Service Catalog - ANSWERallows organizations to create and manage catalogs of IT
services that are approved for use on AWS
Trusted Advisor - ANSWERan online resource to help you reduce cost, increase
performance, improve security and provision your resources following AWS best
practices
Identity and Access Management (IAM) - ANSWERenables you to securely control
access to AWS services and resources for your users
Directory Service - ANSWERmakes it easy to setup and run Microsoft AD in the AWS
cloud, or connect your AWS resources with an existing on-premises Microsoft AD
Inspector - ANSWERan automated security assessment service that helps improve the
security and compliance of applications deployed on AWS
Web Application Firewall (WAF) - ANSWERhelps protect your web applications from
common web exploits that could affect application availability, compromise security, or
consume excessive resources
Certificate Manager - ANSWERa service that lets you easily provision, manage, and
deploy SSL/TLS certificates for use with AWS services
Data Pipeline - ANSWERhelps you reliably process and move data between different
AWS compute and storage services, as well as on-premise data sources, at specified
intervals
Elasticsearch Service - ANSWERa managed service that makes it easy to deploy,
operate, and scale Elasticsearch in the AWS Cloud
Kinesis - ANSWERa platform for streaming data on AWS, offering powerful services to
make it easy to load and analyze streaming data, and also providing the ability for you
to build custom streaming data applications for specialized needs
Machine Learning (ML) - ANSWERa service that makes it easy for developers of all skill
levels to use machine learning technology
IoT - ANSWERa managed cloud platform that lets connected devices easily and
securely interact with cloud applications and other devices
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) - ANSWERa web service that provides resizable compute
capacity in the cloud
Elastic Map Reduce (EMR) - ANSWERa managed Hadoop framework that makes it
easy, fast, and cost-effective for you to distribute and process vast amounts of your data
across dynamically scalable EC2 instances
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) - ANSWERa logically isolated section of the AWS cloud
where customers can launch AWS resources in a virtual network that they define
Simple Storage Service (S3) - ANSWERa highly-scalable, reliable, low-latency and
cost-effective data storage infrastructure
DynamoDB - ANSWERa fast and flexible NoSQL database service for applications that
need consistent, single-digit millisecond latency at any scale
EC2 Container Service (ECS) - ANSWERa highly scalable, high performance container
management service that supports Docker containers and allows you to easily run
applications on a managed cluster of Amazon EC2 instances
Elastic Block Store (EBS) - ANSWERprovides persistent block level storage volumes for
use with EC2 instances in the AWS Cloud
Lambda - ANSWERa compute service that runs your code in response to events and
automatically manages the compute resources for them, making it easy to build
applications that respond quickly to new information
Elastic Beanstalk - ANSWERa service for deploying and scaling web applications and
services developed with Java, .NET, PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, and Docker on
familiar servers such as Apache, Nginx, Passenger, and IIS
CloudFormation - ANSWERan easy way to create and manage a collection of related
AWS resources, provisioning and updating them in an orderly and predictable fashion
CloudFront - ANSWERa global CDN that accelerates delivery of your websites, APIs,
video content or other web assets
Elastic File System (EFS) - ANSWERa file storage service for EC2 instances based on
NFS version 4
Glacier - ANSWERa secure, durable, and extremely low-cost cloud storage service for
data archiving and long-term backup
,Snowball - ANSWERa petabyte-scale data transport solution that uses secure
appliances to transfer large amounts of data into and out of the AWS cloud
Storage Gateway - ANSWERa service connecting an on-premises software appliance
with cloud-based storage to provide seamless and secure integration between an
organization's on-premises IT environment and the AWS storage infrastructure
Relational Database Service (RDS) - ANSWERa managed database service in the
cloud that supports Amazon Aurora, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL,
MySQL and MariaDB
ElastiCache - ANSWERmakes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale an in-memory
cache in the cloud using either the Redis or Memcached engines
Redshift - ANSWERa fast, fully managed, petabyte-scale data warehouse that makes it
simple and cost-effective to analyze all your data using your existing business
intelligence tools
Database Migration Service (DMS) - ANSWERhelps you migrate databases to AWS
easily and securely
Direct Connect - ANSWERmakes it easy to establish a dedicated network connection
from your premises to AWS
Route 53 - ANSWERa highly available and scalable cloud Domain Name System (DNS)
web service
CodeCommit - ANSWERa fully-managed source control service that makes it easy for
companies to host secure and highly scalable private Git repositories
CodeDeploy - ANSWERa service that automates code deployments to any instance,
including Amazon EC2 instances and instances running on-premises
CodePipeline - ANSWERa continuous delivery service for fast and reliable application
updates
CloudWatch - ANSWERa monitoring service for AWS cloud resources and the
applications you run on AWS
CloudTrail - ANSWERa web service that records AWS API calls for your account and
delivers log files to you
Config - ANSWERa fully managed service that provides you with an AWS resource
inventory, configuration history, and configuration change notifications to enable
security and governance
, OpsWorks - ANSWERa configuration management service that helps you configure and
operate applications of all shapes and sizes using Chef
Service Catalog - ANSWERallows organizations to create and manage catalogs of IT
services that are approved for use on AWS
Trusted Advisor - ANSWERan online resource to help you reduce cost, increase
performance, improve security and provision your resources following AWS best
practices
Identity and Access Management (IAM) - ANSWERenables you to securely control
access to AWS services and resources for your users
Directory Service - ANSWERmakes it easy to setup and run Microsoft AD in the AWS
cloud, or connect your AWS resources with an existing on-premises Microsoft AD
Inspector - ANSWERan automated security assessment service that helps improve the
security and compliance of applications deployed on AWS
Web Application Firewall (WAF) - ANSWERhelps protect your web applications from
common web exploits that could affect application availability, compromise security, or
consume excessive resources
Certificate Manager - ANSWERa service that lets you easily provision, manage, and
deploy SSL/TLS certificates for use with AWS services
Data Pipeline - ANSWERhelps you reliably process and move data between different
AWS compute and storage services, as well as on-premise data sources, at specified
intervals
Elasticsearch Service - ANSWERa managed service that makes it easy to deploy,
operate, and scale Elasticsearch in the AWS Cloud
Kinesis - ANSWERa platform for streaming data on AWS, offering powerful services to
make it easy to load and analyze streaming data, and also providing the ability for you
to build custom streaming data applications for specialized needs
Machine Learning (ML) - ANSWERa service that makes it easy for developers of all skill
levels to use machine learning technology
IoT - ANSWERa managed cloud platform that lets connected devices easily and
securely interact with cloud applications and other devices
