Chapter 2: Introduction to AWS and the Global Infrastructure

In this chapter, we discuss what Amazon Web Services (AWS) is, examine its brief history, and also aim to understand the AWS Global Infrastructure. The Global Infrastructure gives you access to AWS data centers across different continents, enabling you to build highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable solutions for your customers. In addition, you can also ensure that you place workloads closer to the location of your customers and fulfill any compliance or regulatory requirements.

This key offering from AWS enables you to access and launch resources across different Regions. An in-depth understanding of this will help you meet your clients' requirements—adherence to regulatory and compliance requirements, disaster recovery (DR) solutions, and even cost savings—all leading to a better customer experience.

We also look at the support plans offered by AWS to its customers. Your clients may require...