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AWS overview - Overview of Oracle E-Business Suite on AWS

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AWS overview

AWS provides on-demand computing resources and services in the cloud, with pay-as-you-go pricing. As of the date of this publication, AWS serves over a million active customers in more than 190 countries, and is available in over 30 AWS Regions worldwide. You can run a server on AWS and log in, configure, secure, and operate it just as you would operate a server in your own data center.

Using AWS resources for your compute needs is like purchasing electricity from a power company instead of running your own generator, and it provides many of the same benefits:

  • The capacity you get exactly matches your needs.

  • You pay only for what you use.

  • Economies of scale result in lower costs.

  • The service is provided by a vendor who is experienced in running large-scale compute and network systems.