Company Overview
Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., is a leading cloud computing provider with an estimated annual revenue of $90 billion. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, AWS plays a crucial role in Amazon’s overall market capitalization of approximately $1.4 trillion. Under the leadership of CEO Matt Garman, AWS offers a broad range of services, including compute power, storage, databases, and networking, serving major global customers such as Netflix, NASA, General Electric, and BMW. AWS is also a key partner for U.S. federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, CIA, NASA, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, providing critical cloud infrastructure for government operations. With a significant portion of Amazon’s 1.5 million employees working within AWS, the company focuses on cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT, and data analytics, competing with other tech giants like Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and IBM Cloud.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cloud Computing |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| CEO | Adam Selipsky |
| Parent Company | Amazon.com, Inc. |
| Annual Revenue | ~$90 billion (AWS segment, latest fiscal year) |
| Employees | ~1.5 million (Amazon overall, with a significant portion in AWS) |
| Major Services | 1. Compute (EC2, Lambda) 2. Storage (S3, EBS) 3. Databases (RDS, DynamoDB) 4. Networking (VPC, CloudFront) |
| Major Customers | – Netflix – NASA – General Electric – BMW |
| Primary ISVs | – SAP – Salesforce – VMware |
| Primary Distributors | – Ingram Micro – Tech Data – Arrow Electronics |
| Competitors | – Microsoft Azure – Google Cloud – IBM Cloud |
| Focus Areas | – Cloud Computing – Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning – Internet of Things (IoT) – Data Analytics |
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