Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a foundational AWS service that provides secure, resizable computing capacity in the cloud, allowing users to launch virtual servers (instances) with configurable CPU, memory, storage, and networking.
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a core AWS service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It allows users to launch and manage virtual servers, called instances, with complete control over operating systems, software, and scaling. EC2 eliminates the need to invest in physical hardware, enabling rapid scalability and pay-as-you-go pricing. EC2 forms the backbone of many cloud-native applications, web hosting environments, and enterprise IT workloads.
Virtual computing environments (instances) with customizable CPU, memory, and storage
Preconfigured templates (Amazon Machine Images - AMIs) for rapid deployment of operating systems and software
Multiple instance types optimized for compute, memory, storage, or GPU-intensive workloads
Flexible pricing models: On-Demand, Reserved, Spot, and Savings Plans
Integration with Amazon EBS for persistent block storage
Security features including Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), security groups, and key pairs
0-2 years experience
Auto Scaling for automatic capacity adjustment
Elastic Load Balancing for distributing traffic across instances
5-8 years experience
8+ years experience
