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Understanding Amazon EC2

Understanding Amazon EC2

Understand Amazon EC2, its important features, and how virtual servers are used to run applications in the cloud.

Understanding Amazon EC2

Introduction

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is an AWS service that provides virtual servers called instances.

Features of Amazon EC2

  • Launch virtual servers when required.
  • Select different instance types.
  • Scale computing resources according to demand.
  • Configure security using security groups.
  • Choose suitable pricing options.

How EC2 Works

  1. Open the AWS Management Console.
  2. Select Amazon EC2.
  3. Choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI).
  4. Select an instance type.
  5. Configure settings and launch the instance.

Example

An online shopping website can use EC2 to run its application and handle customer requests.

Conclusion

Amazon EC2 makes it easier to run applications without purchasing physical servers.
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