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AMI(Amazon Machine Images) , AWS and Cloud Computing:

AMI is also called Amazon Machine Images. AMI is nothing but a virtual image or picture used to make a virtual machine inside an EC2 instance. It is used to create virtual servers. We can even develop instances using one image when we want cases with the same settings or configuration.

AMI on machine images is in template form and can be configured with an operating system and other software which determines the user's operating environment. Users can also create custom images as both their needs. Simple Storage Service, or S3. Amazon S3 gives us storage to store objects or files.
It stores data using the internet. Each object in S3 is distinguished by a unique key that recognizes it inside the S3 climate. Elastic Compute Cloud lets users launch and run servers instantly. EC2 instances provide you the customizable and scalable server options.

Elastic Cloud Computing stands for the system's ability to adapt to varying workloads. If there is more load, we can quickly scale and smooth the operations. According to the situation, we can increase or decrease resources on-demand virtual private cloud or VPC.

Amazon VPC gives us a chance to launch Amazon Resources into a particular virtual network. The virtual network of AWS resembles the authentic or traditional network very much. Users can use both IPv4 and IPv6 for most of the resources in the virtual private cloud, which ensures users secure and easy access to resources and applications.

It is used for safety to keep users safe from damaging the public internet. Elastic Block Storage, or EBS Amazon EBS, is used for storing block-level data. Data is held in EBS, even rent, so it is accessible. It is helpful because it offers high availability and is known for its performance because it gives a low latency performance.

It is most commonly used for storing deputy data like caches, buffers, and finds elastic nodes. ELB is one of the most used features within us as it helps maintain the reliability and availability of the application. It does health checks and even divides traffic across several servers or instances so that the load on the instance is balanced and it can run smoothly.
Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of I.T. resources via the internet at all. Users can get delivery of different services through the internet, and the user needs to pay only for the services they require. Companies providing cloud services enable users to store their data or files and applications on remote servers.

Why cloud computing is helpful Computing makes data available to its customers 24-7 when using cloud computing.
 Users have to enable low maintenance costs.
 Users can store as much data as they want because there is unlimited storage capacity in the cloud.
 Users can backup and restore data. That is the security of data.

Some drawbacks of cloud computing are users always require internet connectivity. Security can be a concern.
There are three models of cloud computing.
• Public cloud
• Private cloud
• Hybrid cloud.

So this is all about cloud computing. Because of its accessibility, as it does far faster and better than the older technology, the cloud gives users access to their work from anywhere and on any device connected to the internet.
Cloud computing will make the work of big companies very smooth, and because of cloud computing, new start-ups will also get a lot of benefits. Many more new companies will start in the coming future because of cloud computing technology.

It has been easy and cheap for the new companies to start because when companies use cloud computing technology, they do not need any significant capital, which was required earlier. That cloud computing will bring a substantial change in the way organizations to work as a result. Cloud computing will open a whole new world of jobs, services, and applications. Other reasons why cloud computing has a bright future.

• Cloud boosts speed and swiftness.
• Cloud computing increases profit by reducing costs.
• Cloud computing is the future of employees, so these are the reasons why cloud computing has a bright future all over the world.

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