AWS Lambda is about getting the job done with least effort—and little cost. You write simple functions and wire them to a request or an event, and Lambda executes those functions whenever that ...

Before you sign up, step through this 65-question AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner practice exam. If the questions make sense and you have no problem picking the correct answer, you are well on your ...

If this efficient cloud model plays out AWS should be on track to produce $5 billion in free cash flow by 2018, up from Oppenheimer's previous estimate of $3.2 billion.

These services all rely on AWS to provide cloud computing for them—in fact, AWS is the leading cloud computing provider among other big players like Microsoft Azure, Google, IBM, and Alibaba.

Those rumors are getting a bit more concrete because AWS today joined the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), the open-source home of the Kubernetes project, as a top-level Platinum member.

Cloud computing lets businesses scale, innovate, and offer global services. Netflix's adoption of AWS is one impressive example.