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In the first quarter of 2026, net sales of Amazon Web Services (AWS) increased by ** percent from the corresponding period of the previous year. AWS is one of Amazon’s strongest revenue segments, generating * billion U.S. dollars in 2025 net sales. On October 20, 2025, the provider experienced a 15-hour outage, which disrupted operations in various industries ranging from social media through banks to smart home devices. Some of the affected companies include Snapchat, Reddit, Lloyds Bank, Roblox, and Zoom.

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides on-demand cloud platforms and APIs through a pay-as-you-go model to customers. AWS launched in 2002, providing general services and tools, and produced its first cloud products in 2006. Today, more than 175 different cloud services for a variety of technologies and industries have already been released. AWS ranks as one of the most popular public cloud infrastructure and platform services running applications worldwide, ahead of Microsoft Azure and Google cloud services. 

Cloud computing

Cloud computing is essentially the delivery of online computing services to customers. As enterprises continually migrate their applications and data to the cloud instead of storing them on local machines, it becomes possible to access resources from different locations. Some of the key services of the AWS ecosystem for cloud applications include storage, databases, security tools, and management tools. 

AWS is among the most popular cloud providers

Some of the largest globally operating enterprises use AWS for their cloud services, including Netflix, BBC, and Baidu. Accordingly, AWS is one of the leading cloud providers in the global cloud market. Due to its continuously expanding portfolio of services and deepening of expertise, the company continues to be not only an important cloud service provider but also a business partner.