Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services is a cloud computing made by Amazon Inc..
About
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the cloud computing business of Amazon (AMZN), selling compute, storage, database and other services to start-ups, enterprises, government agencies and academic institutions. AWS says it launched in spring 2006 with Amazon S3 storage, followed by EC2 compute later that year; Amazon is headquartered in Seattle. Matt Garman has been chief executive officer of AWS since June 2024.
Key facts
- Type
- Product
- Category
- Cloud computing
- Made by
- Amazon Inc.
- Also known as
- AWS, Amazon AWS
What is being said
Sentiment on Amazon Web Services is bullish over the past month and cooling from a month ago; there is no reading for today yet. Most of the conversation is on News, Reddit and X.
News, X and YouTube lean bullish, Reddit and Substack lean neutral, Hacker News leans bearish.
What is driving the conversation about Amazon Web Services
Connections of Amazon Web Services
Made by
At Amazon Inc.
People at Amazon Inc.
- Andy Jassy, CEO, since 2021
- Jeff Bezos, in 1994
- Brian T. Olsavsky, CFO, since 2015
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Amazon Web Services?
Amazon Web Services is made by Amazon Inc..
Is sentiment on Amazon Web Services bullish or bearish right now?
Sentiment on Amazon Web Services is bullish over the past month on SentiSense. There is no reading for today yet. SentiSense tracks it daily with the SentiSense Score, shown on this page for signed-in readers.
What is driving attention to Amazon Web Services?
Recent stories driving the conversation include "Verizon Tops Q3 Profit and Phone-Subscriber Estimates, Raises 2026 Outlook and Signs $2B+ AWS Fiber Deal as Revenue Misses" (October 26, 2026) and "Brazilian stocks crash after Lula's upset win: EWZ closes down 19.8%, B3 trips circuit breaker" (October 26, 2026).
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