Technology
What year did Amazon Web Services (AWS) launch?
2006
Background
Amazon Web Services launched in 2006 as the first big cloud provider. Today much of the internet runs on AWS, including Netflix and Airbnb. The service brings Amazon over 90 billion dollars in yearly revenue. Amazon now earns more profit from servers than from online shopping.
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