Why AWS?

AWS includes a combination of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) that offers 175 full-featured services and useful tools such as database storage, computing power, and content delivery services. It provides benefits to different organizations through its services with low pay. According to Amazon, there are more than 1,00,000+ active AWS users. Some of the organizations including Netflix, Facebook, BBC, Adobe, Twitter, and LinkedIn spend millions and gain monthly cloud service.

Here are some reasons that state you should go for AWS:

• Zones Available: AWS covers 18 Geographic regions and 66 availability zones, also the next plan is to cover 12 more zones. So this states that you have a high probability of getting AWS data centers nearby. Having a high number of availability zones helps you in using its services with all benefits. 
• Speed of Deployment: Unlike traditional providers who take days to provision a server and then a few more hours to get everything settled, AWS does all this process in a few minutes. Also, we have the Cloud formation templates where with the click of a button you can roll out multiple environments.
• Services it Offers: AWS offers Elastic Computer Cloud (EC2), Simple Storage Services (Amazon S3),  and other solutions. Later on, in 2009, more services like Content Delivery Network (CDN), Amazon Cloud Front, and Elastic Block Store (EBS) came into existence. 
• Low-Cost: AWS is the friendliest vendor as it offers you a pay-as-you-go service and also allows you to bid for the cost. Also, it gives you the benefit to lower your charges as your service agreement increases. 
• Security and Flexibility: The most important feature any cloud service provider can provide is security hence, AWS takes care of your data using IAM (Identity and Access Management). Another term is flexibility, wherein it gives you the freedom to use the service as per your requirement.

Roles and Responsibilities of an AWS Engineer:

1. Responsible for the planning, implementation, and growth of the AWS cloud infrastructure.
2. Should be familiar with the term CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery, and tools like AWS Code Deploy, AWS Code Build, and AWS Code Pipeline.
3. Knowledge of automation and troubleshooting.
4. Experience with DevOps tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, GitHub, Jenkins, Maven, and Arti-factory. 
5. The idea of writing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), using tools like Terraform. 
6. Experience in using monitoring solutions like ELK STACK, Prometheus, and Cloud Watch.
7. Knowledge of programming languages (XML data, R math, Erlang functional, Python procedural, and Go).
8. Have a good grasp of EC2, ELB, RDS, and S3.

Amazon is one of the top companies that offer various services to its customers. Cloud is one of its services named “Amazon Web Services” which is the most in-demand skill with more than 25,000+ jobs. AWS was released in 2006 before Microsoft and Google which makes it the first company to initiate cloud-computing services. It is a subsidiary that provides on-demand cloud-computing platforms and APIs to companies, individuals, and even governments following pay-as-you-go services. Amazon profits more than 16% of its annual revenue from AWS. Last year it was nearly $18.44 billion in the quarter. AWS had also reached a market share of 41% and will exponentially grow in the coming future. 

AWS also offers a high salary with an average of 6-7 LPA in India and $115,000 in the US. Because of its huge demand and high salary, even beginners get attracted to this field. AWS offers various benefits such as low cost, flexibility, instant elasticity, and security. And that’s why companies like Netflix, Kellogg’s, Adobe, and Airbnb use AWS as their cloud hosting platform. Doesn’t matter whether you’re a working professional or a beginner, anyone can switch their career to AWS. With that being said, let’s get to know how to switch your career to AWS.