Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. As a former AWS Partner Solutions Architect, I have deep expertise in architecting, deploying, and optimizing AWS solutions.
Overview
Amazon Web Services revolutionized cloud computing when it launched in 2006. As the market leader with approximately 32% market share, AWS provides the most comprehensive and mature cloud platform. My experience as a Partner Solutions Architect supporting AWS partners like Kentik, DataStax, CockroachDB, Sonrai, Alkira, and Aviatrix gave me deep insights into AWS's capabilities and best practices.
My AWS Experience
During my time at AWS (2019-2021), I supported high-potential startup partners in the AWS ecosystem, providing architectural guidance and technical enablement. I organized hands-on "Game Day" workshops, wrote technical blog posts, and helped partners integrate AWS services into their products.
Real-World Implementations
Worked with partners on complex architectures involving multi-region deployments, high-availability designs, network optimization (BGP, transit gateways), security posture management, and cost optimization strategies. Supported partners in achieving AWS competency certifications and Well-Architected reviews.
Partner Enablement
Created technical content including blog posts on AWS Partner Network blog, delivered workshops on topics like network security, cloud-native architectures, and serverless computing. Acted as a trusted technical advisor, earning trust through deep technical expertise and customer obsession.
Key Strengths
AWS's primary strengths include the most comprehensive service portfolio (200+ services), global infrastructure footprint (33 regions), mature ecosystem with extensive third-party integrations, deep compliance certifications (100+ compliance programs), robust security features, and extensive documentation and training resources.
Architecture Best Practices
AWS Well-Architected Framework provides guidance across six pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability. Key patterns include multi-AZ deployments for high availability, auto-scaling for elasticity, immutable infrastructure with IaC, least privilege access controls, and comprehensive monitoring with CloudWatch.
Enterprise Use Cases
AWS excels at enterprise migrations and modernization, hybrid cloud with AWS Outposts, global content delivery with CloudFront, big data analytics with EMR and Redshift, machine learning with SageMaker, IoT with AWS IoT Core, and serverless architectures with Lambda. Particularly strong for organizations requiring extensive compliance certifications and global reach.