Though it goes without saying that cloud computing provides cost-effective solutions for online retail entities to address various needs of their business, without having to break the bank or ingest VC funding; the introduction of Amazon Web Services seems to have initiated a domino effect that is sure to bring some radical changes in the online retail battleground.
Amazon Web Services or AWS, for short, provide a comprehensive solution for online retailers to reduce costs and optimize profitability, entailing flexible, scalable and secure cloud based e-commerce applications. Let’s take a closer look at how AWS is transforming e-commerce.
Robust Security
E-commerce is all about speed, accessibility, and convenience. In the presence of skilful cyber thieves, however, your business data is always vulnerable to breaches. Providing robust security against all possible threats, Amazon cloud services are validated by numerous certificates, including SOC 1,2, & 3, PCI DSS level 1, ISO 27001, and FIPS 140-2, to name a few.
Flexibility
Demands may rise and fall, in a matter seconds – that’s a ubiquitous challenge in e-commerce. In order to ensure that your business does not go through a jar in such a situation, Amazon web services offer great flexibility to accommodate changing business needs. Deploying AWS enables you to accelerate functions during spikes and curtail operations if demands decline.
Adaptability
When you choose Amazon web services, you get to choose from a number of platforms, including Java, Ruby, PHP, Node.js, and .Net, among others. In addition, you also get SDKs (Software Development Kits) for many of these platforms, which is another reason for the rapidly increasing number of AWS patrons.
Value
One of the biggest advantages of all cloud computing solutions is their ‘pay-as-you-go’ payment model, which simply means that you pay only for what you use, and for as long as you need the service. Amazon Web Services don’t involve any up-front costs or long-term contracts. This gives you the complete freedom to streamline your business, as and when dynamics change.
Global Edge
As a cloud computing based content delivery web service, Amazon Cloud Front manages all types of emergency requests for dynamic, static and streaming content, leveraging a global network of edge locations. High-speed transfers and low latency ensures the end users receive their content on time, without any delay, regardless of their location.
Amazon has global data centres in 11 locations, which enable them to ensure neither businesses nor end consumers ever have to face any delayed response. In addition to its current presence, Amazon is expanding its footprints to other global locations, to further enhance the quality and effectiveness of Amazon web services.
Conclusion
Thanks to Amazon Web Services, e-commerce businesses no longer have to invest in expensive hardware or look for multiple providers for varied operating functions of their business. Although cloud computing has been around for a fair while; Amazon Web Services, however, seem to be all set to completely transform the landscape of e-commerce industry, soon.