Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is the base platform for the cloud computing environment provided by Amazon. EC2 makes it simple to create, launch, and provision virtual instances — at any time — for your personal or business needs. You pay for these instances based upon the type of instance and your actual hourly usage. The virtual servers run inside the secure environment of Amazon’s own data centers.
Cloud Computing with Amazon Web Services, Part 3: Servers on Demand with EC2
October 15, 2008