Amazon EC2
AWSComputeFree tier availableSecure, resizable virtual servers in the cloud with on-demand, reserved, spot, and savings-plan pricing, over 600 instance types, and Nitro-based hardware isolation
Attributes
- SLA Uptime
- 99.99%
- GPU Support
- Yes
- ARM Support
- Yes
Sub-services (3)
EC2 Instances
On-demand, reserved, and spot virtual server instances
EC2 Auto Scaling
Automatically adjust EC2 capacity to maintain performance
Elastic IPs
Static IPv4 addresses for dynamic cloud computing
Compliance & Certifications
This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.
Where this runs
Sovereign regions (6)
- AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Brandenburg) · BrandenburgAWS European Sovereign Cloud
- AWS GovCloud (US-East) · AshburnAWS GovCloud (US)
- AWS GovCloud (US-West) · HillsboroAWS GovCloud (US)
- AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Brandenburg) · BrandenburgAWS European Sovereign Cloud
- China (Beijing) · BeijingAWS China (Sinnet)
- China (Ningxia) · YinchuanAWS China (NWCD)
Commercial regions (34)
Europe (8)
- Europe (Paris)
- Europe (Frankfurt)
- Europe (Ireland)
- Europe (Milan)
- Europe (Spain)
- Europe (Stockholm)
- Europe (Zurich)
- Europe (London)
North America (7)
- Canada West (Calgary)
- Canada (Central)
- Mexico (Central)
- US East (N. Virginia)
- US West (Oregon)
- US East (Ohio)
- US West (N. California)
South America (1)
- South America (São Paulo)
Asia (11)
- Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
- Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
- Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
- Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
- Asia Pacific (Osaka)
- Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
- Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
- Asia Pacific (Singapore)
- Asia Pacific (Seoul)
- Asia Pacific (Taipei)
- Asia Pacific (Thailand)
Oceania (3)
- Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
- Asia Pacific (Sydney)
- Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
Middle East (3)
- Middle East (Bahrain)
- Israel (Tel Aviv)
- Middle East (UAE)
Africa (1)
- Africa (Cape Town)
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