===== Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) =====
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**Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)** is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale cloud computing easier for developers. Amazon EC2’s simple web service [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:interface|interface]] allows you to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides you with complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon’s proven computing environment.
Source: [[https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/ | Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) ]]