From c83b8cd936af2f6b18c0fcc85409224f8e445f61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Corey Quinn Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2017 11:35:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update revenue for 2016 fiscal year --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 87d0b84..ccd786a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ General Information - In general, “[cloud computing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing)” can refer to one of three types of cloud: “public,” “private,” and “hybrid.” AWS is a public cloud provider, since anyone can use it. Private clouds are within a single (usually large) organization. Many companies use a hybrid of private and public clouds. - The core features of AWS are [infrastructure-as-a-service](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing#Infrastructure_as_a_service_.28IaaS.29) (IaaS) — that is, virtual machines and supporting infrastructure. Other cloud service models include [platform-as-a-service](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing#Platform_as_a_service_.28PaaS.29) (PaaS), which typically are more fully managed services that deploy customers’ applications, or [software-as-a-service](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing#Software_as_a_service_.28SaaS.29) (SaaS), which are cloud-based applications. AWS does offer a few products that fit into these other models, too. - In business terms, with infrastructure-as-a-service you have a variable cost model — it is [OpEx, not CapEx](http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/020915/what-difference-between-capex-and-opex.asp) (though some [pre-purchased contracts](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/purchasing-options/reserved-instances/) are still CapEx). -- AWS’s annual revenue was [**$7.88 billion**](http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=irol-sec&control_selectgroup=Annual%20Filings) as of 2015 according to their SEC 10-K filing, or roughly **7%** of Amazon.com’s total 2015 revenue. +- AWS’s annual revenue was [**$12.21 billion**](http://services.corporate-ir.net/SEC.Enhanced/SecCapsule.aspx?c=97664&fid=14806946) as of 2016 according to their SEC 10-K filing, or roughly **8.9%** of Amazon.com’s total 2016 revenue. - **Main reasons to use AWS:** - If your company is building systems or products that may need to scale - and you have technical know-how