Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) performance was highlighted in the recent second quarter earnings report of parent firm Amazon. In fact, it seems that the retailer’s cloud computing unit held the fort for the entire group, becoming the leading contributor to the company’s profits.
While Amazon.com, Inc. missed its earnings estimates, AWS continued to dominate its niche, beating rivals Microsoft’s Azure and Google Cloud Platform, The Street reported. Its second quarter revenues rose by 42 percent from year-ago levels to an astounding $4.1 billion after introducing 400 new features and services and becoming the largest publicly held cloud computing provider in the process.
