Amazon Web Services
Amazon's cloud computing division; the largest cloud infrastructure platform by market share.
Amazon Web Services, launched in 2006 and headquartered in Seattle, is Amazon's cloud computing division and the largest cloud infrastructure platform by market share.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is Amazon's cloud computing division, providing hosting, storage and infrastructure widely used by businesses and charities worldwide. Launched in 2006 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, it remains the largest cloud infrastructure platform by market share.
In Lowdown's European tech sovereignty coverage, AWS figures chiefly as the incumbent hyperscaler against which European sovereign-cloud entrants, such as Civo and Atos, position their own data-residency and pricing claims. AWS does not appear in the evidence bundle as a direct participant in any of those specific sovereignty announcements, and no AWS-specific detail beyond its market position is available from that coverage.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 22 October 2026. Editorial standards.