A Hackathon Guide To Amazon Web Services

AWS is back, and sponsoring our 10th Global Hackathon Series

For our 10th Global Hackathon Series, you’ll notice a few familiar faces, one of them being Amazon Web Services! They’re back, and sponsoring our Global Series and will be live and in-person at five of our hackathons. As always, we’re pumped to have them, their tech (and those free credits) on board!

What the heck is AWS?

Honestly, we’d be a little shocked if you’ve never heard of them. But just in case!

AWS is an on-demand delivery of IT resources via the Internet with pay-as-you-go pricing. They offer over 40 services that range across computing, storage, database, analytics, application, and deployment products that help organizations move faster, lower IT costs, and scale applications.

AWS basically provides you with the right resources to worry less on making things work and focus on what makes Hackathons so much fun!

How do I get started with AWS?

Step 1: Head here ➡️ https://aws.amazon.com/start-now/

And check out their 10-minute tutorials!

Step 2: Check out their extensive documentation library! ➡️ https://aws.amazon.com/documentation/

Step 3: And their tools! ➡️ https://aws.amazon.com/tools/

Did someone say “free credits?”

Yes, yes we did. Grab your $200 in AWS Credits per person through AWS Activate.

Link: https://pages.awscloud.com/hack17angel.html

What #AH10 hackathons will AWS be live and in-person at?

San Francisco — May 6–7

Hyderabad — July 25–26

Manhattan — June 10–11

Seattle — July 15–16

Silicon Valley — July 29–30

Insert promo code: AngelNews for discounted hackathon tickets!

Want to share your AWS experience?

We would love to hear about your hackathon experience, please reach out to aws-hackathons (at) amazon.com to share your story.