Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive cloud computing platform provided by Amazon. It offers a wide range of on-demand services, including computing power, storage, databases, and content delivery, enabling businesses to scale and grow efficiently.

Key features include:

• Scalability: Automatically adjusts resources based on demand.
• Cost-effectiveness: Pay-as-you-go pricing model with no long-term commitments.
• Global Infrastructure: Data centers in multiple regions for low latency and high availability.
• Security: Robust security protocols and compliance with various regulations.
• Wide Range of Services: Over 200 fully featured services for various applications.

AWS offers several categories of services, including:

• Compute: Amazon EC2 for virtual servers.
• Storage: Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
• Databases: Amazon RDS for managed database services.
• Networking: Amazon VPC for isolated network environments.
• Analytics: Tools like Amazon Redshift and AWS Glue for data analysis.

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It allows users to launch virtual servers and manage them easily.

AWS implements strong security measures, including data encryption, identity and access management, and compliance with global standards such as GDPR and HIPAA.

IAM is a web service that helps you securely control access to AWS services and resources for your users. You can create and manage AWS users and groups and use permissions to allow or deny access to resources.

AWS uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model, allowing you to pay only for the resources you use without upfront costs or long-term contracts. Pricing varies by service and usage level.

You can deploy applications using various services like Elastic Beanstalk for web applications, EC2 instances for custom setups, or Lambda for serverless applications.

AWS offers several monitoring tools, including:

• Amazon CloudWatch: For monitoring resource usage and application performance.
• AWS CloudTrail: For logging API calls made on your account.

AWS provides various development tools such as:

• AWS SDKs: For integrating AWS services into your applications using different programming languages.
• AWS CodePipeline: For continuous integration and delivery workflows.

Yes! AWS offers a suite of machine learning services, including Amazon SageMaker for building, training, and deploying machine learning models.

AWS Lambda is a serverless computing service that allows you to run code without provisioning or managing servers. You only pay for the compute time you consume.

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) allows you to create isolated networks within the AWS cloud where you can define your IP address range, subnets, route tables, and network gateways.

Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN) service that accelerates the delivery of your content to users by caching copies at edge locations around the world.

AWS provides several services for big data management, including:

• Amazon EMR: For processing large amounts of data using Hadoop.
• Amazon Kinesis: For real-time data streaming.

You can build a variety of applications on AWS, including:

• Web applications
• Mobile applications
• Enterprise applications
• IoT applications
• Data analytics platforms

AWS provides various tools like the AWS Migration Hub and Database Migration Service to help streamline the migration process from on-premises or other cloud environments.

Yes! The AWS community is active with forums, user groups, and extensive documentation available for developers seeking help or sharing knowledge.

Resources include:

• Official documentation at aws.amazon.com
• Online courses on platforms like Uptaught.com and 
• Tutorials on websites like  YouTube

Common issues include understanding the vast array of services offered, managing costs effectively, configuring security settings properly, and navigating the user interface.