* [https://aws.amazon.com/developer/tools/ SDKs] You can use your favorite programming language to interact with the AWS Service APIs
== Security ==
"[https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/ Shared Responsibility Model]" = AWS is responsible for security '''of''' the cloud. The customer is responsible for security '''in''' the cloud. Specifically, in the use-case of a VM in EC2, AWS will provide security up to the level of the hypervisor. You provide security in terms of OS patches, application and service configuration; and access control to services and data.
== Free Software alternatives ==