Netflix on AWS

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 Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services with over 260 million members in more than 190 countries. Netflix uses AWS for nearly all its computing and storage needs, including databases, analytics, recommendation engines, video transcoding, and more—hundreds of functions that in total use more than 100,000 server instances on AWS.




Key highlights of Netflix in AWS :

1) Netflix Connects with 100 Million Customers in 190 Countries Using Amazon Simple Email Service.

2)Netflix Realizes Multi-Region Resiliency on Amazon Route 53.

3)Netflix Uses NICE DCV on AWS to Build VFX Studio in the Cloud for Artists Globally.

4)Netflix Empowers Remote Artistry with Low-Latency Workstations Using AWS Local Zones.


With the new Amazon EC2 G5 instances, we can provision higher-end graphics workstations that offer up to 3x higher performance compared to workstations with EC2 G4dn instances. With G5 instances, content creators have the freedom to create more complex and realistic content for our viewers.” 

Stephen Kowalski
Director of Digital Production Infrastructure Engineering, Netflix

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