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Amazon Web Services, Inc.: Business Case Study

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There are millions of businesses operating in the United States and on a daily basis hundreds of businesses are opening and closing. These business consists of individually owned businesses, small and medium businesses as well as large scale businesses. For the research purposes I have selected the Amazon Web Services (AWS), which operates as a cloud computing arm of Amazon.com Inc. I have selected the cloud computing because I am a technology enthusiast and wanted to learn how technology joints compete in this emerging field of business. Below are the major findings:
1. What is the name of the business?
The business name is Amazon Web Services (AWS) which is cloud computing arm of Amazon.com Inc.
2. Which industry does the business operate in?
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This is because the cloud computing is currently dominated by the small number of large technology companies (i.e. Amazon, Microsoft and Google) with other players with small market share. There are some barriers to entry i.e. large amount of capital needed to setup the cloud computing capable datacenters, and also the ability to hire thousands of employees to support the cloud computing operations which some firms can afford.
6. Briefly explain what influences the supply of labor used in this business?
Labor supply in the cloud computing business is influenced by education & skills level. this is because the cloud computing is emerging field and new standards continue to emerge which fuels the need for greater education and trainings, so the labor market is highly influenced by the skill and education. Another factor is the mobility of labor because the cloud companies need to set several data centers to support the global scale operations and oftentimes there is limited supply of cloud computing experts and the supply largely depends upon the occupational mobility of labor.
7. Briefly explain what influences the demand of labor that this business

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