AWS Pros and Cons

1. Unmatched service breadth -- 200+ services. From quantum computing to satellite ground stations. 2. Global infrastructure -- 30+ regions, 100+ AZs, 600+ CloudFront PoPs. 3. Most battle-tested cloud platform -- powers Netflix, Airbnb, Slack. 4. 140+ compliance certs -- essential for regulated industries. 5. Largest ecosystem -- most third-party integrations, biggest partner network. 6. Innovation velocity -- thousands of new features annually. 7. Strong AI/ML -- Bedrock (Anthropic Claude), SageMaker, Amazon Q.

1. Complex pricing -- easy to overspend. Requires dedicated FinOps. 2. Steep learning curve -- IAM, VPC, and Organizations require significant study. 3. Support costs add up -- Developer $29/mo, Enterprise $15K+/mo. 4. Vendor lock-in risk -- Lambda, DynamoDB, Kinesis, Step Functions are proprietary. 5. Console UX -- cluttered and inconsistent across services. 6. Multi-account management via Organizations requires careful setup. 7. Service sprawl -- easy to overcomplicate architectures with too many services.

Perfect for: Large enterprises needing global reach and compliance, teams needing maximum service breadth, organizations with dedicated cloud ops teams. Less ideal for: Small teams without cloud engineers, cost-sensitive startups, simple workloads not needing 200 services. Verdict: Safest enterprise choice if you have the team and budget. Nothing else matches the breadth.