# Backend **Amazon Web Services (AWS)** is a cloud platform that offers a wide range of services and solutions for developers, companies and organizations. AWS includes service categories such as Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). **Amazon PaaS** offers solutions such as Amazon Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon App Runner, Amazon Cloud Development Kit and Amazon Lightsail for the development and execution of applications. **Amazon IaaS** provides services such as Amazon EC2, Amazon S3 and Amazon VPC, among others, for IT infrastructure management. **Amazon DynamoDB** is a highly scalable and low-cost NoSQL database in the AWS cloud. **Amazon CloudWatch** is a cloud monitoring service that allows you to monitor and optimize the performance and health of AWS resources and applications. **Amazon GuardDuty** is a cloud security service that provides threat detection and prevention for AWS resources and applications. **Amazon Inspect**or is a security assessment service that helps identify vulnerabilities in AWS cloud applications and systems. **Amazon Detective** is a security research service that allows companies to quickly identify and solve security problems in the AWS cloud. **Amazon Security Hub** is a cloud-based security center that provides a centralized view of security threats and helps companies manage and prioritize security vulnerabilities. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://metadoosh.gitbook.io/metadoosh/backend.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.