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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\{\{width=40\}\}{\bf{Definition:}} On-demand IT resources (compute, storage, DB) over the Internet, pay-as-you-go.} \tn 
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\{\{fa-caret-right\}\}Agility; & Faster innovation, deploy in minutes. \tn 
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\{\{fa-caret-right\}\}Cost savings: & Handle spikes, avoid overprovisioning. \tn 
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\{\{fa-caret-right\}\}Global reach: & OPEX model, Reserved/Spot instances. \tn 
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\{\{fa-caret-right\}\}Scalability: & Deploy in multiple regions/AZs. \tn 
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\{\{fa-caret-right\}\}Security: & IAM, encryption, compliance standards. \tn 
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\{\{fa-caret-right\}\}Innovation: & ML, IoT, serverless, analytics. \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}Regulations (GDPR, HIPAA) → use AWS Artifact, regional data residency.} \tn 
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\{\{fa-caret-right\}\}{\bf{NACLs}} → subnet firewall (stateless, allow/deny). \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 2)
{\bf{Connectivity Options:}} \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1)
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