1. TL;DR & Problem Statement
Definition: A core cloud compute service providing resizable, secure, and on-demand virtual machines (instances) with customizable hardware architectures, CPU/memory ratios, and operating systems.
Problem Solved: Eliminates physical server procurement lead times (weeks to months), datacenter maintenance overhead, and capacity planning risks by enabling instant provisioning of scalable infrastructure for containerized workloads, databases, and application backends.
Category: Compute / Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
2. Core Architecture & Key Components
