The free tier is not just for ramen-eating students. Sometimes asking the boss for a budget line, no matter how small, means triggering a series of questions and meetings that demand explanations.

Fortunately, the AWS Free Tier comes into effect the moment you create an account. If you have never used an AWS product before, you are automatically eligible for Free Tier.

If you avoid some gotchas and keep a close eye on resource usage, you can have a handy server in the Amazon cloud for free The best way to think of the free tier to Amazon Web Services is as a ...