Explain what is AMI ( Amazon Machine Image )?
It’s a template that provides the information (an operating system, an application server and applications) required to launch an instance,...

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It’s a template that provides the information (an operating system, an application server and applications) required to launch an instance, which is a copy of the AMI running as a virtual server in the cloud. You can launch instances from as many different AMIs as you need.