SES (Simple Email Service)

💡 Definition

Amazon SES is a cost-effective, flexible, and scalable email service that enables developers to send mail from within any application.

🔑 Key Concepts

• Sending Email: Marketing emails, transactional emails (password reset, order confirmation).
• Receiving Email: Can receive email and trigger actions (like a Lambda function).
• Deliverability: Tools to help ensure your emails reach the inbox (not spam).

⚙️ How it Works

You verify your domain or email address. Then you use the API or SMTP interface to send emails.

🎯 Use Cases

• Transactional Emails: Order confirmations, shipping notifications.
• Marketing: Newsletters, bulk email campaigns.
• Notifications: System alerts.

💰 Pricing Model

• Volume: Charged per 1,000 emails sent/received.
• Data: Charged for data transfer.
• Free Tier: Generous free tier for sending from EC2.

📝 Exam Tips (CLF-C02)

• "Sending and receiving email" at scale.
• Used for marketing and transactional emails.

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See Also: * SNS (for notifications via SMS/Mobile Push, SES is for Email)