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AWS for Solutions Architects - Second Edition

By : Saurabh Shrivastava, Neelanjali Srivastav, Alberto Artasanchez, Imtiaz Sayed
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Book Image

AWS for Solutions Architects - Second Edition

4 (2)
By: Saurabh Shrivastava, Neelanjali Srivastav, Alberto Artasanchez, Imtiaz Sayed

Overview of this book

Are you excited to harness the power of AWS and unlock endless possibilities for your business? Look no further than the second edition of AWS for Solutions Architects! Imagine crafting cloud solutions that are secure, scalable, and optimized – not just good, but industry-leading. This updated guide throws open the doors to the AWS Well-Architected Framework, design pillars, and cloud-native design patterns empowering you to craft secure, performant, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Tame the complexities of networking, conquering edge deployments and crafting seamless hybrid cloud connections. Uncover the secrets of big data and streaming with EMR, Glue, Kinesis, and MSK, extracting valuable insights from data at speeds you never thought possible. Future-proof your cloud with game-changing insights! New chapters unveil CloudOps, machine learning, IoT, and blockchain, empowering you to build transformative solutions. Plus, unlock the secrets of storage mastery, container excellence, and data lake patterns. From simple configurations to sophisticated architectures, this guide equips you with the knowledge to solve any cloud challenge and impress even the most demanding clients. This book is your one-stop shop for architecting industry-standard AWS solutions. Stop settling for average – dive in and build like a pro!
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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Index

Summary

In this chapter, you learned about compute services available in AWS, which will help you choose the right to compute per your workload requirement. You learned about why terms changed from servers to compute recently due to the broad set of options provided by the cloud.

The most popular compute service is EC2, which is the foundation for the rest of the services provided by AWS. For example, a service such as Amazon SageMaker or Amazon DynamoDB under the hood relies on core services such as EC2. You learned about various EC2 families, pricing models, and advantage.

There are so many EC2 options available, which may be confusing when it comes to optimizing your cost model. You learned about AWS compute optimization, which can help you choose the right compute option and optimize cost. You also learned about AMI, which helps you choose the operating system for your workload and spin up EC2 per your needs. Further, you learned about EC2 best practices.

For distributed...