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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

Amazon Machine Images (AMI)

Even though there are so many EC2 instance types to choose from, the number of instance types pales compared to the number of Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) available. An AMI contains the information needed to start an instance. An AMI needs to be specified when launching an instance.

The chosen AMI will determine the characteristics of the EC2 instance, such as the following:

  • Operating system: The currently supported operating systems are as follows:
  1. Ubuntu
  2. Amazon Linux
  3. CentOS
  4. Debian
  5. Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  6. FreeBSD
  7. SUSE
  8. Fedora
  9. Gentoo
  10. macOS
  11. Mint
  12. OpenSolaris
  13. Windows Server
  • Architecture: The architecture that will be used:
  1. 64-bit (Arm)
  2. 32-bit (x86)
  3. 64-bit (x86)
  4. 64-bit (Mac)
  • Launch permissions: The launch permissions will determine when and where the AMI can be used:
  1. Public: All AWS accounts can launch this AMI.
  2. Explicit: Only specific AWS accounts can launch the AMI.
  3. Implicit: Implicit launch permission is given to launch the AMI.
  • Root device storage...