To get the most out of this book

To get the most out of this book, readers should have a basic understanding of cloud computing. A general grasp of IT terminology would also be helpful. Readers are encouraged to have an AWS account and access to the AWS Management Console, as this will allow them to follow along with the examples and exercises in the book.

It is recommended that readers go through the book sequentially and dive deep into the examples provided. This will ensure a comprehensive understanding of the material and help readers to apply the concepts to real-world scenarios.

In addition, readers should take advantage of the many resources available from AWS, including documentation, whitepapers, and online training courses. These resources can provide additional context and depth to the topics covered in the book.

Finally, readers are encouraged to engage with the AWS community, including online forums, user groups, and social media channels. This will provide opportunities to network with other AWS professionals, share knowledge and best practices, and stay updated with the latest AWS developments.

Download the color images

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://packt.link/VWYwG.

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. For example: “The groupFiles and groupSize parameters need to be configured to enable file grouping.”

A block of code is set as follows:

dyf = glueContext.create_dynamic_frame_from_options("s3",
    {'paths': ["s3://path-to-files/"],
    'recurse':True,
    'groupFiles': 'inPartition',
    'groupSize': '2084236'},
    format="json")

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

aws emr add-steps --cluster-id j-123456789EXAMPLE --steps Type=CUSTOM_JAR,Name=SABookCustomJar,ActionOnFailure=CONTINUE,Jar=s3://sa-book-bucket/book-jar.jar,Args=["s3://sa-book-bucket/input-data","s3://sa-book-bucket/output-data"]

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on the screen. For instance, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. For example: “AWS allows you to quickly provision hardware through the AWS console using the Command-Line Interface (CLI) or an API, among other methods.”