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Cloud Computing Demystified for Aspiring Professionals

By : David Santana
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Book Image

Cloud Computing Demystified for Aspiring Professionals

5 (1)
By: David Santana

Overview of this book

If you want to upskill yourself in cloud computing domains to thrive in the IT industry, then you’ve come to the right place. Cloud Computing Demystified for Aspiring Professionals helps you to master cloud computing essentials and important technologies offered by cloud service providers needed to succeed in a cloud-centric job role. This book begins with an overview of transformation from traditional to modern-day cloud computing infrastructure, and various types and models of cloud computing. You’ll learn how to implement secure virtual networks, virtual machines, and data warehouse resources including data lake services used in big data analytics — as well as when to use SQL and NoSQL databases and how to build microservices using multi-cloud Kubernetes services across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. You'll also get step-by-step demonstrations of infrastructure, platform, and software cloud services and optimization recommendations derived from certified industry experts using hands-on tutorials, self-assessment questions, and real-world case studies. By the end of this book, you'll be ready to successfully implement cloud computing standardized concepts, services, and best practices in your workplace.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
1
Part 1: The Journey to Cloud Computing
5
Part 2: Implementing Cloud Deployment Models
9
Part 3: Cloud Infrastructure Services in Action
13
Part 4: Administrating Database and Security on the Cloud
18
Part 5: Roadmap for a Successful Journey in Cloud Engineering

Questions

  1. What is an RDS?
    1. An analytical database service
    2. NoSQL
    3. A relational database service
    4. None of the above
  2. Which of the following data formats is optimized by RDSs?
    1. HTML
    2. Python
    3. JSON
    4. Tabular
  3. Say you’re working with a small table of data in one location, but you need to support a managed highly available service. What would you use?
    1. Azure Cosmos DB
    2. Google Cloud SQL
    3. AWS Lake Formation
    4. None of the above
  4. Which of the following best categorizes cloud-native managed RDSs?
    1. IaaS
    2. SaaS
    3. PaaS
    4. On-demand instances
  5. Which of the following best categorizes non-relational database management services?
    1. NoSQL
    2. SQL
    3. RDBMS
    4. No local secondary indexes
  6. What data format can be optimized with DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, and Cloud Firestore?
    1. Large unstructured media files
    2. JSON
    3. JavaScript
    4. Java
  7. Multimedia and social media text communication formats from Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat are best serviced by using which of the following database services?
    1. Amazon EBS, Azure Managed Disks, Google Cloud Persistent...