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AWS Cloud Computing Concepts and Tech Analogies

By : Ashish Prajapati, Juan Carlos Ruiz, Marco Tamassia
Book Image

AWS Cloud Computing Concepts and Tech Analogies

By: Ashish Prajapati, Juan Carlos Ruiz, Marco Tamassia

Overview of this book

This book makes understanding cloud computing easy by providing relatable examples that simplify the complex technology. By drawing parallels between cloud concepts and everyday scenarios, we will demystify cloud tech, and once you start to understand it, learning cloud computing will be more enjoyable. This book will help you learn about cloud computing in general and AWS specifically, as you follow the journey of TrendyCorp—a fictitious company gearing up to move from traditional IT to cloud computing. You’ll shape your understanding of the cloud through scenarios of interactions between TrendyCorp’s new hires, seasoned IT professionals, external consultants, and the board of directors engaged in modernizing their applications. These characters’ discussions and actions are focused on learning about cloud services by drawing comparisons between the technology and examples taken from real life. Through this book, you’ll realize that cloud computing concepts have more in common with your day-to-day scenarios and situations than you’ve ever imagined. This book offers a conversational and entertaining narrative that anyone working in IT and looking to understand how the cloud works will be able to follow. By the end of it, you’ll have developed a clear and simplified perspective of cloud technologies.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1: Cloud Infrastructure and Core Services
7
Part 2: Platform Services
12
Part 3: Application Services

Splitting your code even further

Alex is also taking a short break in the middle of all his sessions. He has found a quiet room in the convention center, where only a few guys are connecting their laptops or phones to the shared Wi-Fi. He sits at an empty table and starts to sip his cup of coffee. Suddenly, a young man comes by.

Thomas: Hey, Alex! What are you doing here?

Alex: Oh! Hello, Thomas! What a surprise! Well, trying to learn as much as possible about cloud technologies. I began working at TrendyCorp and we’re moving most of our services to the cloud, so some training is needed. What about you?

Thomas: Well, after I finished my two-year course on development, I began to work for a services company. I started writing and adapting lots of their applications, but this week they’ve sent me to this event so I can learn more technical details about the cloud.

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