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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

Using Amazon CloudFront to cache data on edge locations

At the same time that Berta and Harold were investigating caching in memory, Raj and Charles did the same with the options to cache in the network. Now, they have some time to explain their findings.

Raj: While you were investigating ElastiCache, we’ve been checking some possibilities for our other problem: customers in remote locations. This is much more related to internet connectivity rather than an application issue, so maybe we’ll have to coordinate this with our network team. The solution is also based on caching part of the data.

Charles: Yes, let me explain the basics. What happens if our customers are not physically near an AWS Region? Some countries have one or several Regions nearby but others might not. Take a look at the Region map provided by AWS, and look at where we have set up our applications.

Alex: Maybe these customers...