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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

Running the servers

The team is in the meeting room, sitting around the big table. Alex is projecting his laptop monitor onto the big screen so that everybody can see it.

Alex: Well, I think we can start. Let’s use a multiple-eyes approach for this. I’ll follow our step list to create a server, and please, stop me if something is not clear, or if I’m making a terrible mistake…

Berta: Don’t worry, I’ll document everything… even your minor mistakes. Come on, relax – it seems easy.

Alex connects his browser to the cloud provider console page. He logs in with a username and password provided by TRENDYCORP.

Alex: I’m logged in – but what was the name of the service we need?

Berta: I think it’s written in our files, but there’s a faster option. You have a Search button there. Search for virtual servers...