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The Self-Taught Cloud Computing Engineer

By : Dr. Logan Song
Book Image

The Self-Taught Cloud Computing Engineer

By: Dr. Logan Song

Overview of this book

The Self-Taught Cloud Computing Engineer is a comprehensive guide to mastering cloud computing concepts by building a broad and deep cloud knowledge base, developing hands-on cloud skills, and achieving professional cloud certifications. Even if you’re a beginner with a basic understanding of computer hardware and software, this book serves as the means to transition into a cloud computing career. Starting with the Amazon cloud, you’ll explore the fundamental AWS cloud services, then progress to advanced AWS cloud services in the domains of data, machine learning, and security. Next, you’ll build proficiency in Microsoft Azure Cloud and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) by examining the common attributes of the three clouds while distinguishing their unique features. You’ll further enhance your skills through practical experience on these platforms with real-life cloud project implementations. Finally, you’ll find expert guidance on cloud certifications and career development. By the end of this cloud computing book, you’ll have become a cloud-savvy professional well-versed in AWS, Azure, and GCP, ready to pursue cloud certifications to validate your skills.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1: Learning about the Amazon Cloud
9
Part 2:Comprehending GCP Cloud Services
14
Part 3:Mastering Azure Cloud Services
19
Part 4:Developing a Successful Cloud Career

Azure cloud resource hierarchy

First, let us review the AWS hierarchy. An AWS account is an isolated unit for all the AWS services, such as EC2 instances and S3 buckets. AWS Billing is implemented at the AWS account level to charge for all AWS cloud resource consumption. When a new AWS service resource is created, it is always created within an AWS account. An AWS organization represents an organizational entity such as a company, and it includes multiple AWS accounts. In the AWS resource hierarchy, between the organization and the accounts are Organization Units (OUs), which may represent departments, teams, or projects within the company – each OU has one or multiple AWS accounts.

In contrast, a Google Cloud project is the isolated unit for Google Cloud resources and can be associated with a billing account that manages the Google Cloud resource consumption costs. Typically, there is a GCP organization, which has multiple projects, and between the organization and the projects...