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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 storage

We have learned about EBS, EFS, and S3 in the AWS cloud, and PD, Filestore, and GCS in GCP. Azure has similar services. The following is a summary to help us review AWS/GCP storage and learn about Azure storage services.

Object storage

Here is a comparison of object storage for three clouds:

  • AWS S3 offers multiple storage classes, Standard, Intelligent-Tiering, Glacier, and Glacier Deep Archive, each optimized for different use cases. S3 has object versioning and object life cycle management.
  • GCP GCS provides multiple storage classes: Standard, Nearline, Coldline, and Archive. GCS offers object versioning and object life cycle management.
  • Azure Blob Storage offers similar features to S3 and GCS. It includes Blob Storage, Archive Storage, and Premium Blob Storage tiers. Azure offers blob storage versioning and life cycle management as well.

File storage

The following is a comparison of file storage for three clouds:

  • AWS EFS...