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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 data storage

During the launch of Azure Cloud Shell in the previous chapter, you may have noticed that we created an Azure storage account before the Azure Cloud Shell launch. An Azure storage account provides unique storage space for your Azure cloud data, accessible from anywhere in the world over HTTP or HTTPS. When an Azure storage account is created, the following Azure storage data objects are created: blobs, files, queues, and tables, in an all-in-one fashion:

  • Azure blobs are blob storage, which is an object storage like AWS S3 or Google GCS
  • Azure files permit you to manage file-sharing in the cloud – shareable to Azure VMs and on-prem VMs
  • Azure queue storage is a cloud service similar to AWS Simple Queue Service (SQS),for storing large numbers of messages
  • Azure table storage stores structured NoSQL cloud data, with a key/attribute store and a schema-less design

An Azure storage account provides all these storage and data services...