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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

Understanding Amazon Virtual Private Cloud

A VPC is a network in the Amazon cloud. With Amazon VPC, you can assign custom IP address ranges, create subnets, and configure route tables, network gateways, and security settings. You can launch instances in a specified subnet of a VPC. By default, you can create five VPCs per AWS account per region, and you can increase this default quota by contacting Amazon cloud support. AWS VPC provides several benefits over traditional data center-based network designs, including the following:

  • High availability: Amazon VPC is software based. Within a VPC, the routers are virtual and provide high availability. VPCs are regional in AWS and thus a VPC can span multiple AZs, with each subnet mapping to an AZ.
  • Flexibility: Amazon VPC provides the flexibility to design and build your network topology to meet your specific business and technical requirements. With Amazon VPC, you select the IP address range for VPCs and subnets, configure route...