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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

Amazon Database Services

Amazon database services provide a scalable, flexible, and high-performance solution for a wide range of applications and workloads. These services are fully managed, meaning that AWS handles the underlying infrastructure and administration tasks such as managing high availability and scalability. This allows users to focus on their data and applications. They also integrate with other AWS services, allowing for seamless integration with other parts of an AWS application stack.

In this chapter, we will cover the following Amazon database services:

Amazon cloud relational databases: Fully managed AWS relational databases that can be used for transactional applications, reporting and analytics, and content management, including Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for traditional databases such as MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and Amazon Aurora for a high-performing, MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible database.

Amazon cloud NoSQL...