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AWS SysOps Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Eric Z. Beard, Rowan Udell, Lucas Chan
Book Image

AWS SysOps Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Eric Z. Beard, Rowan Udell, Lucas Chan

Overview of this book

AWS is an on-demand remote computing service providing cloud infrastructure over the internet with storage, bandwidth, and customized support for APIs. This updated second edition will help you implement these services and efficiently administer your AWS environment. You will start with the AWS fundamentals and then understand how to manage multiple accounts before setting up consolidated billing. The book will assist you in setting up reliable and fast hosting for static websites, sharing data between running instances and backing up data for compliance. By understanding how to use compute service, you will also discover how to achieve quick and consistent instance provisioning. You’ll then learn to provision storage volumes and autoscale an app server. Next, you’ll explore serverless development with AWS Lambda, and gain insights into using networking and database services such as Amazon Neptune. The later chapters will focus on management tools like AWS CloudFormation, and how to secure your cloud resources and estimate costs for your infrastructure. Finally, you’ll use the AWS well-architected framework to conduct a technology baseline review self-assessment and identify critical areas for improvement in the management and operation of your cloud-based workloads. By the end of this book, you’ll have the skills to effectively administer your AWS environment.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Hosting your company's email with WorkMail

Amazon WorkMail is a full-featured host for your company's email, contacts, and calendar. It is compatible with common email clients, such as Microsoft Outlook and the iOS email app. At just $4 per user per month, it can be a very cost-effective alternative to more expensive email systems. Users also have the option of using a browser to access their WorkMail account directly.

WorkMail manages patching, security, backups, and audit logs for your company's email, without any complex configuration or manual intervention.

How to do it...

In this recipe, you will set up WorkMail for a single user to demonstrate its capabilities.

  1. Log in to your AWS account and go to the...