Summary
In this chapter, we were able to piece together many of the technologies, best practices, and AWS services we covered in the book. We weaved it all together into a generic architecture that you should be able to use for your own projects.
As fully featured as AWS has become, it is all but certain that AWS will continue to provide more and more services to help enterprises, large and small, to simplify the information technology infrastructure.
You can rest assured that Amazon and its AWS division are hard at work creating new services and improving the existing services by making them better, faster, easier, more flexible, and more powerful, as well as adding more features.
As of 2020, AWS offers a total of 212 services. That's a big jump from the two services it offered in 2004. The progress that AWS has made in the last 16 years has been nothing short of monumental. I personally cannot wait to see what the next 16 years will bring for AWS and what can kind of solutions we will be able to deliver with their new offerings.
We also covered some reasons that the cloud in general and AWS in particular are so popular. As we learned, one of the main reasons for the cloud's popularity is the concept of elasticity, which we explored in detail.
After reviewing the cloud's popularity, we have hopefully convinced you to hop aboard the cloud train. Assuming you want to get on the ride, we covered the easiest way to break into the business. We learned that one of the easiest ways to build credibility is to get certified. We learned that AWS offers 12 certifications. We learned that the most basic one is AWS Cloud Practitioner and that the most advanced certifications are the Professional-level certifications. In addition, we learned that, as of 2020, there are six Specialty certifications for a variety of different domains. We also covered some of the best and worst ways to obtain these certifications.
Finally, we hope you became curious enough about potentially getting at least some of the certifications that AWS offers. I hope you are as excited as I am about the possibilities that AWS can bring.
In the next chapter, we will cover in broad strokes how the AWS infrastructure is organized, as well as understanding how you can use AWS and cloud technologies to lead a digital transformation.