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AWS for Solutions Architects - Second Edition

By : Saurabh Shrivastava, Neelanjali Srivastav, Alberto Artasanchez, Imtiaz Sayed

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AWS for Solutions Architects - Second Edition

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By: Saurabh Shrivastava, Neelanjali Srivastav, Alberto Artasanchez, Imtiaz Sayed

Overview of this book

Are you excited to harness the power of AWS and unlock endless possibilities for your business? Look no further than the second edition of AWS for Solutions Architects! Imagine crafting cloud solutions that are secure, scalable, and optimized – not just good, but industry-leading. This updated guide throws open the doors to the AWS Well-Architected Framework, design pillars, and cloud-native design patterns empowering you to craft secure, performant, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Tame the complexities of networking, conquering edge deployments and crafting seamless hybrid cloud connections. Uncover the secrets of big data and streaming with EMR, Glue, Kinesis, and MSK, extracting valuable insights from data at speeds you never thought possible. Future-proof your cloud with game-changing insights! New chapters unveil CloudOps, machine learning, IoT, and blockchain, empowering you to build transformative solutions. Plus, unlock the secrets of storage mastery, container excellence, and data lake patterns. From simple configurations to sophisticated architectures, this guide equips you with the knowledge to solve any cloud challenge and impress even the most demanding clients. This book is your one-stop shop for architecting industry-standard AWS solutions. Stop settling for average – dive in and build like a pro!

Preface

Who is this book for

What this book covers

To get the most out of this book

Understanding AWS Principles and Key Characteristics

Understanding AWS Principles and Key Characteristics

What is cloud computing?

What is AWS (Amazon Web Services)?

The market share, influence, and adoption of AWS

Basic cloud and AWS terminology

Why is AWS so popular?

Free Chapter

Understanding the AWS Well-Architected Framework and Getting Certified

Understanding the AWS Well-Architected Framework and Getting Certified

The AWS Well-Architected Framework

The six pillars of the Well-Architected Framework

AWS Well-Architected Lenses

Building credibility and getting certified

Learning tips and tricks for obtaining AWS certifications

The best way to get certified

Some frequently asked questions about the AWS certifications

Leveraging the Cloud for Digital Transformation

Leveraging the Cloud for Digital Transformation

Cloud computing models

Cloud migration strategy

Implementing a digital transformation program

The AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF)

Architectures to provide high availability, reliability, and scalability

Chaos engineering

Networking in AWS

Networking in AWS

Learning about the AWS Global Infrastructure

AWS networking foundations

Edge networking

Building hybrid cloud connectivity in AWS

AWS cloud network security

Storage in AWS – Choosing the Right Tool for the Job

Storage in AWS – Choosing the Right Tool for the Job

Understanding Amazon Elastic Block Store

Investigating Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)

Using Amazon FSx to manage file systems

Learning about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)

Versioning in Amazon S3

Choosing the right cloud storage type

Exploring Amazon S3 best practices

Building hybrid storage with AWS Storage Gateway

Harnessing the Power of Cloud Computing

Harnessing the Power of Cloud Computing

Learning about Amazon EC2

Reviewing Amazon EC2 best practices

Amazon Elastic Load Balancing

Learning about serverless computing with AWS Lambda and Fargate

High-Performance Computing

Selecting the Right Database Service

Selecting the Right Database Service

A brief history of databases

Database consistency model

Database usage model

AWS database services

Benefits of AWS database services

Choosing the right tool for the job

Migrating databases to AWS

Best Practices for Application Security, Identity, and Compliance

Best Practices for Application Security, Identity, and Compliance

Understanding the importance of security, identity, and compliance in AWS

AWS security, identity, and compliance solutions

Getting familiar with identity and access management

Applying security controls

Building infrastructure protection

Building data protection

Adhering to compliances

Best practices for AWS security

Driving Efficiency with CloudOps

Driving Efficiency with CloudOps

What is the cloud operation (CloudOps) model, and what role does automation play?

Big Data and Streaming Data Processing in AWS

Big Data and Streaming Data Processing in AWS

Why use the cloud for big data analytics?

Amazon Elastic Map Reduce (EMR)

Introduction to AWS Glue

Choosing between AWS Glue and Amazon EMR

Handling streaming data in AWS

Choosing between Amazon Kinesis and Amazon MSK

Data Warehouses, Data Queries, and Visualization in AWS

Data Warehouses, Data Queries, and Visualization in AWS

Data warehouses in AWS with Amazon Redshift

Querying your data lake in AWS with Amazon Athena

Deep-diving into Amazon Athena

Using Amazon Athena Federated Query

Learning about Amazon Athena workgroups

Optimizing Amazon Athena

Using Amazon Athena versus Redshift Spectrum

Visualizing data with Amazon QuickSight

Putting AWS analytic services together

Machine Learning, IoT, and Blockchain in AWS

Machine Learning, IoT, and Blockchain in AWS

Building ML best practices with MLOps

Building IoT applications in AWS

Best practices to build AWS IoT applications

Blockchain in AWS

Quantum computing with AWS Braket

Containers in AWS

Containers in AWS

Understanding containerization

Virtual machines (VMs) and virtualization

Containers versus VMs

Learning about Docker

Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)

Learning about Kubernetes

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)

Learning about AWS Fargate

Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA)

Choosing between AWS container services

Microservice Architectures in AWS

Microservice Architectures in AWS

Understanding microservices

Layered architecture

Event-driven architecture (EDA)

Microservices best practices

Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

Data Lake Patterns – Integrating Your Data across the Enterprise

Data Lake Patterns – Integrating Your Data across the Enterprise

Definition of a data lake

The purpose of a data lake

Components of a data lake

Data lakes in AWS with Lake Formation

Data lake best practices

Key metrics in a data lake

Lakehouse in AWS

Data mesh in AWS

Choosing between a data lake, lakehouse, and data mesh architecture

Hands-On Guide to Building an App in AWS

Hands-On Guide to Building an App in AWS

An introduction to the use case

Building architecture in AWS

Setting up services

Optimization with Well-Architected Review

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Migration assessment tools

You don't have to reinvent the wheel as you migrate your workloads and projects from your current environment to the cloud. As you can imagine, many others have already started this journey. AWS and third-party vendors offer various tools to facilitate this migration to facilitate this process. A few examples of services and tools that are worth exploring are as follows:

AWS Migration Hub: AWS Migration Hub is a central repository that can be used to keep track of a migration project
AWS Application Discovery Service: AWS Application Discovery Service automates the discovery and inventory tracking of different infrastructure resources, such as servers and dependencies.
AWS Migration Pattern Library: This is a collection of migration templates and design patterns that can assist in the comparison of migration options and alternatives.
CloudEndure Migration: CloudEndure Migration is a product offered by AWS that simplifies cloud migration by automating many...