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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)

Creating a place for employees to share files with WorkDocs

Amazon WorkDocs is a cloud-based document storage service that integrates seamlessly with your operating system's file explorer. It allows you to share files and folders with coworkers, enables collaboration with inline feedback, and saves each version of your documents so you can retrieve old content that was inadvertently deleted.

How to do it...

Follow these steps to set up a WorkDocs site:

  1. Log in to your AWS account and go to the WorkDocs dashboard.
  2. Click Get Started Now, as shown in the following screenshot:
Amazon WorkDocs
  1. Click on the Launch button to launch the Quick Start, as shown in the following screenshot:
Get started with WorkDocs
  1. Fill out...