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Designing AWS Environments [Video]

By : Wayde Gilchrist
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Designing AWS Environments [Video]

By: Wayde Gilchrist

Overview of this book

<p>Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides trusted, cloud-based solutions to help you meet your business needs. Running your solutions in the AWS Cloud can help you get your applications up and running faster while providing the security to meet your compliance requirements.&nbsp;</p> <p>This course begins by familiarizing you with the key capabilities to architect and host applications, websites, and services on AWS. We’ll explain the available options for virtual instances and demonstrate launching and connecting to them. Using practical examples, you will be able design and deploy networking and hosting solutions for large deployments. Finally, the course focuses on security and important elements of scalability and high availability.</p> <h1>Style and Approach</h1> <p>This course follows a step-by-step practical approach that shows you how to design robust large infrastructures using AWS. You will be able to make trade-offs in your decision-making and keep the implications and intricacies of cloud design in mind. It follows a unique approach that also pushes your confidence to the next level.</p>
Table of Contents (5 chapters)
Chapter 5
Creating a VPC
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Section 1
Getting Started with VPCs
VPCs allow you to launch instances into a private network space. There are three primary ways to obtain a VPC including using a pre-defined Default VPC, building your own with the VPC wizard, and creating a completely custom VPC from scratch. - Using the Default VPC is easiest, but least secure - The VPC wizard will create a VPC from one of four standard configurations - Creating a VPC from scratch offers the most security and flexibility