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Learning Amazon Web Services (AWS): A Hands-On Guide to the Fundamentals of AWS Cloud

by Mark Wilkins

July 2019

Beginner

448 pages

14h 4m

English

Addison-Wesley Professional

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About This BookTrying to Define the CloudMoving to AWSEssential Characteristics of AWS Cloud ComputingOperational Benefits of AWSCloud Provider LimitationsData Security at AWSNetwork Security at AWSApplication Security at AWSCompliance in the AWS CloudMigrating ApplicationsThe Well-Architected FrameworkThe Well-Architected ToolIn Conclusion
Considering LocationAWS RegionsAvailability ZonesMultiple Availability ZonesWhat’s the AWS Service-Level Agreement?Global Edge ServicesChoosing a RegionAWS and ComplianceLatency ConcernsServices Offered at Each RegionCalculating CostsManagement Service CostsAWS Compute CostsStorage CostsData Transfer CostsOptimizing Costs at AWSTools for Analyzing Costs at AWSAWS Simple Monthly CalculatorIn ConclusionTop 10 Big-Picture Discussion Points: Compliance, Governance, Latency, and Failover Considerations
VPC NetworkingWhat’s Behind the Networking Curtain?Creating Your First VPCHow Many VPCs?Creating the VPC CIDR BlockThe Default VPCRevisiting Availability ZonesCreating SubnetsWorking with Route TablesPrivate IPV4 AddressesElastic IP AddressesBring Your Own IP (BYOIP)IPv6 AddressesSecurity GroupsNetwork ACLsUnderstanding Ephemeral PortsPeering VPCsGateway VPC EndpointsVPC ConnectivityVPN ConnectionsVPN ConnectionsUnderstanding Route PropagationDirect ConnectRoute 53Using DNS with a VPC: Private DNS ZonesIn ConclusionTop 10 Discussion Points: Networking Considerations for Security, Failover, and Connectivity
A Short History of EC2 VirtualizationThe Nitro SystemEC2 InstancesInstance FamiliesWhat’s a vCPU?EC2 Instance ChoicesInstances Designed to BurstEC2 Network PerformanceAmazon Machine Images (AMIs)Choosing an AMICreating a Custom AMICustom Instance Store AMIsProper AMI DesignEC2 PricingReserved Instances (RI)Spot FleetEC2 FleetEC2 Instance Storage OptionsEC2 Auto RecoveryOrdering an InstanceMigrating to AWSOther Ways to Host Workloads at AWSIn ConclusionTop 10 Big-Picture Discussion Points: Migration and Planning Considerations
The Concept of MonitoringWhat Is CloudWatch?Planning for MonitoringCloudWatch IntegrationCloudWatch TerminologyUsing the DashboardMonitoring EC2 InstancesElastic Load Balancing ServicesAdditional ELB FeaturesApplication Load Balancer (ALB)Configuring Health ChecksNetwork Load BalancerScaling ApplicationsLaunch TemplatesScaling Options for Auto Scaling GroupsAWS Auto ScalingIn ConclusionTop 10 Big-Picture Discussion Points: Scale, Availability, and Monitoring Decisions
Cloud StorageEBS Block StorageEBS SnapshotsS3 StorageS3 ManagementS3 Bucket SecurityAmazon S3 Glacier Archive StorageShared File Systems at AWSElastic File System (EFS)Storage Performance ComparedAmazon FSx for Windows File ServerRelational Database Service (RDS)Big-Picture RDS Installation StepsAuroraDynamoDBDynamoDB TablesElastiCacheAWS Data Transfer OptionsThe Snow FamilyAWS Storage Gateway FamilyIn ConclusionTop 10 Big-Picture Discussion Points: Storage Options and Considerations
Identity and Access ManagementIAM UsersCreating an IAM UserUsing Multifactor Authentication (MFA)IAM Policy TypesIAM Policy CreationReading a Simple JSON PolicyPolicy ActionsReviewing the Policy Permissions AppliedUsing Tags with IAM IdentitiesIAM RolesCross-Account Access to AWS ResourcesThe AWS Security Token Service (STS)Identity FederationIAM Best PracticesIAM Security ToolsCreating a CloudWatch Trail EventOther AWS Security ServicesIn ConclusionTop 10 Big-Picture Security Discussion Points
Automating with AWSFrom Manual to Automated Infrastructure with CloudFormationCloudFormation ComponentsCreating an EC2 Instance with ElPUpdating with Change SetsAWS Service CatalogThe 12-Factor MethodologyElastic BeanstalkCodePipelineServiceless Computing with LambdaAPI GatewayBuilding a Serverless Web AppIn ConclusionTop 10 Big-Picture Discussion Points: Moving Toward Stateless Design

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Companion Videos List

In addition to this book, several hours of companion online training videos are available. Throughout the chapters, you’ll be invited to watch a video that relates to the topic being covered in that section.

To access the videos, register this book at www.informit.com/register.

Chapter 1: Learning AWS

Signing up for Amazon Free Tier

Terra Firma

Chapter 2: Designing with AWS Global Services

Availability Zones

Choosing a Region

Planning Compliance

Trusted Advisor

Using the Simple Monthly Calculator

Chapter 3: AWS Networking Services

Create a Custom VPC