Appendix B. Setting up your cloud

Most of the architecture described in this book is built on top of AWS. This means you need a clear understanding of AWS from the perspectives of security, alerting, and costs. It doesn’t matter whether you use Lambda alone or have a large mix of services. Being able to configure security, knowing how to set up alerts, and controlling cost are important. This appendix is designed so that you can understand these concerns and learn where to look for important information in AWS.

AWS security is a complex subject, but this appendix gives you an overview of the difference between users and roles and shows you how to create policies. This information is needed to configure a system in which services can communicate ...

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