Learning Amazon Web Services (AWS)

<strong><em>Learning Amazon Web Services</em></strong> (AWS) is a clear, complete, practical, and hands-on introduction to the world’s leading cloud platform -- a perfect resource for everyone who needs to understand AWS, whatever their previous IT background. <p>Top cloud trainer and evangelist Mark Wilkins covers all you need to know to succeed with AWS, introducing each key concept in the context of a book-length case study. He teaches best practices that fully align with Amazon’s Well Architected Framework, the basis of all AWS certifications -- making this guide a valuable learning tool for those seeking to demonstrate their expertise by pursuing formal certification. Wilkins introduces new concepts based on how they are presented in the AWS self-service portal, making his coverage even easier to learn from and practice with. </p> <p>Coverage includes: </p> <ul> <li>The big picture: What AWS is, how it has evolved, and how it can help you </li> <li>Foundation Core Services: compute, network, storage, and databases </li> <li>Implementing AWS Compute Services and EC2 instances (and understanding their pricing) </li> <li>Enforcing AWS security, compliance, and control </li> <li>Leveraging AWS Networking Services, including VPC, CIDR, DHCP, NAT, Internet gateways, endpoints, and VPNs </li> <li>Utilising AWS cloud storage and databases </li> <li>Efficiently administering and managing AWS</li> </ul>