AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Guide. The ultimate exam guide to AWS Solutions Architect certification

Gabriel Ramirez, Stuart Scott

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is currently the leader in the public cloud market. With an increasing global interest in leveraging cloud infrastructure, the AWS Cloud from Amazon offers a cutting-edge platform for architecting, building, and deploying web-scale cloud applications.As more the rate of cloud platform adoption increases, so does the need for cloud certification. The AWS Certified Solution Architect – Associate Guide is your one-stop solution to gaining certification. Once you have grasped what AWS and its prerequisites are, you will get insights into different types of AWS services such as Amazon S3, EC2, VPC, SNS, and more to get you prepared with core Amazon services. You will then move on to understanding how to design and deploy highly scalable applications. Finally, you will study security concepts along with the AWS best practices and mock papers to test your knowledge.By the end of this book, you will not only be fully prepared to pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam but also capable of building secure and reliable applications.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional Exam Guide (SAP-C02). Gain the practical skills, knowledge, and confidence to ace the AWS (SAP-C02) exam on your first attempt

Patrick Sard, Yohan Wadia

Known for its difficulty and ranking among the highest-paying IT certifications, the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional (SAP-C02) certification demands significant hands-on experience for success. This comprehensive guide reinforces your knowledge and enhances your skills in various solution architectures and services. Additionally, you’ll gain lifetime access to supplementary practice resources such as mock exams, flashcards, and exam tips from experts.Aligned with exam objectives, this AWS certification study guide helps you assess your knowledge through timed mock tests that simulate exam conditions. Beyond exam preparation, you’ll develop advanced skills in designing distributed systems on AWS cloud and become proficient in providing architectural recommendations for complex application implementation, and enhancing infrastructure efficiency. As you advance, you’ll gain insights into how to foster unique thinking and factor diverse considerations while architecting solutions. You’ll also get to grips with designing multi-tier applications, deploying enterprise-grade operations, and migrating complex applications to AWS.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to design and deploy innovative solutions on AWS, unlocking new opportunities and driving success in the dynamic world of cloud computing.

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate Guide. Your one-stop solution for passing the AWS SysOps Administrator certification

Marko Sluga

AWS certifications are becoming one of the must have certifications for any IT professional working on an AWS Cloud platform. This book will act as your one stop preparation guide to validate your technical expertise in deployment, management, and operations on the AWS platform. Along with exam specific content this book will also deep dive into real world scenarios and hands-on instructions. This book will revolve around concepts like teaching you to deploy, manage, and operate scalable, highly available, and fault tolerant systems on AWS. You will also learn to migrate an existing on-premises application to AWS. You get hands-on experience in selecting the appropriate AWS service based on compute, data, or security requirements. This book will also get you well versed with estimating AWS usage costs and identifying operational cost control mechanisms.By the end of this book, you will be all prepared to implement and manage resources efficiently on the AWS cloud along with confidently passing the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate exam.

AWS Cloud Computing Concepts and Tech Analogies. A guide to understand AWS services using easy-to-follow analogies from real life

Ashish Prajapati, Juan Carlos Ruiz, Marco Tamassia

This book makes understanding cloud computing easy by providing relatable examples that simplify the complex technology. By drawing parallels between cloud concepts and everyday scenarios, we will demystify cloud tech, and once you start to understand it, learning cloud computing will be more enjoyable.This book will help you learn about cloud computing in general and AWS specifically, as you follow the journey of TrendyCorp—a fictitious company gearing up to move from traditional IT to cloud computing. You’ll shape your understanding of the cloud through scenarios of interactions between TrendyCorp’s new hires, seasoned IT professionals, external consultants, and the board of directors engaged in modernizing their applications. These characters’ discussions and actions are focused on learning about cloud services by drawing comparisons between the technology and examples taken from real life. Through this book, you’ll realize that cloud computing concepts have more in common with your day-to-day scenarios and situations than you’ve ever imagined.This book offers a conversational and entertaining narrative that anyone working in IT and looking to understand how the cloud works will be able to follow. By the end of it, you’ll have developed a clear and simplified perspective of cloud technologies.

AWS Cloud Projects. Strengthen your AWS skills through practical projects, from websites to advanced AI applications

Ivo Pinto, Pedro Santos

Tired of resumes getting lost in the pile? This book is your roadmap to building an in-demand AWS portfolio that grabs attention and gets you hired.This comprehensive guide unlocks AWS’s full potential through eight real-world projects designed for developers of all levels. Inside, you'll find invaluable guidance for crafting stunning websites with S3, CloudFront, and Route53. You’ll build robust and scalable applications, such as recipe-sharing platforms, using DynamoDB and Elastic Load Balancing. For streamlined efficiency, the book will teach you how to develop serverless architectures with AWS Lambda and Cognito. Gradually, you’ll infuse your projects with artificial intelligence by creating a photo analyzer powered by Amazon Rekognition. You’ll also automate complex workflows for seamless content translation using Translate, CodePipeline, and CodeBuild. Later, you’ll construct intelligent virtual assistants with Amazon Lex and Bedrock to answer web development queries. The book will also show you how to visualize your data with insightful dashboards built using Athena, Glue, and QuickSight.By the end of this book, you’ll have a portfolio of AWS projects to showcase your cloud skills, making you stand out in today’s competitive job market.

AWS DevOps Simplified. Build a solid foundation in AWS to deliver enterprise-grade software solutions at scale

Akshay Kapoor, Paul Duvall

DevOps and AWS are the two key enablers for the success of any modern software-run business. DevOps accelerates software delivery, while AWS offers a plethora of services, allowing developers to prioritize business outcomes without worrying about undifferentiated heavy lifting. This book focuses on the synergy between them, equipping you with strong foundations, hands-on examples, and a strategy to accelerate your DevOps journey on AWS.AWS DevOps Simplified is a practical guide that starts with an introduction to AWS DevOps offerings and aids you in choosing a cloud service that fits your company's operating model. Following this, it provides hands-on tutorials on the GitOps approach to software delivery, covering immutable infrastructure and pipelines, using tools such as Packer, CDK, and CodeBuild/CodeDeploy. Additionally, it provides you with a deep understanding of AWS container services and how to implement observability and DevSecOps best practices to build and operate your multi-account, multi-Region AWS environments.By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with solutions and ready-to-deploy code samples that address common DevOps challenges faced by enterprises hosting workloads in the cloud.

AWS dla administratorów systemów. Tworzenie i utrzymywanie niezawodnych aplikacji chmurowych

Prashant Lakhera

Amazon Web Services (AWS) zdobywa coraz większe uznanie. Platforma AWS udostępnia znakomite rozwiązania, w tym usługi obliczeniowe, magazyn danych, obsługę sieci i usług zarządzanych. Aplikacje korporacyjne wdrożone w chmurze AWS mogą być wyjątkowo odporne, skalowalne i niezawodne. Aby takie były, administrator systemu musi jednak zrozumieć koncepcje zaawansowanego zarządzania chmurą i nauczyć się wykorzystywać je w praktyce zarówno podczas wdrażania systemu, jak i zarządzania nim. W tej książce omówiono techniki wdrażania systemów na platformie AWS i zasady zarządzania nimi. Zaprezentowano podstawy korzystania z usługi Identity and Access Management oraz narzędzia sieciowe i monitorujące chmury AWS. Poruszono tematy Virtual Private Cloud, Elastic Compute Cloud, równoważenia obciążenia, automatycznego skalowania oraz baz danych usługi Relational Database Service. Dokładnie przedstawiono zasady wdrażania aplikacji i zarządzania danymi. Pokazano też, w jaki sposób zainicjować automatyczne tworzenie kopii zapasowych oraz jak śledzić i przechowywać pliki dzienników. W książce znalazły się również informacje na temat interfejsów API platformy AWS i sposobu ich użycia oraz automatyzacji infrastruktury z wykorzystaniem usługi CloudFormation, narzędzia Terraform oraz skryptów w języku Python z biblioteką Boto3. W książce między innymi: zasady bezpieczeństwa w systemach chmurowych tworzenie usług Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) konfiguracja centrum danych w chmurze AWS za pomocą sieci VPC automatyczne skalowanie aplikacji praca z dziennikami scentralizowanymi CloudWatch wykonywanie kopii zapasowych danych AWS, czyli dostępność, odporność i niezawodność aplikacji!

AWS dla architektów rozwiązań. Tworzenie, skalowanie i migracja aplikacji do chmury Amazon Web Services. Wydanie II

Saurabh Shrivastava, Neelanjali Srivastav, Alberto Artasanchez, Imtiaz Sayed

Przetwarzanie w chmurze uzyskało status kluczowego sposobu działań operacyjnych współczesnych firm zmierzających w kierunku transformacji cyfrowej. Usługi AWS (Amazon Web Services) zapewniają takim przedsiębiorstwom znakomite rozwiązania, w tym usługi obliczeniowe, magazyny danych, obsługę sieci i usług zarządzanych. Aplikacje korporacyjne wdrożone w chmurze AWS mogą być wyjątkowo odporne, skalowalne i niezawodne. Oto zaktualizowane wydanie bestsellerowego przewodnika dla architektów rozwiązań. Dzięki niemu dobrze poznasz wzorce projektowe wbudowane w chmurę, czyli model AWS Well-Architected Framework. Zaznajomisz się z sieciami w chmurze AWS z uwzględnieniem sieci brzegowych i tworzeniem hybrydowych połączeń sieciowych w jej obrębie. W tym wydaniu dodano rozdziały dotyczące metodyki CloudOps i takich technologii jak uczenie maszynowe czy łańcuch bloków. Poznasz również inne ważne zagadnienia, w tym przechowywanie danych w chmurze AWS, kontenery obsługiwane przez usługi ECS i EKS, wzorce "jeziora" danych (w tym usługę AWS Lake Formation), architekturę lakehouse i architekturę siatki danych. Ten przewodnik z pewnością ułatwi Ci zaprojektowanie systemu spełniającego wyśrubowane wymagania techniczne i branżowe. W książce: korzystanie z modelu AWS Well-Architected Framework migracja obciążenia za pomocą AWS Cloud Adoption Framework automatyzacja w chmurze w obrębie różnych warstw obciążenia aplikacji korzystanie z technik sieci głębokich architektury referencyjne dla wariantów biznesowych stosowanie najnowszych technologii, w tym uczenia maszynowego i łańcucha bloków AWS: wszystko, czego potrzebujesz do zbudowania niezawodnych rozwiązań!