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

Prajapati, Ashish; Ruiz, Juan Carlos; Tamassia, Marco

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1804611425 ISBN 13: 9781804611425

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

A quick and fun way to learn about the cloud, relating technical concepts to real life analogies. Describing common issues and doubts through real enterprise scenarios, characters and dialogs.

Key Features

• Learn Cloud concepts from AWS certified trainers, by using common analogies from real life
• Familiarize with the most common services in the AWS Cloud
• Relate your knowledge from classical on premises IT to the new Cloud concepts
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format

Book Description

Technology sometimes can be complicated, and there is always a way to explain things in an easier way, by leveraging on real-life scenarios Sometimes we are so busy in focusing on technology we forget to relate it to your daily life situations. Once you start making that connection, learning a technology becomes super easy.

This book takes you on a journey of learning about Cloud Computing in general and AWS in particular from perspective of TrendyCorp – a company gearing up to move from traditional IT to cloud computing. You will learn about cloud through interactions between new hires, seasoned IT professionals, external consultant, and board of directors while TrendyCorp embarks on a journey to modernize their applications. Their discussions and actions are about learning a technology while drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect: Technology = Tech Analogies. Cloud computing concepts has more in common with your day-to-day scenarios and situations than you ever imagined.

In a conversational and entertaining style, this book delivers a story that anyone who works in IT will recognize. By the end of this book, readers will effectively learn about cloud technologies, and they'll never view technology in the same complicated way again.

What you will learn

• Implement virtual servers in the cloud
• Identify best cloud storage options for a specific solution
• Explore best practices for Networking and Databases in the cloud
• Enforce security with Authentication and Authorization in the cloud
• Effectively Monitor applications in the cloud
• Leverage Scalability and Automation in the cloud
• Make architectures more decoupled and learn serverless architecture
• Discover containers and Blockchain in the cloud

Who This Book Is For

This book is targeted towards anyone who wants to learn AWS cloud computing and be able explain its foundational concepts and mechanisms. Knowledge of IT systems or terminologies (like Server, Storage, IP Address, Web Application) is required.

Table of Contents

1. Understanding Cloud Computing – Demystifying Cloud
2. Global Infrastructure Behind the Cloud Platforms–What Is the Cloud Made of?
3. Computing―In Cloud we Trust, Everything Else we Compute
4. Storage–Where should I keep my data... and maybe publish it?
5. Networking – So, how do I get inside, outside and across the cloud?
6. Databases – To SQL or Not to SQL for so Many Records…
7. Identity and Access Management – Who am I and What can I do?
8. Monitoring – Is Big Brother Watching?
9. Scalability – I Scale to the Moon and Back
10. Automation – Look, my Infrastructure is in Code!
11. Decoupled Architectures – Couple / Decouple
12. Serverless – Server-less so where are my servers?
13. Containers – Contain yourself and ship some containers
14. Caching - Microseconds Latency: Why are we Always in a Rush?
15. Blockchain – Who watches the watchmen?
16. Conclusion

About this title

About the Authors

Ashish Prajapati is a technical professional currently based in London, UK. He is passionate about helping individuals and enterprises in learning Cloud skills in an easy and fun way. His deep background as a virtualization and cloud migration expert allows him to leverage his field knowledge into the classroom by bringing real world examples to learners. His work has helped many cloud enthusiasts get started with the cloud, learn the fundamentals, and achieve cloud certifications. With some of the Amazonian’s help, he also runs a free program called “BeSA - Become a Solutions Architect” to help individuals learn the technical and behavioral skills required for a successful solutions architect.

Juan Carlos Ruiz is a technical instructor based in Barcelona, Spain. He has been working in the IT industry for a long time, in top companies such as DEC, Compaq, Microsoft and AWS, in multiple roles as Tech Support, Development, Operations, and especially Training. He currently delivers a wide range of technical courses to AWS customers across EMEA. He's especially a great fan of two activities. The first one is Teaching, making sure students get the basic concepts and relationships. The second one is Automation (making IT work for humans, and not the opposite). Author of a myriad of automation projects.

Marco Tamassia is a senior technical trainer based in Milano, Italy. He delivers a wide range of technical training to AWS customers across Europe and the Middle East (EMEA). Marco also has a deep background as a Database Administrator (DBA) for companies of all sizes (including AWS) and this allows him to bring his database knowledge into classrooms bringing real world examples to his students. Lastly, Marco is a senior public speaker certified in AWS: he regularly delivers internal public speaking sessions applied to technical contexts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1804611425
• ISBN 13: 9781804611425
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 358