Mastering Amazon EC2: Unravel the complexities of EC2 to build robust and resilient applications - Softcover

Badri Kesavan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1804616680 ISBN 13: 9781804616680

Publisher: Packt Publishing - ebooks Account, 2024

Synopsis

Master Amazon EC2 with this comprehensive guide to unleashing the full potential of cloud computing, optimizing performance, and revolutionizing your business processes

Key Features

• Gain an in-depth understanding of EC2 core components, connectivity, networking, and security best practices
• Build resilient applications with load balancing, autoscaling and diverse storage options
• Learn advanced concepts and use cases for serverless, containers, HPC, and hybrid/multi cloud architecture
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description

This comprehensive guide demystifies the complex landscape of Amazon EC2, from fundamentals to advanced concepts. You’ll begin by understanding EC2 core components, creating and managing AMIs, selecting the right instance type and size, establishing networking and connectivity, and implementing security best practices. Next, you’ll start building resilient apps on EC2, load balancing, auto scaling, storage options, performance optimization, monitoring, logging, and auditing. You'll also explore advanced concepts like containers, serverless, hybrid/multi-cloud architectures, high performance computing, big data, and disaster recovery strategies. By the end, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and confidence to harness the full potential of Amazon EC2.

What you will learn

• Discover how to create, manage, and select the right EC2 AMIs
• Explore load balancing and auto scaling with Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) and Auto Scaling Groups (ASGs)
• Study EC2 storage options and performance optimization
• Master monitoring and maintenance with Amazon Web Services (AWS) tools
• Understand containerization, serverless computing, and EC2 automation
• Get up to speed with migration, modernization, and compliance in EC2

Who this book is for

This Amazon book is for IT professionals, DevOps engineers, cloud architects and developers looking to delve into Amazon EC2 and cloud computing. No prior AWS experience is required as the book takes you through the fundamentals, gradually advancing toward more complex topics.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Amazon EC2 and Its Benefits
2. Understanding Core Components of Amazon EC2
3. Creating and Managing Amazon EC2 Machine Images (AMI)
4. Choosing the Right Amazon EC2 Instance Type and Size
5. Networking and Connectivity in Amazon EC2
6. Implementing Security Best Practices in Amazon EC2
7. Load Balancing and Auto Scaling with Elastic Load Balancer and Auto Scaling Groups
8. Understanding and Optimizing Amazon EC2 Storage Options
9. Optimizing Performance with Amazon EC2 Placement Groups and Pricing Model
10. Monitoring, Logging, and Maintenance with Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, and Backup Strategies
11. Automating Amazon EC2 – AWS CloudFormation and Infrastructure as Code
12. Containerization and Serverless Computing in Amazon EC2
13. Leveraging AWS Services for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Architectures
14. Optimizing Amazon EC2 for High-Performance Computing, Big Data, and Disaster Recovery Strategies
15. Migrating, Modernizing, and Ensuring Compliance in Amazon EC2 Environments

About this title

About the Author

Badri is a Cloud and DevOps enthusiast with deep rooted passion for application development, cloud system design, and automation. He leads a dynamic team in the financial industry, focusing on cloud system design and platform engineering. Badri's role also extends to driving application modernization, implementing DevOps methodologies and safeguarding information security. An active AWS Community Builder, he co-organizes AWS user meetups in Singapore, spreading knowledge and fostering community growth. His academic credentials include a Masters degree in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University, Chennai.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing - ebooks Account
• Publication date: 2024
• ISBN 10: 1804616680
• ISBN 13: 9781804616680
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 404