AWS Cloud Essential Series

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on AWS essentials! In this blog series, we'll explore the fundamental building blocks of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the leading cloud computing platform. Whether you're a beginner looking to start your cloud journey or an IT professional aiming to expand your knowledge, this series will provide you with valuable insights into key AWS services and concepts.

Our study notes cover a wide range of topics, from basic cloud concepts to advanced services, organized into the following categories:

• Basic Concepts: We'll start with an introduction to cloud computing, AWS global infrastructure, and the shared responsibility model.
• Identity and Access Management: Learn about securing your AWS resources with IAM.
• Computing: Dive into various compute options, including virtual machines, containerization, serverless computing, and auto-scaling.
• Networking: Understand the fundamentals of AWS networking with Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
• Storage: Explore different storage types, file systems, and object storage solutions offered by AWS.
• Database: Get to know AWS's diverse database offerings, including DynamoDB and purpose-built databases.
• Monitoring: Learn how to keep track of your AWS resources with CloudWatch.

Each topic is covered in-depth, providing you with the knowledge you need to confidently work with AWS services. Let's embark on this exciting journey through the world of AWS!

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Basic Concepts:

• AWS Cloud Computing, Job Role and CAF
• AWS Global Infrastructure
• AWS Shared Responsibility Model

Identity and Access Management:

• AWS Identity and Access Management

Computing:

• AWS Compute - Part 1: Virtual Machines (VMs)
• AWS Compute - Part 2: Containerization
• AWS Compute - Part 3: Serverless, Lambda and Fargate
• AWS Compute - Part 4: Load Balancer and Autoscaling
• AWS Compute - Part 5: How to choose compute service

Networking:

• AWS Networking - VPC

Storage:

• AWS Storage - Part 1: Storage Types
• AWS Storage - Part 2: EFS and FSx
• AWS Storage - Part 3: Instance Store and EBS
• AWS Storage - Part 4: Amazon S3

Database:

• AWS Database - Part 1: AWS RDS
• AWS Database - Part 2: DynamoDB
• AWS Database - Part 3: Purpose-Built Databases

Monitoring:

• AWS Monitoring - Part 1: AWS CloudWatch

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Comments

[Ahmed Murtaza]

Great read, and thanks alot for accumulating all these topics precisely and in details. I am already preparing for my first AWS cloud practitioner exam soon, and this have been important asset so far.

[Sol]

very good, hope you have more interesting articles in the future, keep it up

[Hulk Pham]

Thank you so much. Hope it helps your learning process.