Chapter 2: AWS Core Services Overview
This chapter covers the core AWS services that are vital for cloud solutions, focusing on compute, storage, database, and networking services. It highlights specific services such as Amazon EC2 and AWS Lambda for compute needs, various storage options like Amazon S3 and EBS, and database services including Amazon RDS and DynamoDB. Additionally, it discusses networking basics, emphasizing Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and its components, which are crucial for creating secure cloud environments.
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What we have learnt
- AWS offers a range of compute services like EC2 for scalable servers and Lambda for serverless computing.
- Storage services such as S3 and EBS provide options for different data management needs.
- Database solutions include RDS for relational data and DynamoDB for NoSQL, accommodating diverse application requirements.
- Networking components like VPC, subnets, and route tables are essential for securing cloud infrastructure.
Key Concepts
- -- Amazon EC2
- Elastic Compute Cloud provides scalable virtual servers for running applications with control over the operating system.
- -- AWS Lambda
- A serverless compute service that executes code in response to events without the need for server management.
- -- Amazon S3
- Simple Storage Service is an object storage service that enables storing and retrieving unlimited amounts of data.
- -- Amazon RDS
- Relational Database Service simplifies setting up and scaling relational databases in the cloud.
- -- VPC
- Virtual Private Cloud is a dedicated virtual network for launching AWS resources in a logically isolated area.
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