Introduction to AWS

Compute services
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Amar Suchak
Software Engineer, Microsoft
Why do we need compute services?
Imagine it's Black Friday
Your website crashes due to high traffic

What do you do?

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Compute: the backbone of digital solutions
Definition: providing computing power on-demand

Importance: scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency

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Meeting the challenge with AWS
Server Based Serverless

Continuous availability On-demand execution

Dedicated resources No server management

More control Event-driven

Customization (like owning a car) Cost-effective

It's like using a taxi service; it's there when

you need it and gone when you don't

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EC2 unpacked

Virtual servers in the cloud

Customizable configurations (OS, storage, location)

Focus on customization

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Lambda unpacked

Serverless computing platform

Name comes from Lambda calculus

Event-driven architecture (file uploads, database changes)

Focus on convenience

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In real life
EC2 Lambda

Hosting websites Real-time image processing

Scalability and customization Event-driven tasks

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Beyond EC2 and Lambda

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 Introduction to AWS
Database services
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Amar Suchak
Software Engineer, Microsoft
Why are databases crucial?

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Understanding database types
Relational Databases (RDS) NoSQL Databases (DynamoDB)
Like a well-organized bookshelf Like a dynamic magazine rack

Use MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc. Flexible schema for unstructured data

Ideal for traditional applications Ideal for mobile apps, IoT, gaming

AWS RDS: the sturdy bookshelf of the AWS DynamoDB: adaptable and ready
digital world for ever-changing content

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Diving into RDS
Scalable and cost-effective
Supports multiple database engines like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc

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DynamoDB unpacked
Designed for web-scale applications
Provides single-digit millisecond latency

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DynamoDB continued
DynamoDB uses a key-value model
A key maps to a value

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 Beyond RDS and DynamoDB

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 AWS database migration services
Moving data from on-premises databases to AWS

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 Introduction to AWS
Storage services
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Amar Suchak
Software Engineer, Microsoft
Storage vs. Databases
Storage Databases

Keep data safe and accessible Organizing and querying structured data

Backups, large files, documents

Disaster recovery and archiving

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Storage services

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Understanding storage types
Active Storage (Direct Storage) Archival Storage

Like your recent emails, readily accessible Like old emails, accessed infrequently

Ideal for day-to-day operations Ideal for long-term data retention

AWS S3: designed for ease of access and AWS Glacier: cost-effective for long-term
management storage
Object storage service Used for data archiving and long-term
backup
Used for storing and retrieving any
amount of data, anytime, from anywhere Long-term, low-cost, and secure cloud
storage service
Can get pricey

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Diving into S3
S3 stands for Simple Storage Service
Highly scalable, durable, and secure

Wide variety of use cases like website hosting, data backup, and content distribution

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Storage classes
S3 Standard: S3 Standard-IA (Infrequent Access):

Frequently accessed data Less frequently accessed data, but still

needs rapid access
Low latency, high throughput

Content distribution and dynamic websites Backups and disaster recovery

S3 Intelligent-Tiering: S3 Glacier and S3 Glacier Deep Archive:

Long-term archival of rarely accessed data

Moves data between frequent and
infrequent access tiers

Optimizes storage costs

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Other storage services

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 Congratulations
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Amar Suchak
Software Engineer, Microsoft
Disclaimer

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Domain 1: Cloud concepts
1.1: Define the benefits of the cloud
1.2: Identify design principles of the AWS
cloud

1.3: Understand the benefits of and

strategies for migration to the AWS cloud

1.4: Understand concepts of cloud

economics

24% of the exam

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Domain 2: Security and compliance
2.1: Understand the AWS shared
responsibility model

2.2: Understand AWS Cloud security,

governance, and compliance concepts.

2.3: Identify AWS access management

capabilities

2.4: Identify components and resources for

security

30% of the exam

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Domain 3: Cloud technology and services
3.1: Define methods of deploying and
operating in the AWS Cloud

3.2: Define the AWS global infrastructure.

3.3: Identify AWS compute services.

3.4: Identify AWS database services.

3.5: Identify AWS network services

3.6: Identify AWS storage services

3.7: Identify AWS artificial intelligence and

machine learning (AI/ML) services and
analytics services
3.8: Identify services from other in-scope

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Domain 4: Billing, pricing and support
4.1: Compare AWS pricing model

4.2: Understand resources for billing,

budget, and cost management

4.3: Identify AWS technical resources and

AWS Support options

12% of the exam

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Exam guide

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