Summary

In this chapter, we covered an overview of AWS and the various services offered by AWS. It is very important to choose the appropriate service, which can be efficient, reliable and cost effective. We also covered steps for creating an AWS account, the regions offered by AWS, and the installation of the AWS CLI, which will be used in the future chapters.

In the next chapter, we will be learning about the Identity and Access Management (IAM) service, which is a core part of AWS.