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AWS for Solutions Architects

You're reading from   AWS for Solutions Architects The definitive guide to AWS Solutions Architecture for migrating to, building, scaling, and succeeding in the cloud

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803238951
Length 692 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Neelanjali Srivastav Neelanjali Srivastav
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Saurabh Shrivastava Saurabh Shrivastava
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Alberto Artasanchez Alberto Artasanchez
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Imtiaz Sayed Imtiaz Sayed
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

AWS for Solutions Architects, Second Edition: Design your cloud infrastructure by implementing DevOps, containers, and Amazon Web Services
1 Understanding AWS Principles and Key Characteristics FREE CHAPTER 2 Understanding AWS Well-Architected Framework and Getting Certified 3 Leveraging the Cloud for Digital Transformation 4 Networking in AWS 5 Storage in AWS – Choosing the Right Tool for the Job 6 Harnessing the Power of Cloud Computing 7 Selecting the Right Database Service 8 Best Practices for Application Security, Identity, and Compliance 9 Dive efficiency with Cloud Operation Automation and DevOps in AWS 10 Bigdata and streaming data processing in AWS 11 Datawarehouse, Data Query and Visualization in AWS 12 Machine Learning, IoT, and Blockchain in AWS 13 Containers in AWS 14 Microservice and Event-Driven Architectures 15 Domain-Driven Design 16 Data Lake Patterns – Integrating Your Data across the Enterprise 17 Availability, Reliability, and Scalability Patterns 18 AWS Hands-On Lab and Use Case

Introduction to AWS Glue

What is AWS Glue? AWS Glue is a fully managed service used to extract data from data sources, ingest the data into other AWS services such as Amazon S3, and transform this data to be used by consuming services or users. It is not meant to be used for small batches and files. Under the hood, AWS Glue uses Apache Spark, running it in a serverless environment. It can process terabyte- and petabyte-scale workloads, but it comes with some overhead, which is why it should only be used for big data projects.

Another important feature of AWS Glue is that it can handle disparate sources such as SQL and NoSQL databases – not just Amazon S3 files.

As we mentioned in the introduction, it is hard to overestimate the value of data in the current environment. Regardless of the industry, properly harnessing and leveraging data is critical to compete. AWS Glue and its underlying Apache Spark engine function as cornerstone technologies in many enterprises to process...

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