What this book covers
Chapter 1, Introduction to AWS Outposts, opens with an elaboration of the section or area called the Edge in the IT realm because that is typically where Outposts lives, then transitions to cover what Outposts is, exploring some of its key concepts and terminology, wrapping up with some valid use cases this product is best suited for.
Chapter 2, AWS Outposts Anatomy, pops the hood to show Outposts components, how they interact with each other as well as with the environment and hooks within the facility where Outposts lives, how it operates with the underlying networks, and how it exposes its resources. Subsequently, we talk about the AWS services that can be leveraged in Outposts and how it connects to an AWS Region.
Chapter 3, Pricing, Ordering, and Installation, walks you through the ordering process step by step and talks about configuration options, pricing, and what happens after an order is completed so you can finally get your Outposts rack delivered to your facility.
Chapter 4, Operations and Working with Outposts Resources, talks about the setup procedure and some requirements. Finally, let’s start the Outposts engine and shows how to effectively use the product and begin to use the building blocks and the capabilities of AWS services it is capable of running to craft your hybrid application or use case.
Chapter 5, Security Aspects in Outposts, leverages the breadth and depth of AWS security services and capabilities to meet the most stringent security requirements. As it takes AWS technology outside the confines of AWS regions, controls and safeguards were added to the product and the Shared Security Model was changed a bit to assign an extra layer of responsibility to the customer.
Chapter 6, Monitoring Outposts, focuses on the metrics and visibility you can get from Outposts. To understand what is going on inside your system you need to translate collected data into information so you can take actions to control undesired events and behaviors. Furthermore, you can use that information to improve your architecture and operations.
Chapter 7, Outposts Maintenance, describes the shared responsibility model, a security and compliance framework that outlines the responsibilities of AWS and the customer. AWS is responsible for the hardware and software that runs AWS services and that includes maintenance tasks on AWS Outposts. These activities are highlighted alongside useful hints on how to troubleshoot connectivity issues.
Chapter 8, Architecture References, concludes our journey with cornerstone information about how to best leverage the product architecture to enable you to create compelling hybrid solutions using AWS Outposts.
