You're reading from AWS for Solutions Architects Design your cloud infrastructure by implementing DevOps, containers, and Amazon Web Services

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789539233

Length 454 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

AWS

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Exploring AWS

2. Chapter 1: Understanding AWS Cloud Principles and Key Characteristics FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Leveraging the Cloud for Digital Transformation

4. Section 2: AWS Service Offerings and Use Cases

5. Chapter 3: Storage in AWS – Choosing the Right Tool for the Job

6. Chapter 4: Harnessing the Power of Cloud Computing

7. Chapter 5: Selecting the Right Database Service

8. Chapter 6: Amazon Athena – Combining the Simplicity of Files with the Power of SQL

9. Chapter 7: AWS Glue – Extracting, Transforming, and Loading Data the Simple Way

10. Chapter 8: Best Practices for Application Security, Identity, and Compliance

11. Section 3: Applying Architectural Patterns and Reference Architectures

12. Chapter 9: Serverless and Container Patterns

13. Chapter 10: Microservice and Event-Driven Architectures

14. Chapter 11: Domain-Driven Design

15. Chapter 12: Data Lake Patterns – Integrating Your Data across the Enterprise

16. Chapter 13: Availability, Reliability, and Scalability Patterns

17. Section 4: Hands-On Labs

18. Chapter 14: Hands-On Lab and Use Case

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Amazon Machine Images

Even though there are so many EC2 instance types to choose from, the number of instance types pales in comparison with the number of Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) available. An AMI contains the information needed to start an instance. An AMI needs to be specified when launching an instance.

The chosen AMI will determine characteristics of the EC2 instance, such as the following:

Operating system: The currently supported operating systems are as follows:
a. AWS Linux
b. Ubuntu
c. Debian
d. Red Hat
e. Oracle Linux
f. CentOS
g. SUSE Linux
h. Debian
i. Windows Server
Architecture: The architecture that will be used:
a. 32-bit
b. 64-bit
Launch permissions: The launch permissions will determine when and where the AMI can be used:
- Public: All AWS accounts can launch this AMI.
- Explicit: Only specific AWS accounts can launch the AMI.
- Implicit: Implicit launch permission is given to launch the AMI.
Root device storage: Another option that can be specified when...