Preface

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides trusted, cloud-based solutions to help you meet your business needs. Running your solutions on AWS can help you get your applications up and running faster while providing the security necessary to meet your compliance requirements.

This book begins by familiarizing you with the key capabilities to architect and host applications, websites, and services on AWS. We'll explain the available options for virtual instances and demonstrate launching and connecting to them. Using practical examples, you will be able to design and deploy networking and hosting solutions for large deployments. Finally, the book focuses on security and the important elements of scalability and high availability.