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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