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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

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803238951

Length 696 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

AWS

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Authors (4):

Saurabh Shrivastava

Neelanjali Srivastav

Alberto Artasanchez

Imtiaz Sayed

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Understanding AWS Principles and Key Characteristics

2. Understanding the AWS Well-Architected Framework and Getting Certified FREE CHAPTER

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. Driving Efficiency with CloudOps

10. Big Data and Streaming Data Processing in AWS

11. Data Warehouses, Data Queries, and Visualization in AWS

12. Machine Learning, IoT, and Blockchain in AWS

13. Containers in AWS

14. Microservice Architectures in AWS

15. Data Lake Patterns – Integrating Your Data across the Enterprise

16. Hands-On Guide to Building an App in AWS

17. Other Books You May Enjoy

18. Index

What is AWS (Amazon Web Services)?

With over 200 fully-featured services available across the world, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the most widely used cloud platform globally. Even though there are a few worthy competitors, it doesn’t seem like anyone will push them off the podium for a while.

For example, keeping up with AWS’ pace of innovation can be challenging. The growth of AWS services and features has been tremendous each year, as demonstrated in the graph below. In 2011, AWS introduced over 80 significant services and features, followed by nearly 160 in 2012, 280 in 2013, 516 in 2014, 722 in 2015, 1,017 in 2016, 1,430 in 2017, 1,957 in 2018, 2,345 in 2019, 2,757 in 2020, and 3,084 in 2021.

Figure 1.1: AWS – number of features released per year

There is no doubt that the number of offerings will continue to grow at a similar rate for the foreseeable future. Gartner named AWS as a leader for the 12th year in a row in the 2022 Gartner Magic...

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Authors (4)

Saurabh Shrivastava

Saurabh Shrivastava

Saurabh Shrivastava is a technology leader, author, inventor, and public speaker with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. He currently works at AWS as a Global Solution Architect Leader and enables AWS customers and partners on their journey to the cloud. Saurabh is the author of best-selling books including “Generative AI for Software Developer,” "Solutions Architect's Handbook," and "Solutions Architects Interview." He has authored various blogs and white papers on diverse technologies, such as advanced analytics, IoT, machine learning, Generative AI, and cloud computing. Saurabh holds patents in cloud automation and has worked as a software engineering manager and software developer in Fortune 50 enterprises and start-ups.

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Neelanjali Srivastav

Neelanjali Srivastav

Neelanjali Srivastav is a technology leader, product manager, agile coach, and cloud practitioner with over 16 years of experience in the software industry. She currently works at Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Senior Product Manager and enables global customers on their data journey to the cloud. Neelanjali evangelizes and enables AWS customer and partners in AWS database, analytics, and machine learning services. She sets the product vision and cultivates new products in incubation. Before AWS, Neelanjali led teams of software engineers, solutions architects, and systems analysts to modernize IT systems and develop innovative software solutions for large enterprises. Neelanjali has held multiple roles in the IT services industry and R&D, focusing on enterprise application management, cloud service management, and orchestration.

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Alberto Artasanchez

Alberto Artasanchez

Alberto Artasanchez is a solutions architect with expertise in the cloud, data solutions, and machine learning, with a career spanning over 28 years in various industries. He is an AWS Ambassador and publishes frequently in a variety of cloud and data science publications. He is often tapped as a speaker on topics including data science, big data, and analytics. He has a strong and extensive track record of designing and building end-to-end machine learning platforms at scale. He also has a long track record of leading data engineering teams and mentoring, coaching, and motivating them. He has a great understanding of how technology drives business value and has a passion for creating elegant solutions to complicated problems.

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Imtiaz Sayed

Imtiaz Sayed

Imtiaz (Taz) Sayed leads the Worldwide Data Analytics Solutions Architecture community at AWS. He is a Principal Solutions Architect, and works with diverse customers engaging in thought leadership, strategic partnerships and specialized guidance on building modern data platforms on AWS. He is a technologist with over 20 years of experience across several domains including distributed architectures, data analytics, service mesh, databases, and DevOps.

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