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 692 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

AWS

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Authors (4):

Neelanjali Srivastav

Saurabh Shrivastava

Alberto Artasanchez

Imtiaz Sayed

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

AWS for Solutions Architects, Second Edition: Design your cloud infrastructure by implementing DevOps, containers, and Amazon Web Services

1 Understanding AWS Principles and Key Characteristics FREE CHAPTER

2 Understanding AWS Well-Architected Framework and Getting Certified

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 Dive efficiency with Cloud Operation Automation and DevOps in AWS

10 Bigdata and streaming data processing in AWS

11 Datawarehouse, Data Query and Visualization in AWS

12 Machine Learning, IoT, and Blockchain in AWS

13 Containers in AWS

14 Microservice and Event-Driven Architectures

15 Domain-Driven Design

16 Data Lake Patterns – Integrating Your Data across the Enterprise

17 Availability, Reliability, and Scalability Patterns

18 AWS Hands-On Lab and Use Case

Summary

In this chapter, you explored in depth what containers are. You also learned about the different types of container tools that are available. In particular, you investigated Docker. Docker is quite a popular container tool today, and it is a foundational piece of software for many successful companies. You learned about Amazon ECS, AWS's way of managing containers at scale. You learned about how it helps to run docker containers.

You also learned about the orchestration tool Kubernetes and how it interfaces and integrates with Docker. Kubernetes is also quite popular and it helps many companies simplify their DevOps processes. You looked at how Kubernetes and Docker can work together as well as with other AWS services. These tools were specifically created to host and maintain containers. You also spent some time reviewing Amazon EKS and how it works with Kubernetes.

Further, you learned about running the third container choice Red Hat OpenShift in AWS. You learned about...