The first step is to go to http://aws.amazon.com/ and create an account. These steps are similar to any other online service. A single machine is free, but to get more you will need a credit card. In this example, we will use a few machines, so it may cost you a few dollars if you want to run through it. If you are not ready to take out a credit card just yet, you can certainly read the chapter to learn what AWS provides, without going through the examples. Then you can make a more informed decision on whether to sign up:
- Once you sign up for AWS and log in, you will be taken to the console. Here, you will see the many services that AWS provides, as depicted in the following screenshot (this is the panel shown as it was when this book was written. Amazon regularly makes minor changes, so you may see something slightly different from what we...
