Mastering Amazon EC2

Unravel the complexities of EC2 to build robust and resilient applications

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited

By: Badri Kesavan

Paid access

|Sep 2024

E-Book €26.99Institutions €135.95

Description

Master Amazon EC2 with this comprehensive guide to unleashing the full potential of cloud computing, optimizing performance, and revolutionizing your business processes

Key Features

Gain an in-depth understanding of EC2 core components, connectivity, networking, and security best practices
Build resilient applications with load balancing, autoscaling and diverse storage options
Learn advanced concepts and use cases for serverless, containers, HPC, and hybrid/multi cloud architecture
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Book Description

This comprehensive guide demystifies the complex landscape of Amazon EC2, from fundamentals to advanced concepts. You’ll begin by understanding EC2 core components, creating and managing AMIs, selecting the right instance type and size, establishing networking and connectivity, and implementing security best practices. Next, you’ll start building resilient apps on EC2, load balancing, auto scaling, storage options, performance optimization, monitoring, logging, and auditing. You'll also explore advanced concepts like containers, serverless, hybrid/multi-cloud architectures, high performance computing, big data, and disaster recovery strategies. By the end, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and confidence to harness the full potential of Amazon EC2.

What you will learn

Discover how to create, manage, and select the right EC2 AMIs
Explore load balancing and auto scaling with Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) and Auto Scaling Groups (ASGs)
Study EC2 storage options and performance optimization
Master monitoring and maintenance with Amazon Web Services (AWS) tools
Understand containerization, serverless computing, and EC2 automation
Get up to speed with migration, modernization, and compliance in EC2

Who this book is for

This Amazon book is for IT professionals, DevOps engineers, cloud architects and developers looking to delve into Amazon EC2 and cloud computing. No prior AWS experience is required as the book takes you through the fundamentals, gradually advancing toward more complex topics.

Introduction to Amazon EC2 and Its Benefits
Understanding Core Components of Amazon EC2
Creating and Managing Amazon EC2 Machine Images (AMI)
Choosing the Right Amazon EC2 Instance Type and Size
Networking and Connectivity in Amazon EC2
Implementing Security Best Practices in Amazon EC2
Load Balancing and Auto Scaling with Elastic Load Balancer and Auto Scaling Groups
Understanding and Optimizing Amazon EC2 Storage Options
Optimizing Performance with Amazon EC2 Placement Groups and Pricing Model
Monitoring, Logging, and Maintenance with Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, and Backup Strategies
Automating Amazon EC2 – AWS CloudFormation and Infrastructure as Code
Containerization and Serverless Computing in Amazon EC2
Leveraging AWS Services for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Architectures
Optimizing Amazon EC2 for High-Performance Computing, Big Data, and Disaster Recovery Strategies
Migrating, Modernizing, and Ensuring Compliance in Amazon EC2 Environments

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PDF ISBN: 978-1-80461-211-8

Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited

Publication date: 2024

Language: English

Pages: 404

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