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NEWS: AWS re:Invent 2020 will be Hosted Online and Registration is FREE!

2023-05-27T08:24:24+00:00

NEWS: AWS re:Invent 2020 will be Hosted Online and Registration is FREE! AWS re:Invent is a conference organized by Amazon Web Services for the cloud computing community. Since 2012, the conference has always been held in Las Vegas, but this time it’s going to be different. This 3-week conference will now be hosted online, and take note that this event is FREE for everyone. To join AWS re:Invent 2020 on November 30 - December 18, you can register here. Why should you attend? This virtual conference is the world’s premier cloud learning event. You can find different peers who leverage [...]

NEWS: AWS re:Invent 2020 will be Hosted Online and Registration is FREE!2023-05-27T08:24:24+00:00

AWS Certification Path

2023-05-19T19:33:43+00:00

Before jumping into the different AWS certification paths, it's good to first learn the benefits of being AWS certified through this short article. It is also important to note that AWS has scrapped the prerequisite for Professional-level exams. Previously, you could only take the Professional-level exams (Solutions Architect Professional and DevOps Engineer Professional) after passing their Associate-level counterparts. Now, you can take any AWS exam without the need to pass any prior AWS exam, which is ideal for those who already have extensive working experience in the industry.   In this short article, we'll learn more about the AWS Certification program [...]

AWS Certification Path2023-05-19T19:33:43+00:00

Introduction to AWS

2024-01-23T05:16:20+00:00

In 2006, Amazon launched its own IT Infrastructure Services called Amazon Web Services. AWS is a cloud platform where you can create, build, and deploy applications. The different AWS services can be accessed over the Internet and it provides premium support plans to help companies run their business applications and workloads on the cloud. Amazon Web Services also has the biggest market share in the cloud industry and has the most extensive global cloud infrastructure in the world.   AWS Global Infrastructure The Cloud Infrastructure of AWS is built around: Regions - provide multiple, physically separated, and isolated Availability Zones [...]

Introduction to AWS2024-01-23T05:16:20+00:00

Amazon DocumentDB

2023-06-23T06:21:29+00:00

Bookmarks How it Works Performance Scaling Reliability Backup and Restore Security Pricing Limitations Amazon DocumentDB Cheat Sheet Fully managed document database service designed to be fast, scalable, and highly available. Data is stored in JSON-like documents. Compatible with MongoDb. Flexible schema and indexing. Commonly used for content management, user profiles, and real-time big data. How it Works   An Amazon DocumentDB cluster decouples storage and compute. A cluster consists of Cluster volume and Instances Cluster volume refers to the storage layer that spans multiple Availability Zones. Each Availability Zone [...]

Amazon DocumentDB2023-06-23T06:21:29+00:00

AWS DataSync vs Storage Gateway

2024-01-18T06:27:52+00:00

Learn more about the use cases and differences between AWS Data Sync and Storage Gateway in this comparison table:   DataSync Storage Gateway Description AWS DataSync is an online data transfer service that simplifies, automates, and accelerates the process of copying large amounts of data to and from AWS storage services over the Internet or over AWS Direct Connect. AWS Storage Gateway is a hybrid cloud storage service that gives you on-premises access to virtually unlimited cloud storage by linking it to S3. Storage Gateway provides 3 types of storage interfaces for your on-premises applications: file, volume, and tape. How [...]

AWS DataSync vs Storage Gateway2024-01-18T06:27:52+00:00

AWS Service Catalog

2023-06-23T07:54:09+00:00

Bookmarks Features Concepts Security Pricing AWS Service Catalog Cheat Sheet Allows you to create, manage, and distribute catalogs of approved products to end-users, who can then access the products they need in a personalized portal.  Administrators can control which users have access to each product to enforce compliance with organizational business policies. Administrators can also set up adopted roles so that end users only require IAM access to AWS Service Catalog in order to deploy approved resources. This is a regional service. Features Standardization of assets Self-service discovery and launch Fine-grain access control [...]

AWS Service Catalog2023-06-23T07:54:09+00:00

AWS Secrets Manager vs Systems Manager Parameter Store

2023-06-23T05:17:07+00:00

Bookmarks AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store AWS Secrets Manager Similarities and Differences Managing the security of your applications is an integral part of any organization especially for infrastructures deployed in the cloud. One aspect of application security is how the parameters such as environment variables, database passwords, API keys, product keys, etc. are stored and retrieved. As a best practice, secret information should not be stored in plain text and not be embedded inside your source code. It is also recommended to set up an automated system to rotate passwords or keys regularly (which [...]

AWS Secrets Manager vs Systems Manager Parameter Store2023-06-23T05:17:07+00:00

Global Secondary Index vs Local Secondary Index

2024-01-24T09:25:20+00:00

Bookmarks Global Secondary Index Local Secondary Index A secondary index is a data structure that contains a subset of attributes from a table, along with an alternate key to support Query operations. An Amazon DynamoDB table can have multiple secondary indexes.   Global secondary index Local secondary index Definition An index with a partition key and a sort key that can be different from those on the base table. An index that has the same partition key as the base table, but a different sort key.  Span of query Queries on the index can span [...]

Global Secondary Index vs Local Secondary Index2024-01-24T09:25:20+00:00

Which AWS Certification Exam Is Right For Me? – Part 2

2024-03-22T05:42:34+00:00

Bookmarks AWS Certified Security Specialty AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty In this section, we’ll discuss the six (6) AWS Specialty certifications that are currently offered by AWS to help you find out if these certifications are suitable for you. If you haven’t read the first of this 2-part article series yet, we encourage you to check it here: Which AWS Certification Exam Is Right For Me? - Part 1. Similar to Part 1 of this article, we will approach each segment in two parts: Purpose and Knowledge. Purpose will [...]

Which AWS Certification Exam Is Right For Me? – Part 22024-03-22T05:42:34+00:00

Step Scaling vs Simple Scaling Policies vs Target Tracking Policies in Amazon EC2

2023-06-23T05:27:39+00:00

Bookmarks Simple Scaling  Target Tracking Step Scaling  Creating a Step Scaling Policy for an Auto Scaling Group Amazon’s EC2 Auto Scaling provides an effective way to ensure that your infrastructure is able to dynamically respond to changing user demands. For example, to accommodate a sudden traffic increase on your web application, you can set your Auto Scaling group to automatically add more instances. And when traffic is low, have it automatically reduce the number of instances. This is a cost-effective solution since it only provisions EC2 instances when you need them. EC2 Auto [...]

Step Scaling vs Simple Scaling Policies vs Target Tracking Policies in Amazon EC22023-06-23T05:27:39+00:00

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