{"product_id":"amazon-web-services-in-action-9781617292880","title":"Amazon Web Services in Action","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Wittig\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Manning Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Manning Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Software Development \u0026amp; Engineering - Systems Analysis \u0026amp; Desi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmazon Web Services in Action\u003c\/i\u003e introduces you to computing, storing, and networking in the AWS cloud. The book will teach you about the most important services on AWS. You will also learn about best practices regarding automation, security, high availability, and scalability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical data centers require lots of equipment and take time and resources to manage. If you need a data center, but don't want to build your own, Amazon Web Services may be your solution. Whether you're analyzing real-time data, building software as a service, or running an e-commerce site, AWS offers you a reliable cloud-based platform with services that scale. All services are controllable via an API which allows you to automate your infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmazon Web Services in Action\u003c\/i\u003e introduces you to computing, storing, and networking in the AWS cloud. The book will teach you about the most important services on AWS. You will also learn about best practices regarding security, high availability and scalability.You'll start with a broad overview of cloud computing and AWS and learn how to spin-up servers manually and from the command line. You'll learn how to automate your infrastructure by programmatically calling the AWS API to control every part of AWS. You will be introduced to the concept of Infrastructure as Code with the help of AWS CloudFormation.You will learn about different approaches to deploy applications on AWS. You'll also learn how to secure your infrastructure by isolating networks, controlling traffic and managing access to AWS resources. Next, you'll learn options and techniques for storing your data. You will experience how to integrate AWS services into your own applications by the use of SDKs. Finally, this book teaches you how to design for high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverview of cloud concepts and patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage servers on EC2 for cost-effectiveness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInfrastructure automation with Infrastructure as Code (AWS CloudFormation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeploy applications on AWS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore data on AWS: SQL, NoSQL, object storage and block storage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrate Amazon's pre-built services\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchitect highly available and fault tolerant systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Reader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for developers and DevOps engineers moving distributed applications to the AWS platform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndreas Wittig\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMichael Wittig\u003c\/b\u003e are software engineers and consultants focused on AWS and web development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003ePART 1 GETTING STARTED\u003cli\u003eWhat is Amazon Web Services?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA simple example: WordPress in five minutes\u003c\/li\u003ePART 2 BUILDING VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SERVERS AND NETWORKING\u003cli\u003eUsing virtual servers: EC2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgramming your infrastructure: the command line, SDKs, and CloudFormation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomating deployment: CloudFormation, Elastic Beanstalk, and OpsWorks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecuring your system: IAM, security groups, and VPC\u003c\/li\u003ePART 3 STORING DATA IN THE CLOUD\u003cli\u003eStoring your objects: S3 and Glacier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStoring your data on hard drives: EBS and instance store\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing a relational database service: RDS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgramming for the NoSQL database service: DynamoDB\u003c\/li\u003ePART 4 ARCHITECTING ON AWS\u003cli\u003eAchieving high availability: availability zones, auto-scaling, and CloudWatch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecoupling your infrastructure: ELB and SQS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigning for fault-tolerance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScaling up and down: auto-scaling and CloudWatch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Manning Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45048599511191,"sku":"9781617292880","price":5194.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781617292880.webp?v=1769223024","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/amazon-web-services-in-action-9781617292880","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}