1. What is AWS and its services

AWS Documentation : https://docs.aws.amazon.com/

AWS Services and Service Categories Overview

AWS provides a wide array of cloud-based services, categorized for various functionalities. These services support diverse needs, including data storage, computing power, networking, security, and more. The AWS Management Console offers a centralized web interface for managing and accessing AWS resources.

Key AWS Service Categories

1. Compute

• Purpose: Provides scalable computing power.
• Key Services:
  • Amazon EC2: Scalable virtual machines.
  • Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling: Automated scaling of EC2 instances.
  • AWS Lambda: Serverless compute service.
  • AWS Elastic Beanstalk: Easy app deployment and scaling.

2. Storage

• Purpose: Secure and scalable data storage.
• Key Services:
  • Amazon S3: Object storage with scalability and data availability.
  • Amazon EBS: High-performance block storage for EC2.
  • Amazon EFS: Managed elastic Network File System.
  • Amazon S3 Glacier: Low-cost archival storage.

3. Containers

• A container in AWS is a lightweight, portable unit that packages an application and its dependencies, enabling consistent deployment across different environments.

• Purpose: Simplifies the management and deployment of containers.

• Key Services:

  • Amazon ECS: High performance Container orchestration that supports docker containers.
  • Amazon EKS: Kubernetes service for containers.
  • Amazon ECR: Managed Docker container registry.
  • AWS Fargate: Serverless container hosting.

4. Database

• Purpose: Managed database services for relational and non-relational data.
• Key Services:
  • Amazon RDS: Managed relational databases.
  • Amazon Aurora: High-performance relational database.
  • Amazon Redshift: Data warehousing.
  • Amazon DynamoDB: NoSQL database with low-latency.

5. Networking and Content Delivery

• Purpose: Enhances network architecture and content distribution.
• Key Services:
  • Amazon VPC: Creates isolated cloud networks.
  • Elastic Load Balancing: Automatically Distributes incoming traffic like ec2 ,IP ,containers.
  • Amazon CloudFront: Global Content Delivery Network (CDN).
  • Transit gateway: used to connect vpc and on premise network
  • AWS direct connect: dedicated private network
  • Amazon Route 53: Scalable DNS service.
  • AWs Client Vpn : Provides secure private vpn for our network or device through aws global network

6. Security, Identity, and Compliance

• Purpose: Provides tools to secure AWS environments and manage user access.
• Key Services:
  • AWS IAM: Identity and access management.(Mange users and groups through permissions )
  • AWS Organizations: Multi-account management.
  • Amazon Cognito : for signin/signup access to web or apps
  • AWS KMS: Encryption key management.
  • AWS Shield: DDoS protection.

7. AWS Cost Management

• Purpose: Tools to track and manage AWS expenses.
• Key Services:
  • AWS Cost and Usage Report: Detailed cost data.
  • AWS Budgets: Custom budget tracking.
  • AWS Cost Explorer: Visual tool for tracking AWS costs.

8. Management and Governance

• Purpose: Tools for monitoring and managing AWS resources.
• Key Services:
  • AWS Management Console: Web-based interface for managing AWS.
  • Amazon CloudWatch: Monitoring and observability.
  • AWS CloudTrail: Tracks user activity and API usage.
  • AWS Config: Resource inventory tracking.

AWS Management Console Activity

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Hands-on activity emphasizes navigating the AWS Management Console:

• Objective: Gain familiarity with AWS service categories, regions, and resource scope.
• Key Observations:
  • Subnets are scoped to Availability Zones.
  • VPCs operate at the Region level.
  • Some services (e.g., IAM, Route 53) are global; others like EC2 and Lambda are regional.