This post is about AWS AMIs, the machine images we use to run ec2 instances. We'll be talking about aws storage here, so you my want to review this from this post. About AMIs An AMI is a supported and maintained image provided by AWS (although it may be created by you), that provides some of the information required …

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Let's get a high-level view of ec2 storage. Storage Options AWS EC2 comes with several storage options: AWS EBS is a block-level storage that persists independently from the life of its associated instance. EC2 Instance Store provides temporary block-level storage for instances. It resides physically on the hardware …

About EFS Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) provides serverless, fully elastic file storage so that you can share file data without provisioning or managing storage capacity and performance. serverless: meaning you don't have to create a server of any kind elastic: it grows and shrink as the need scales up and …

AWS IAM is a corenerstone in aws security model. In this post we'll discuss the generic role of IAM and its relationship to some other aws services. basics of IAM AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a web service that helps you securely control access to AWS resources. With IAM, you can centrally manage …

If you're new to AWS (or cloud concepts in general), or if you are studying for an AWS certifications, there is always a chapter explaining the concept of services. This is really what cloud is all about. AWS Services AWS stands for Amazon WEB Services, and really these services are accessible through the web. Since …

Parameter Store Parameter Store is a feature of the AWS Systems Manager service. It is a centralized store to manage your configuration data, whether plain-text data such as database strings or secrets such as passwords. This allows you to separate your secrets and configuration data from your code. Parameters can be …

AWS Shield/Shield Advanced AWS Shield is layer-4 protection, defending you from DDOS attacks like SYN flood, UDP floods or other reflection attacks. It does that by setting static thresholds and implementing Inline attack mitigation. AWS Shield Advanced adds more advanced detection and mitigation mechanisms, together …

What are Data Streams Data streams refer to continuous flows of data that are generated continuously over time Data streams are continuous and potentially infinite in nature. Data streams can originate from various sources such as: sensors social media feeds financial transactions website clickstreams etc. …

(this document is a work-in-progress, it is not complete, so you should visit this document from time to time to see if anything has changed) The AWS Solution Architect Associate exam content contains these sections: Domain 1: Design Secure Architectures (30%) 1.1: Design secure access to AWS resources. Cross account …