{"product_id":"amazon-web-services-in-action-9781617295119","title":"Amazon Web Services in Action","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmazon Web Services in Action\u003c\/strong\u003e by Wittig, Michael. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781617295119.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummary\n\nAmazon Web Services in Action, Second Edition is a comprehensive introduction to computing, storing, and networking in the AWS cloud. Youll find clear, relevant coverage of all the essential AWS services you to know, emphasizing best practices for security, high availability and scalability.\n\nForeword by Ben Whaley, AWS community hero and author.\n\nPurchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.\n\nAbout the Technology\n\nThe largest and most mature of the cloud platforms, AWS offers over 100 prebuilt services, practically limitless compute resources, bottomless secure storage, as well as top-notch automation capabilities. This book shows you how to develop, host, and manage applications on AWS.\n\nAbout the Book\n\nAmazon Web Services in Action, Second Edition is a comprehensive introduction to deploying web applications in the AWS cloud. Youll find clear, relevant coverage of all essential AWS services, with a focus on automation, security, high availability, and scalability. This thoroughly revised edition covers the latest additions to AWS, including serverless infrastructure with AWS Lambda, sharing data with EFS, and in-memory storage with ElastiCache.\n\nWhats inside\n\nCompletely revised bestseller Secure and scale distributed applications Deploy applications on AWS Design for failure to achieve high availability Automate your infrastructure\nAbout the Reader\n\nWritten for mid-level developers and DevOps engineers.\n\nAbout the Author\n\nAndreas Wittig and Michael Wittig are software engineers and DevOps consultants focused on AWS. Together, they migrated the first bank in Germany to AWS in 2013.\n\nTable of Contents\n\nPART 1 - GETTING STARTED What is Amazon Web Services? A simple example: WordPress in five minutes PART 2 - BUILDING VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE CONSISTING OF COMPUTERS AND NETWORKING Using virtual machines: EC2 Programming your infrastructure: The command-line, SDKs, and CloudFormation Automating deployment: CloudFormation, Elastic Beanstalk, and OpsWorks Securing your system: IAM, security groups, and VPC Automating operational tasks with Lambda PART 3 - STORING DATA IN THE CLOUD Storing your objects: S3 and Glacier Storing data on hard drives: EBS and instance store Sharing data volumes between machines: EFS Using a relational database service: RDS Caching data in memory: Amazon ElastiCache Programming for the NoSQL database service: DynamoDB PART 4 - ARCHITECTING ON AWS Achieving high availability: availability zones, auto-scaling, and CloudWatch Decoupling your infrastructure: Elastic Load Balancing and Simple Queue Service Designing for fault tolerance Scaling up and down: auto-scaling and CloudWatch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Manning","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44424538193973,"sku":"ByrdShop_1617295116","price":27.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781617295119_ae426431-bb2a-4ffb-aeca-e88f593f48c2.jpg?v=1778652146","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/amazon-web-services-in-action-9781617295119","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}