AWS for Solutions Architects: The definitive guide to AWS Solutions Architecture for migrating to, building, scaling, and succeeding in the cloud, 2nd Edition

Book Synopsis: Become a master Solutions Architect with this comprehensive guide, featuring cloud design patterns and real-world solutions for building scalable, secure, and highly available systems. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format.

Key Features

• Gain expertise in automating, networking, migrating, and adopting cloud technologies using AWS.
• Use streaming analytics, big data, AI/ML, IoT, quantum computing, and blockchain to transform your business.
• Upskill yourself as an AWS solutions architect and explore details of the new AWS certification.

Book Description

Are you excited to harness the power of AWS and unlock endless possibilities for your business? Look no further than the second edition of AWS for Solutions Architects! Packed with all-new content, this book is a must-have guide for anyone looking to build scalable cloud solutions and drive digital transformation using AWS.

This updated edition offers in-depth guidance for building cloud solutions using AWS. It provides detailed information on AWS well-architected design pillars and cloud-native design patterns. You'll learn about networking in AWS, big data and streaming data processing, CloudOps, and emerging technologies such as machine learning, IoT, and blockchain. Additionally, the book includes new sections on storage in AWS, containers with ECS and EKS, and data lake patterns, providing you with valuable insights into designing industry-standard AWS architectures that meet your organization's technological and business requirements. Whether you're an experienced solutions architect or just getting started with AWS, this book has everything you need to confidently build cloud-native workloads and enterprise solutions.

What you will learn

• Optimize your Cloud Workload using the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Learn methods to migrate your workload using the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework
• Apply cloud automation at various layers of application workload to increase efficiency
• Build a landing zone in AWS and hybrid cloud setups with deep networking techniques
• Select reference architectures for business scenarios, like data lakes, containers, and serverless apps
• Apply emerging technologies in your architecture, including AI/ML, IoT and blockchain

Who this book is for

This book is for application and enterprise architects, developers, and operations engineers who want to become well versed with AWS architectural patterns, best practices, and advanced techniques to build scalable, secure, highly available, highly tolerant, and cost-effective solutions in the cloud. Existing AWS users are bound to learn the most, but it will also help those curious about how leveraging AWS can benefit their organization.

Prior knowledge of any computing language is not needed, and there's little to no code. Prior experience in software architecture design will prove helpful.

Table of Contents

1. Understanding AWS Cloud Principles and Key Characteristics
2. Understanding AWS Well Architected Framework and Getting Certified
3. Leveraging the Cloud for Digital Transformation
4. Networking in AWS
5. Storage in AWS – Choosing the Right Tool for the Job
6. Harnessing the Power of Cloud Computing
7. Selecting the Right Database Service
8. Best Practices for Application Security, Identity, and Compliance
9. Driving Efficiency with CloudOps
10. Big Data and Streaming Data Processing in AWS
11. Data Warehouses, Data Queries, and Visualization in AWS
12. Machine Learning, IoT, and Blockchain in AWS
13. Containers in AWS(N.B. Please use the Look Inside option to see further chapters)