A Beginners Guide to Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a cloud computing platform that provides on-demand computing resources and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments. This text offers a hands-on approach for beginners to get started with AWS, covering topics such as Elastic Compute Cloud, Elastic Load Balancing, Auto Scaling Groups, and Amazon Simple Storage Service. It also discusses identity and access management, serverless computing, virtual private cloud, Amazon Aurora, and Amazon Comprehend. The text is primarily written for graduate students, professionals, and academic researchers in computer science, engineering, and information technology.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 204 pages
Publication date: 20 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a cloud computing platform that provides on-demand computing resources and application programming interfaces (APIs) to individuals, companies, and governments. It offers a wide range of services, including Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), Auto Scaling Groups, and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3). AWS also provides identity and access management, attribute-based access control, serverless computing, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Aurora, and Amazon Comprehend. Additionally, AWS offers a free tier, a marketplace, and Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS).

Security is a critical aspect of AWS, with a shared responsibility model that emphasizes the security of the cloud and the users' responsibility for securing their resources. AWS also offers high-performance computing capabilities, making it suitable for demanding applications.

The text is primarily written for graduate students, professionals, and academic researchers working in the fields of computer science, engineering, and information technology. It provides a comprehensive introduction to AWS and its services, covering topics such as EC2, ELB, Auto Scaling Groups, S3, identity and access management, attribute-based access control, serverless computing, VPC, Aurora, and Comprehend. It also includes information on security, the shared responsibility model, and high-performance computing on AWS.

Parul Dubey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Artificial Intelligence at G H Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur, India. She has filed for 15 Indian patents and has contributed to 10 publications in conference proceedings, Scopus, and journals. She is also an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.

Rohit Raja is an Associate Professor and Head in the Department of Information Technology at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, India. His research interests include cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence.

Weight: 385g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032521558