Running Microsoft Workloads on AWS: Active Directory, Databases, Development, and More

Amazon Web Services runs nearly double the amount of Microsoft Workloads in the cloud than any other provider, making it a single-source solution for learning best practice skills and guidance. This book introduces AWS foundations and compares them to traditional Microsoft architectures, showing how to design your AWS Cloud platform to run your current Microsoft solutions. It covers identity and access control, Single Sign On, and developer skills, and provides migration strategies for moving your Microsoft Workloads to the AWS Cloud.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 292 pages
Publication date: 16 June 2021
Publisher: APress

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a leading provider of cloud computing services, offering a wide range of services and solutions to businesses and organizations worldwide. One of the key strengths of AWS is its ability to run Microsoft Workloads in the cloud. According to recent statistics, AWS runs nearly double the amount of Microsoft Workloads in the cloud compared to any other provider. This makes AWS a single-source solution for learning the best practice skills and guidance that AWS consultants offer their customers in the field.

Microsoft technologies are the foundation of over 70% of enterprise workloads, and AWS has been running these technologies in the AWS Cloud for more than 12 years, far longer than Microsoft's own Azure cloud platform. This book introduces AWS foundations and compares them to traditional Microsoft architectures, showing you how to design your AWS Cloud platform to run your current Microsoft solutions.

One of the crucial areas of focus in this book is identity and access control. The book covers how to implement Active Directory inside the AWS platform and the most secure ways of enabling Single Sign On from your own data centers and from Microsoft AzureAD.

The book also goes in-depth and shows how developers across the globe are using their existing .NET skills to develop directly on top of AWS, using current AWS development services such as AWS Code Pipeline, AWS Code Build, and AWS Code Deploy to create the next generation of cloud-native applications using the most popular cloud serverless service—AWS Lambda.

In addition to Microsoft Workloads, AWS offers a wide range of other services and solutions, including Amazon Machine Images (AMI) strategies and solutions to best manage the trade-off between speed and manageability, running one of the most popular Microsoft products: SQL Server on AWS, and being aware of the different database architecture designs for using Amazon RDS and Amazon EC2.

The book also provides an overview of Serverless Development in the AWS .NET environment, covering topics such as AWS Lambda, AWS Step Functions, and AWS Serverless Application Repository.

Overall, this book is a valuable resource for anyone who wants to learn more about running Microsoft Workloads in the cloud and how to take advantage of the many benefits of AWS. Whether you are a developer, IT professional, or business owner, this book will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in the cloud.

Weight: 596g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781484266274
Edition number: 1st ed.