Rds Review

Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service) Amazon RDS is a managed relational database service that simplifies the setup, operation, and scaling of a relational database in the cloud. Here are its key features: Database Engines: RDS supports several database engines including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and Amazon Aurora. Automated Tasks: RDS automates routine tasks such as hardware provisioning, database setup, patching, and backups. Scalability: You can easily scale your database instance’s compute and storage resources with just a few clicks or API calls. Continue reading

Alb Review

Elastic Load Balancing and ASG We use elastic load balancing to control and direct traffic to targets. To ensure targets are healthy.We use it as a security mechanism. We can limit the traffic to only come from a certain source in ELB.NLB has a fixed static IP while ALB doesnt. Here are some practice questions related to AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) and Auto Scaling Groups (ASG) to help prepare for the AWS Certified Developer Associate exam: Continue reading

EBS Review

Amazon Elastic Block Store: A Comprehensive Guide Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) is a high-performance block storage service designed to work with Amazon EC2 instances, providing reliable and persistent storage. Whether you need storage for a small database, a large-scale enterprise application, or anything in between, EBS offers a scalable and flexible solution. Key Features of Amazon EBS Persistent Storage: EBS provides persistent storage that can be attached to EC2 instances both before and after runtime. Continue reading

EC2 Review

EC2 Instances EC2 is a web service in AWS that lets you run a virtual server in the cloud. EC2 allows you to increase and decrease capacity using the auto-scaling feature. Their are many instance types to select that fit different use cases. Such as if you want to run a database. Then use storage optimized. If you want to run a high performance based video-game on an instance, let that instance be compute-optimized. Continue reading

Iam Review

IAM Review Identity Access Management service enables users and organizations to distinguish who has access to certain resources. IAM ensures identification, authentication through biometric features and MFA and authorization based on certain criteria through roles inorder to seamlessly provide a safe and secure environment. IAM offers governance and compliance through following strict guidelines. We use IAM access advisor and IAM credentials report to audit and see the status of various credentials such as access keys and mfa activity. Continue reading

AWS Lambda

AWS Lambda is a serverless compute service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It allows you to run code without provisioning or managing servers. Here’s an overview of how Lambda works, its features, and best practices for its use. Overview of AWS Lambda Serverless Architecture: Lambda abstracts the infrastructure away from the user, making it serverless. Users don’t need to manage the underlying servers or infrastructure. On-Demand Execution: Lambda functions are invoked in response to events. Continue reading

Cloudwatch

Understanding AWS Monitoring and Logging Services Introduction In this blog post, we’ll explore various AWS monitoring and logging services such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, X-Ray, and Amazon EventBridge. These services are essential for maintaining the health, performance, and security of your AWS resources and applications. CloudWatch Custom Metrics Custom metrics allow you to define your own metrics and monitor them using CloudWatch. High-resolution custom metrics offer monitoring at intervals as short as 1 second, but this is a paid offering and is disabled by default. Continue reading