Mastering Amazon EC2

Book excerpt: Master Amazon EC2 with this comprehensive guide to unleashing the full potential of cloud computing, optimizing performance, and revolutionizing your business processes Key Features Gain an in-depth understanding of EC2 core components, connectivity, networking, and security best practices Build resilient applications with load balancing, autoscaling and diverse storage options Learn advanced concepts and use cases for serverless, containers, HPC, and hybrid/multi cloud architecture Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionThis comprehensive guide demystifies the complex landscape of Amazon EC2, from fundamentals to advanced concepts. You’ll begin by understanding EC2 core components, creating and managing AMIs, selecting the right instance type and size, establishing networking and connectivity, and implementing security best practices. Next, you’ll start building resilient apps on EC2, load balancing, auto scaling, storage options, performance optimization, monitoring, logging, and auditing. You'll also explore advanced concepts like containers, serverless, hybrid/multi-cloud architectures, high performance computing, big data, and disaster recovery strategies. By the end, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and confidence to harness the full potential of Amazon EC2.What you will learn Discover how to create, manage, and select the right EC2 AMIs Explore load balancing and auto scaling with Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) and Auto Scaling Groups (ASGs) Study EC2 storage options and performance optimization Master monitoring and maintenance with Amazon Web Services (AWS) tools Understand containerization, serverless computing, and EC2 automation Get up to speed with migration, modernization, and compliance in EC2 Who this book is for This Amazon book is for IT professionals, DevOps engineers, cloud architects and developers looking to delve into Amazon EC2 and cloud computing. No prior AWS experience is required as the book takes you through the fundamentals, gradually advancing toward more complex topics.