There are now 12 AWS Certifications under the foundational, professional, and specialty learning paths — so you might be wondering which AWS certification is right for me? And which AWS certification should I get first? It can be a bit confusing at first but once you understand the different levels and the role-based or specialty scope of the exam it becomes much easier to digest.
In this article, you’ll learn about the various levels and how the certifications are designed to prepare you for specific organizational roles working with cloud computing. …
Cloud Computing is changing the way we live and work. It’s no longer just about having a powerful data center to store your files, or an email account that you can access from any device. Today, the Cloud is an integral part of our day-to-day lives — and it’s not going anywhere soon! In fact, it is expected that the global end-use of cloud computing services will increase by 23.1% in 2021 to total $332.3 billion, up from $270 billion in 2020! …
AWS offers many services, so many that it can often get pretty confusing for beginners and experts alike. This is especially true when it comes to the many storage options AWS provides its users. Knowing the benefits and use cases of AWS storage services will help you design the best solution. In this article, we’ll be looking at S3 vs EBS vs EFS.
So, what are these services and what do they do? Let’s start with S3.
Amazon S3 Benefits
The Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is AWS’s object storage solution. If you’ve ever used a service like Google Drive or Dropbox…
Welcome back to our comparison articles where we look at different AWS services, their benefits, and use cases. These articles are designed with the AWS Certification tests in mind and help you understand how these services work on a conceptual level. In this article, we’ll be looking at the different types of Kinesis services and how they’re different from DynamoDB streams. These AWS services come up ALL the time in your certification tests so you HAVE to have an in-depth understanding of them to do well.
What is Amazon Kinesis?
Amazon Kinesis is a suite of services that provide a way to easily collect…
What is AWS Glue?
AWS Glue is a serverless tool developed for the purpose of extracting, transforming, and loading data. This process is referred to as ETL. AWS Glue enables businesses to extract data from one source, transform the data, and then load it into a data warehouse, all from the cloud. AWS Glue is also a fully managed service, which means we as users don’t have to manage any cloud infrastructure, it’s all taken care of by Amazon.
Why is AWS Glue so powerful?
Glue is powerful because it combines the speed and performance of Apache Spark with the data organization of Hive. You may have heard of Lambda…
What is a Cloud Architect and how do you become one? It seems like an easy question, but the answer can be elusive. A cloud architect is someone who understands how to design and deploy solutions based on various deployment models in the cloud. It is someone who knows how to use data, compute power, storage, and networking capabilities of different providers to deliver a solution that meets business needs.
Cloud architects are becoming more important as businesses move their operations into the cloud-based world. They also manage architecture for private clouds or hybrid environments where some applications are hosted…
Congratulations! After months of studying complex concepts and practicing in your AWS Free Tier account, you are finally ready to sit your AWS certification exam.
You now understand that AWS exam preparation requires lots of time and dedication. To qualify as an AWS solutions architect, sysops administrator, or developer, you must master skills such as AWS deployment, development, monitoring, security, and troubleshooting. Now that you’ve put in the hard yards and prepared for your AWS exam, the final hurdle that blocks your way to getting your long-awaited certification — is passing your AWS exam!
In this post, we’ll analyze some…
RDS and DynamoDB are both database services offered by AWS. You might be asking yourself, “If they’re both databases, then what’s the difference?” This is often brought up by new students and it’s an important question to ask (because it will come up in your exam A LOT). Being able to decide whether to go with DynamoDB or a certain type of RDS database will help you stand out from the crowd. In this article, we’ll dive into the defining features of both and when to use them. But first, let’s review why we need databases in the first place.
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Amazon, I love ya to death, but something has got to change with the “Cloud” naming trend. At the time of writing this article, there are 8 services that follow this pattern: CloudSearch, Cloud9, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, CloudFront, Cloud Map, CloudHSM, and CloudEndure. You should be asking yourself… Cloud WHAT?!? This naming (or lack thereof) makes it extremely difficult for students to differentiate between the purposes of these services! Amazon, the next time you’re naming a service PLEASE consider something other than Cloud “name”… Thanks!
Well… now that’s off my chest, let’s clarify two of these services so you can pass…
Introduction
Amazon DynamoDB is Amazon Web Service’s (AWS) fully managed NoSQL database service. DynamoDB has high performance and scalability that wouldn’t be possible in a traditional data center. DynamoDB can automatically scale up and down to meet demands making it a cost-effective solution for many use cases. It is also a fully managed option meaning AWS will provision what you need to get the job done.
DynamoDB also has on-demand backup and point-in-time recovery capabilities that allow users to easily roll back if needed. …
