AWS for the Real World

This is not properly displayed? Read all of our issues online! 💡 Hi Reader 👋🏽 In this issue, we will explore the basics of Terraform, an open-source Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tool, and how it can simplify and automate the provisioning and management of your cloud infrastructure. Join us as we uncover the key concepts and best practices to help you get started with Terraform and unlock its full potential. P.S.: If you make it through this issue, we'll farewell you with some fascinating...

This is not properly displayed? Read all of our issues online! 💡 Hi Reader 👋🏽 now that we have completed most of the main services in our newsletter we are jumping on another important chapter in Cloud Computing: Infrastructure as Code. Knowing cloud services is one thing. Implementing applications is another thing. You won't see a real production workload (hopefully) that wasn't provisioned without any infrastructure as a code tool. This newsletter is all about the history and different...

This is not properly displayed? Here is the online version! 💡 Hi Reader 👋🏽 A continuous integration and delivery system (CI/CD) is a must-have for developers because it automates the process of merging code changes, running tests, and deploying applications, ensuring faster and more reliable software releases. It also helps identify and fix issues early on, leading to improved collaboration and overall development efficiency. In this issue, we want to talk about AWS CodeBuild & CodePipeline,...

This is not properly displayed? Here is the online version! 💡 Hi Reader! 👋 As you probably already know, we're an enormous fan of AWS Lambda. In our opinion, it's the fastest way of getting started with a new project; in most cases, you don't even need to worry about costs. Especially in the beginning. However, container runtimes such as Amazon ECS are and will continue to be significant in numerous organizations. This is due to valid reasons. If you're new to cloud computing, familiarizing...

This is not properly displayed? Here is the online version! 💡 Hi Reader 👋🏽 new week, new AWS newsletter. This week with exciting news 💖 TL;DR of This Issue We launch a free update of AWS for the Real World Soon. Check out our scheduled Product Hunt Launch. Let's talk about CloudWatch 📝 Book Update First, let's talk about our book update! AWS for the Real World will get a massive free update. What will be included in the update? Typos &Grammar - we heard you and we fixed them. Diagrams &...

Hi Reader 👋🏽 This is another issue that is all about messaging systems and patterns. It is the last one of this series. After that, we continue with more networking services 🪐 This time we talk about the service Simple Notification Service or better known as SNS 📨 To get you excited, here is one upfront guessing question: What's the subscription limit per topic? 🤔 Scroll down to find the answer. But now let's get into the overview of this issue: Introduction to SNS The Publish/Subscribe...

This is not properly displayed? Here is the online version! 💡 Hi Reader 👋🏽 new week, new AWS Newsletter 💌 We just checked our recent newsletters and saw that we've missed two services in the event-driven category, SQS, and SNS. Since both of these services are essential in working with AWS we're adding them now! This week we start with SQS. The Simple Queue Service. Can you guess in which year SQS was launched? 🤔Hint: AWS launched its first service back in 2004. We'll tell you at the end of...

This is not properly displayed? Here is the online version! 💡 Hi Reader 👋🏽 today's service of the week is Amazon Virtual Private Cloud, better known as VPC 🌤️. What's Amazon VPC and why does it matter❓ In a nutshell: because it's a powerful tool that allows you to create private & secure virtual networks for your AWS resources. It provides isolation and protection, ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of your instances. 🔐 In this issue, we'll explore: important networking...