AWS Billing and Pricing 101 for Cloud Practitioner Exam

For AWS usage, you are billed for the support plans, and the resources you utilize.  Billing and Pricing is 16% of the Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam, so it's imperative that you get a good grasp on the different support plans and the resource billings, as well as ways you can monitor consumption. Support Plans There are … Continue reading AWS Billing and Pricing 101 for Cloud Practitioner Exam

AWS Databases

Amazon Web Services helps to drive down costs of databases, storage and compute by providing relational and non-relational database services.  The database services AWS provides is cheaper, faster, and extremely scalable than options available previously. You can also operate your own database in EC2 and EBS.  There are many options to choose from, depending on … Continue reading AWS Databases

Amazon RDS: Relational Database

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is a cloud-based managed relational database.  AWS handles routine tasks like provisioning, patching, backup, recovery, failure detection, and repair of your databases. Amazon RDS utilizes Read Replicas to enhance performance.  It can also replicate the database across multiple Availability Zones for durability.  Automated backups are stored in Amazon S3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMzCI7S1P9M … Continue reading Amazon RDS: Relational Database

AWS Mnemonics: Flash Cards

It's important to know the details of what each service is.  But at the same time, it helps to know a simple phrase to trigger your memory as a complete newbie.  So I've created this AWS Mnemonics page to help you remember key Amazon Web Services features and facts. Especially when there are half a … Continue reading AWS Mnemonics: Flash Cards