AWS is used almost everywhere.
Knowing the fundamentals is therefore a high-value skill for every web developer.
Don't know where to begin?
A thread about some of its most famous services & related tutorials for starting your journey today! 🧵👇
Knowing the fundamentals is therefore a high-value skill for every web developer.
Don't know where to begin?
A thread about some of its most famous services & related tutorials for starting your journey today! 🧵👇
(1/8) AWS offers great free tutorials on its own training site, ranging from beginner to expert levels.
You only need an Amazon account to get yourself started.
This thread will guide you to your first starting videos.
aws.training/LearningLibrary
You only need an Amazon account to get yourself started.
This thread will guide you to your first starting videos.
aws.training/LearningLibrary
(2/8) Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
EC2 provides computing capacity for all kinds of areas. Launch virtual instances and services in the blink of an eye & run your applications.
With AWS' free tier, you can run a t2 or t3 micro instance for free!
aws.training/Details/Video?…
EC2 provides computing capacity for all kinds of areas. Launch virtual instances and services in the blink of an eye & run your applications.
With AWS' free tier, you can run a t2 or t3 micro instance for free!
aws.training/Details/Video?…
(3/8) Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Allows you to easily operate and create relational databases.
Automates tedious tasks like provisioning, patching & backing up data.
aws.training/Details/Video?…
Allows you to easily operate and create relational databases.
Automates tedious tasks like provisioning, patching & backing up data.
aws.training/Details/Video?…
(4/8) Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Isolate your environments in your account with VPC. Enables you to define IP ranges, private and public subnets, route tables, access points from and to your network, and much more.
aws.training/Details/Video?…
Isolate your environments in your account with VPC. Enables you to define IP ranges, private and public subnets, route tables, access points from and to your network, and much more.
aws.training/Details/Video?…
(5/8) Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Securely and programmatically manage permissions for individual resources by creating users, groups, roles & policies. It's one of the most fundamental parts of AWS and you should deep dive into this service.
aws.training/Details/Video?…
Securely and programmatically manage permissions for individual resources by creating users, groups, roles & policies. It's one of the most fundamental parts of AWS and you should deep dive into this service.
aws.training/Details/Video?…
(6/8) Lambda
What's better than having virtual machines or managed containers?
Not having to think about any infrastructure at all!
That's what Lambda provides you.
You only bring your code & AWS enables you to execute it around the globe.
aws.training/Details/eLearn…
What's better than having virtual machines or managed containers?
Not having to think about any infrastructure at all!
That's what Lambda provides you.
You only bring your code & AWS enables you to execute it around the globe.
aws.training/Details/eLearn…
(7/8) DynamoDB
An epiphany of a NoSQL database solution:
Managed, highly available & scales on-demand.
A perfect match for your Lambda-based service, but be aware of its peculiarities. You can't just query as you know it from other databases!
aws.training/Details/eLearn…
An epiphany of a NoSQL database solution:
Managed, highly available & scales on-demand.
A perfect match for your Lambda-based service, but be aware of its peculiarities. You can't just query as you know it from other databases!
aws.training/Details/eLearn…
(8/8) Key takeaways
Don't be deterred by the number of services AWS offers.
Learning about its core services already puts you steps ahead.
The more you experiment, learn and build, the more familiar you'll get with AWS' ecosystem and the easier you'll get into new services!
Don't be deterred by the number of services AWS offers.
Learning about its core services already puts you steps ahead.
The more you experiment, learn and build, the more familiar you'll get with AWS' ecosystem and the easier you'll get into new services!
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