AWS For Admins For Dummies - Softcover

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Easily get your head in the Cloud with Amazon Web Services With Amazon Web Services (AWS), you can do everything from backing up your personal hard drive to creating a full-fledged IT department in the Cloud. And while major corporations like Adobe and Netflix have turned to AWS for their Cloud computing needs, it isn't just for private companies. Amazon Web Services For Dummies is the singular resource that shows real people with real businesses how to use on-demand IT resources to help their companies grow. If you're like most people just getting their feet wet with this service, your first question is likely to be, "How do I get started with AWS?" This book answers that question-and a multitude more-in language you can understand and shows you how to put this Cloud computing service to work for you right away. AWS is immense and, naturally, intimidating, but with the help of this book, you'll peel back its many layers in no time! Provides overviews that explain what tasks the services perform and how they relate to each other Offers specific paths to follow in order to obtain a particular installation result Gets you started without making a huge investment Reduces the risk of failure by ensuring you understand available options as part of the configuration and usage process Stop wasting time and resources on hardware and software that's quickly outdated. Get started with AWS today!

Contraportada

• Learn tasks the services perform and how they relate
• Follow specific paths for the best installation results
• Avoid common AWS usage pitfalls

Just what you need to get going with AWS

Amazon Web Services (or AWS) has grabbed the attention of the business world?in more ways than one. If you just want to manage administrative tasks with AWS, your goal is to figure out what you need and create a basic, functional setup that lets you become productive as quickly as possible. This guide cuts through all the hype and clutter to get you where you need to go. With simple procedures you can follow to set up and configure the right environment, it helps you assess your move to the cloud, explains any quirks in the software, and gets you up and running.

Inside...

• Compare and choose among AWS free-tier services
• Keep your costs low
• Set up a virtual server
• Learn important security techniques
• Manage your database
• Create a user-friendly cloud environment