AWS for Solutions Architects : Design and Scale Secure AWS Architectures with GenAI Strategies and Real-World Patterns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shrivastava, Saurabh.

Contributor:

Srivastav, Neelanjali.

Thakur, Dhiraj.

Arora, Kamal.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amazon Web Services (Firm).

Web services.

Cloud computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (789 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham : Packt Publishing, Limited, 2025.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Master AWS architecture and design secure, scalable, production-ready cloud systems.This practical guide features real-world patterns, GenAI strategies, cost optimization techniques, and certification-aligned best practices.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Forewords

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

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Part 1: Exploring AWS

Chapter 1: Understanding AWS Cloud Principles and Key Characteristics

What is cloud computing?

Software offerings in the cloud

Private versus public clouds

What is Amazon Web Services (AWS)?

Basic cloud and AWS terminology

Why is AWS so popular?

Elasticity and scalability

Security

Physical security

Encryption

AWS supports compliance standards

Availability

Faster hardware cycles

System administration staff

Knowledge check

Summary

Chapter 2: Understanding the AWS Well-Architected Framework and Getting Certified

The AWS Well-Architected Framework

The six pillars of the WAF

The first pillar - Security

The second pillar - Reliability

The third pillar - Performance efficiency

The fourth pillar - Cost optimization

The fifth pillar - Operational excellence

The sixth pillar - Sustainability

AWS Well-Architected Lenses

Building credibility and getting certified

AWS Learning Badges

Building a non-tech AWS cloud career

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - Foundational

The AWS Solutions Architect path

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

The AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer path

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

The AWS Cloud Developer path

AWS Certified Developer - Associate

The AWS Specialty Solutions Architect path

AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty

AWS Certified Security - Specialty

AWS Machine Learning Engineer path

AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate

AWS Certified AI Practitioner

AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate.

AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty

Learning tips and tricks for obtaining AWS certifications

Focus on one cloud provider

Start with Practitioner certifications

Focus on the Associate-level certifications

Get experience wherever you can

The best way to get certified

Getting started in AWS

Online courses

Pluralsight

Packt Publishing

Udemy courses

YouTube videos

Books

Get your hands dirty with practice labs

Practice exam websites

AWS practice question sets

Whizlabs

BrainCert

Tutorials Dojo

Certification preparation approach

Some frequently asked questions about the AWS certifications

How long will it take to get certified?

The Cloud Practitioner certification

Associate-level certifications

Professional-level certifications

Specialty certifications

Time management and focus tips for AWS Pro and Specialty certification exams

How to request additional exam time

What are some last-minute tips for the day of the exam?

How to land a job as an AWS Solutions Architect

Chapter 3: Leveraging the Cloud for Enterprise Transformation

Exploring the various cloud computing models

On-premises

IaaS

PaaS

SaaS

Choosing between SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS

Understanding the cloud migration strategies

Cloud migration patterns - The 7 Rs

Rehost in the cloud

Replatform in the cloud

Refactor in the cloud

Repurchase in the cloud

Relocate to the cloud

Retain on-premises

Retire

AWS cloud migration tools

AWS Application Migration Services (MGN)

Migration Evaluator (ME)

Application Discovery Service (ADS) and Migration Hub

Mainframe Modernization

AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)

AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP)

The three-phase migration process.

Driving enterprise transformation using the cloud

Creating value for customers

Success factors for enterprise transformation

Modern business model for customer-centric transformation

Implementing an enterprise digital transformation program

What exactly is an enterprise digital transformation?

Enterprise digital transformation examples

Enterprise digital transformation tips

Enterprise digital transformation pitfalls

The AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)

Building large deals in AWS

What are large deals?

Components of a large deal

Drivers for large deals

Key business drivers for large deals

Key technology drivers for large deals

Customer expectations in large deals

Large deal commercial models

Common challenges in large deals

Commercial challenges

Operational challenges

Building large ITO deals using AWS

Part 2: AWS Core Service Offerings

Chapter 4: Networking in AWS

The AWS Global Infrastructure

Regions, Availability Zones, and Local zones

AWS Regions

AWS AZs

AWS LZs

Benefits of the AWS Global Infrastructure

AWS networking foundations

Amazon VPC

AWS TGW and VPC peering

Best practice

Use cases

AWS PrivateLink

Edge networking

Amazon Route 53

Amazon CloudFront

Caching strategies

AWS Global Accelerator

AWS Wavelength

Building hybrid cloud connectivity in AWS

AWS Virtual Private Network (VPN)

AWS Direct Connect

AWS Cloud WAN

High-speed networking with AWS Elastic Fabric Adapter

AWS cloud network security

AWS Network Firewall (ANFW)

AWS network security patterns - Best practices

AWS network security anti-patterns

AWS network security with third-party solutions

Chapter 5: Storage in AWS: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job.

Understanding Amazon EBS

Choosing the right EBS volume

Amazon EBS snapshots

Best practices for EBS cost optimization

Investigating Amazon EFS

Using Amazon FSx to manage file systems

Learning about Amazon S3

S3 Standard

Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering

Amazon S3 Standard-IA

Amazon S3 Express One Zone

Amazon S3 One Zone-IA

Amazon S3 Glacier

Amazon S3 on Outposts

Best practices to manage Amazon S3 storage

Managing data with S3 Object Lambda

Versioning in Amazon S3

Amazon S3 multi-destination replication

Enhancing Amazon S3 performance

Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration

Choosing the right S3 bucket/prefix naming convention

Security best practices to protect your data in Amazon S3

Blocking Amazon S3 public access to buckets and objects whenever possible

Avoiding wildcards in policy files

Leveraging the S3 API

Leveraging IAM Access Analyzer to inspect S3

Enabling AWS Config

Implementing S3 Object Lock to secure resources

Implementing data at rest encryption

Enabling data-in-transit encryption

Turning on Amazon S3 server access logging

Considering the use of Amazon Macie with Amazon S3

Implementing monitoring leveraging AWS monitoring services

Using VPC endpoints to access Amazon S3 whenever possible

Amazon S3 cost optimization

Using S3 batch operations

Storage consistency in Amazon S3

Amazon S3 Tables

Understanding Amazon S3 analytics and metrics

Choosing the right cloud storage type

Building hybrid storage with AWS Storage Gateway

AWS Storage Gateway

Amazon S3 File Gateway

Amazon FSx File Gateway

Tape Gateway

Volume Gateway

AWS Storage Gateway comparison

AWS Backup

Approach and best practices for AWS storage assessment

Key challenges in data migration

AWS storage assessment approach.

Best practices for AWS storage migration

Chapter 6: Harnessing the Power of Cloud Computing

Compute in AWS

Amazon EC2

AWS Graviton

AWS compute for AI/ML

EC2 instance families

AWS instance naming conventions

AWS General Purpose instances

AWS Compute Optimized instances

AWS Accelerated Computing instances

AWS Memory Optimized instances

AWS Storage Optimized instances

AWS HPC Optimized instances

EC2 pricing model

AWS Compute Optimizer

Amazon Machine Images

Amazon EC2 best practices

Access management

Storage management

Resource management

Managing Amazon EC2 limits

EC2 backup, snapshots, and recovery

Containerization in AWS

Core container technologies

Container services in AWS

Amazon Elastic Load Balancer

Load balancer rules

Elastic load balancer types

Classic Load Balancers (CLBs)

Application Load Balancers (ALBs)

Network Load Balancers (NLBs)

Gateway Load Balancer (GWLBs)

AWS load balancers comparison

Serverless computing with AWS Lambda and Fargate

AWS Lambda

AWS Fargate

High-performance computing

Hybrid compute

AWS Outposts

Amazon Elastic VMware Service

Tips for choosing the right compute option in AWS

Chapter 7: Selecting the Right Database Service

A brief history of databases

Data-driven innovation trends

Database consistency model

ACID data consistency model

BASE data consistency model

Database usage model

Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) versus Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)

AWS database services

Relational databases

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)

Amazon Aurora

Amazon Aurora Distributed SQL (DSQL)

Amazon RDS Proxy

Enhancing database performance with Amazon DevOps Guru for RDS.

Enhancing Amazon RDS with machine learning and generative AI tools.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-83664-192-3

OCLC:

1530375844