Book excerpt: DESCRIPTION Unlock the power of AWS and elevate your cloud expertise with "Mastering AWS for Cloud Professionals." This comprehensive guide illuminates the path to cloud mastery, offering a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical expertise. Dive deep into Amazon Web Services (AWS), exploring its vast potential to revolutionize business operations and IT infrastructure. This book offers a visually enriched approach to learning AWS, using diagrams and illustrations to simplify complex concepts. Drawing from real-world experiences, it provides practical insights into implementing AWS in enterprise environments. Learn containerization through practical case studies and industry-proven methodologies, and master AWS monitoring tools for optimizing cloud-based applications and infrastructure. This comprehensive guide ensures a deep understanding of AWS solutions for practical use. With real-life scenarios and practical examples woven throughout, you will not only understand AWS solutions but will also be able to apply them effectively. You will be well-versed in leveraging AWS services to design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions. You will understand how to optimize your cloud environment for performance and efficiency, ensuring your applications are always available and reliable. KEY FEATURES ● Comprehensive exploration of cloud computing principles and AWS-specific methodologies. ● Simplify complex AWS concepts with clear, visual diagrams and illustrations. ● Bridge the gap between theory and practice with industry-relevant architectures. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Master AWS architectural fundamentals and build flexible, scalable cloud solutions. ● Design and deploy high-performance, globally distributed applications. ● Harness the power of containerization and serverless computing paradigms. ● Architect microservices and apply AWS Well-Architected Framework best practices. ● Leverage data analytics and machine learning capabilities in cloud environments. ● Secure, monitor, analyze, and optimize AWS deployments using native observability tools. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is tailored for a diverse audience of technology professionals, including cloud architects, system engineers, software developers, and IT operations specialists. This comprehensive guide serves as an excellent resource for those preparing for the AWS Solution Architect certification exam. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. AWS Architectural Fundamentals 2. AWS Networking: Basic Constructs 3. AWS Networking: Advanced Constructs 4. AWS Compute 5. AWS Storage 6. AWS Database 7. Data Analytics 8. Containers in AWS ECS 9. Containers in AWS EKS 10. Microservices 11. ML and GenAI 12. Security in AWS 13. Observability in AWS