Amazon Web Services – Basic Architecture

This is the basic structure of AWS EC2, where EC2 stands for Elastic Compute Cloud. EC2 allow users to use virtual machines of different configurations as per their requirement. It allows various configuration options, mapping of individual server, various pricing options, etc. We will discuss these in detail in AWS Products section. Following is the diagrammatic representation of the architecture. Note − In the […]

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Create and launch Clear Linux from Amazon Web Services

This tutorial walks you through creating and launching a Clear Linux AMI instance from the AWS console and complete the following tasks: Locate and select the Clear Linux OS Basic AMI in the AWS Marketplace. Create a new public and private key pair to allow you to connect to your Clear Linux instance securely. Launch the new Clear Linux instance and connect to it. […]

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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

I took the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam a few weeks ago and passed. woot woot!!  🙂 I am super excited. Now I am going for the Solutions Architect exam next! A big thanks to Udemy and Linux Academy for providing excellent training. Criteria https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-cloud-practitioner/ Description The AWS Cloud Practitioner exam enables individuals with an overall understanding of the AWS […]

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AWS – Route 53 (DNS)

Amazon Route 53 is a highly scalable Domain Name System (DNS) web service that converts word-based website addresses like www.example.com into IP addresses like 11.22.33.44. Amazon Web Services operates worldwide DNS servers at 50+ edge locations. AWS domain queries are automatically routed to the nearest DNS server that will provide the quickest response time, which will help to lower update latency for […]

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Working with the Azure Blob Storage Service

Azure Storage is the foundation of the whole of Azure. Every service either runs directly on top of Azure Storage (VMs, PaaS Services) or relies on Azure Storage for many of its operations. With such an important role, it’s not surprise that Microsoft has invested a lot of time and effort to make this service as fast and resilient as […]

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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AZURE RESOURCE MANAGER (ARM)

The Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is the service used to provision resources in your Azure subscription. It was first announced at Build 2014 when the new Azure portal (portal.azure.com) was announced and provides a new set of API’s that are used to provision resources. Prior to ARM, developers and IT professionals used the Azure Service Management API’s and the old […]

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AZURE ACTIVE DIRECTORY: AN INTRODUCTION

WHAT AZURE ACTIVE DIRECTORY IS (AND IS NOT) Azure Active Directory (aka Azure AD) is a fully managed multi-tenant service from Microsoft that offers identity and access capabilities for applications running in Microsoft Azure and for applications running in an on-premises environment. Its name leads some to make incorrect conclusions about what Azure AD really is. Therefore, to avoid any confusion with […]

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