AWS Technical Resources Let’s begin this chapter with a tour of the many technical resources that are available for you when it comes to AWS. As mentioned earlier, many of these incredible resources are available completely free of charge. Documentation, Whitepapers, and Blogs The AWS documentation is very good. It is an excellent mix of…
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Pricing Calculator – CLF-C02 Study Guide
Pricing Calculator The AWS Pricing Calculator is a handy tool that lets you estimate how much your AWS usage will cost before you actually start using it. You can pick and choose the services you need and adjust the settings to match your usage, and the calculator gives you a price tag. It allows you…
AWS Billing and Cost Management
AWS Billing and Cost Management AWS Billing and Cost Management is the service you use to pay your AWS bill, monitor your usage, and budget your current and future costs. AWS automatically charges the credit card you provided when you signed up for a new account with AWS. Charges appear on your credit card bill…
Spot Instance Pricing – CLF-C02 Study Guide
Spot Instance Pricing One of the most interesting pricing plans for AWS compute resources is the Spot Instance pricing plan. With this pricing plan, users can bid on unused compute capacity available with AWS. Since the compute resources are unused, AWS offers them at a remarkable discount of up to 90% when compared to the…
On-Demand Instance Pricing
On-Demand Instance Pricing The default pricing model when you use AWS EC2 to spin up virtual machine resources is the On-Demand Instance pricing model. This is a hugely popular option, and it is not just because it is the default. With this model, you are not committed to any baseline amount of usage. You can…
General AWS Pricing Practices
General AWS Pricing Practices Remember that the general concept of pricing in AWS follows the utility company model. Furthermore, AWS pricing is based on these general concepts: Pay as you go: AWS allows you to pay as you go, without excessive long-term commitments. This ensures adaptability and helps eliminate CapEx costs for IT. Pay less…
AWS WorkSpaces – CLF-C02 Study Guide
AWS WorkSpaces AppStream 2.0 is an amazing technology, but it won’t help you if you want to make an entire Windows or Linux desktop available to a user anytime, anywhere, and on any device they might have. However, AWS offers a solution for this: WorkSpaces. WorkSpaces is a managed desktop computing service that lets you…
AWS X-Ray – CLF-C02 Study Guide
AWS X-Ray When you visit the doctor, an X-ray might be needed to further investigate an issue you are experiencing. AWS X-Ray performs a similar function, helping you figure out what is occurring behind the scenes with your applications. X-Ray allows your developers to trace and analyze the requests your applications make as they run….
CodeDeploy – CLF-C02 Exam Study Guide
CodeDeploy Ready for another straightforwardly named AWS service? AWS CodeDeploy automates the process of releasing new features or other code updates, making it easier to ensure a smooth deployment without downtime. CodeDeploy allows you to define deployment steps and handles the heavy lifting, such as installing the latest version of your application, managing rollback procedures,…
CloudShell – CLF-C02 Exam Study Guide
CloudShell What developer does not love a good command-line interface (CLI)? AWS CloudShell provides your developers and system operators with a virtual command line in their AWS Cloud. It gives your staff a convenient way to access and manage their AWS resources directly from the AWS Management Console. CloudShell provides a preconfigured, secure environment with…