Other AWS Technical Resources
While the preceding resources are nothing short of amazing, there are plenty of other technical resources that you might want to avail yourself of. Here are some of the biggest that you should know:
AWS Prescriptive Guidance: This AWS website provides best practice strategies, guides, and patterns to help with your solutions in AWS. These resources were developed by AWS technology experts and the global community of AWS partners.
AWS Knowledge Center: This AWS website helps you find information, troubleshoot issues, and get support for your AWS services. It includes a collection of articles, documentation, FAQs, and forums where you can seek answers to your questions, learn about best practices, and explore solutions to common challenges encountered in the AWS environment.
AWS re:Post: Where can you go to post questions for experts in AWS to answer? The AWS re:Post website. Here you can join community groups, access curated knowledge content, find answers, and, perhaps most importantly, ask your questions.
AWS Health Dashboard: The AWS Health Dashboard is like a status monitor for the AWS services you use. It provides a clear picture of the current health of AWS services and Regions so you can easily check whether everything is running smoothly or if there are any issues. This dashboard keeps you informed about planned maintenance, service interruptions, and any other events that might affect your use of AWS.
AWS Health API: Instead of checking the AWS Health Dashboard manually, you can use the AWS Health API to automatically retrieve and integrate real-time updates about the health of your AWS resources into your applications or systems.
AWS Trust and Safety: The AWS Trust and Safety team reviews any AWS abuse reports you submit. This is how you can effectively notify AWS if you discover users leveraging the cloud services for inappropriate/illegal behavior.
AWS Partner Training and Certification: The AWS Partner Training and Certification program offers training and certification opportunities for partners, allowing them to enhance their knowledge and expertise in AWS technologies. By completing the training and certification opportunities, partners gain recognition for their skills and can better support customers in their AWS journey.
AWS Partner Events: The AWS Partner Events program brings together businesses and experts interested in AWS. It serves as a space for learning, networking, and collaboration. In these events, participants can gain insights into the latest AWS technologies, share experiences, and connect with other partners and professionals in the field.
AWS Partner Volume Discounts: The AWS Partner Volume discounts program offers partners the opportunity to access discounted pricing as they increase their usage of AWS services. The more AWS resources the partners use, the more they save. This program aims to reward partners for their growing commitment to AWS, providing a cost-effective way to scale up cloud resources.
AWS Marketplace: The AWS Marketplace is a convenient hub for discovering and deploying applications for tasks like data analytics, security, and machine learning. The AWS Marketplace applications are provided by vendors (and partners) that create AWS solutions.
AWS Professional Services: The AWS Professional Services program allows access to experienced professionals who can help you plan, implement, and optimize your cloud solutions. Whether you’re just starting with AWS or looking to enhance your existing setup, the AWS Professional Services team offers support and expertise tailored to your specific needs.