Cloud Foundation Toolkit (CFT) is a set of reference templates that reflect Google Cloud best practices. CFT-provided templates can be used to quickly build repeatable enterprise-ready environments in Google Cloud. CFT can be deployed using Deployment Manager or Terraform. Google Cloud provides Terraform blueprints and modules that can be used immediately. For the list of…
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…
AWS Managed Services
AWS Managed Services The AWS Managed Services (AMS) tool allows you to use the expertise of AWS internal engineers to help manage and operate your AWS infrastructure. It’s a fully managed service that takes care of day-to-day operational tasks, allowing you to focus more on your business goals and less on the nitty-gritty details of…
Practical Terraform implementation
There is no better way to learn than to get our hands dirty and implement the code. Let’s get started: Figure 7.36 – Successfully initializing the Terraform provider Figure 7.37 – Terraform validates and shows the execution plan Figure 7.38 – Terraform code execution completed Figure 7.39 – Resource deletion is finishedAs this example has…
Simple Queue Service (SQS)
Simple Queue Service (SQS) The AWS Simple Queue Service (SQS) is like a virtual waiting line for messages in the cloud. It helps different parts of an application communicate by allowing them to send and receive messages without being directly connected. If an application has tasks that need to be done in the background, SQS…
Business Application Services
Business Application Services Do you need help with customer service or perhaps with email services for your new business? In this section, we will look at services that help you with these tasks, and we will also examine services that enable integration between your AWS business applications and AWS services. Amazon Connect Amazon Connect is…
Glue – CLF-C02 Exam Study Guide
Glue The AWS Glue service provides ETL (extract, transform, and load) services for your data analytics. An ETL system in data analytics is like an automated data organizer that collects information from different places, cleans it up, and arranges it neatly so that your analysts can easily make sense of it. It’s basically the behind-the-scenes…
Practical usage of Config Connector
Cloud Config supports many Google Cloud services. The complete list of supported services can be found at https://cloud.google.com/config-connector/docs/reference/overview. We will create a Cloud Storage bucket using Config Connector as a sample resource. Config Connector describes each resource well and provides some sample YAML code: Figure 7.31 – Config Connector sample YAML code The code to…
Kendra – CLF-C02 Exam Study Guide
Kendra AWS Kendra is a super-smart search engine that is designed to help you find information effortlessly. It’s a powerful search service that uses ML to understand the context and meaning behind your queries. Instead of just matching keywords, Kendra comprehends natural language, making it feel like you’re having a conversation with your search engine….
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Services
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Services I don’t want to take anything for granted in this section, so let’s begin by defining AI and ML. Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to computer systems or machines that are designed to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making. A subset of this exciting…