Category: AWS

Cloud computing is one of the most discussed topics in the IT world today. The cloud has huge applications for businesses, individuals and government organizations. Actually pretty much everyone today uses a cloud application whether they know it or not. Even though the topic of cloud computing has gained mainstream popularity over the last 10 …

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This document explains the specifics of Spot instances, the pricing model, how you could compare prices, how you could create both Spot and On-Demand instances. Check it out on the link bellow: Introduction to AWS Spot Instances Learn more

What is SQS and when we use it? Amazon SQS is a web service that gives you access to message queues that store messages waiting to be processed. You can use it to: Build a microservice architecture and use message queues to connect your microservices. Keep notifications, that need to be send Make applications more …

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What is AWS EFS? EFS stands for ElasticFileSystem and it is the AWS implementation of a network drive. The drive can be almost one click created in the AWS Console and it takes several minutes to boot up and generate the URL. For more details please refer to AWS ElasticFileSystem page.   EFS burstable performance …

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When using the cloud there are things you always have to think about. Infrastructure, cost and security are always on the forefront of every AWS user. This is where AWS Trusted Advisor comes in. An online resource to help you reduce cost, increase performance, and improve security by optimizing your AWS environment, Trusted Advisor provides …

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IAM role which allows specific user to view EC2 instance without the permission to launch You already know how to create a policy from IAM Policies Part 2 of our tutorials.Keep in mind to use naming convention which can help you in the feature use. You can follow the steps below to create a custom …

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In our second part of IAM tutorials you will learn how to delegate access across AWS account using IAM roles. In the end of this part you will know how to switch between accounts without logout. Prerequisites Before starting the following steps below you should have : two separate AWS accounts – Production (ID number 555555555555) and …

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IAM definition AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a web service that helps you securely control access to AWS resources for your users. You use IAM to control who can use your AWS resources (authentication) and what resources they can use and in what ways (authorization). This Amazon service is available in Free Tier …

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