AWS Fundamentals: AWS for the Real World
AWS Fundamentals gives developers, system administrators, and engineering managers a practical path to using AWS in real-world projects. This PDF edition is available for instant download.
The book explains the core AWS services and shows how to apply them without jumping straight into certification prep.
Book Overview
Tobias Schmidt and Alessandro Volpicella wrote AWS Fundamentals: AWS for the Real World as a hands-on resource for building and deploying applications on AWS. The book covers account setup and security, IAM, EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, API Gateway, Route 53, VPC, CloudFront, CloudWatch, CodeBuild, CodePipeline, CloudFormation, CDK, and the Serverless Framework.
The authors focus on practical use cases, configuration recommendations, and tips for real-world cloud work. The intended readers are people who want to learn AWS fundamentals, apply certifications to actual projects, or refresh their AWS knowledge.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- How to create a secure AWS account with billing alerts and multi-factor authentication.
- An introduction to IAM and the shared responsibility model.
- Step-by-step coverage of EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, and S3.
- How to build event-driven and highly scalable systems with SQS, SNS, EventBridge, API Gateway, Route 53, VPC, and CloudFront.
- A practical introduction to continuous integration and continuous delivery with CodeBuild and CodePipeline.
- Infrastructure as Code with CloudFormation, CDK, and the Serverless Framework.
- Use cases, configuration options, and tips for each core service.
Why This Book Matters
AWS is now a common foundation for modern cloud applications, and this book helps readers build on that foundation with practical knowledge. The authors wrote it for people who are overwhelmed by the wide range of AWS services and want clear guidance on which services to use and how to configure them.
Unlike certification-focused resources, AWS Fundamentals emphasizes real-world use, which makes it a useful bridge between passing an exam and working on actual cloud projects.
Book Details
| Format | |
|---|---|
| File Size | 27.7 MB |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 416 |
| Version | v2.1 |
| Version Date | 2024-10-14 |
| Authors | Tobias Schmidt, Alessandro Volpicella |
Device Compatibility
This is a digital download, so there is no physical shipping. After purchase, you can access the PDF immediately from your account.
The file works with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and common reading apps.
FAQ
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Access is available immediately after purchase.
Will a physical copy be shipped?
No. This is a digital PDF edition, and no physical item will be delivered.
Which devices can I use to read the PDF?
The PDF works with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and common reading apps.
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