Fundamental Cloud Concepts
for AWS
UNDERSTANDING CLOUD COMPUTING
David Tucker
TECHNICAL ARCHITECT & CTO CONSULTANT
@_davidtucker_ davidtucker.net
AWS Cloud Practitioner Learning Path
Fundamental Cloud Concepts Understanding AWS Core
for AWS Services
AWS Certified Cloud
Introduction to Security &
Practitioner
Architecture on AWS
Exam Prep
Setting Up an AWS Account
Demo
Creating a new personal AWS account
Activating the new account
Configuring a budget alert for the account
Traditional Data Centers
Globomantics Social Network
Launching a new social network for
professionals
Focusing on the United States at launch
Looking to expand into Europe and Asia
if launch is successful
Securing funding for the initial
infrastructure
Social Network Data Centers
Data Center Data Center Data Center
Dublin, Ireland Nashville, TN Singapore
Large up-front investment
Forecasting demand is
difficult
Slow to deploy new data
centers and servers Traditional Data Centers
Maintaining data centers
is expensive
You own all of the security
and compliance burden
Benefits of Cloud Computing
Trade capital expense for
variable expenses
Benefit from massive
economies of scale
Stop guessing capacity Advantages of Cloud
Increase speed and agility Computing
Stop spending money
maintaining data centers
Go global in minutes
“Elasticity is the ability to acquire
resources as you need them and
release resources when you no
longer need them. In the cloud, you
want to do this automatically. ”
Well-Architected Framework, Amazon Web Services
Reliability
A solution’s ability to provide functionality for its users
when it is needed. Amazon’s global infrastructure is built
to maximize reliability for your cloud workloads.
The cloud lowers the cost of trying new
ideas or business processes
Reduces the time required to maintain
Agility infrastructure
Reduces risk for the organization around
security and compliance
Provides access to emerging technologies
Types of Cloud Computing
“Cloud computing is the on-demand
delivery of compute power, database
storage, applications, and other IT
resources through a cloud services
platform via the Internet with pay-as-
you-go pricing.”
Amazon Web Services
Cloud Computing Models
Infrastructure as a Platform as a Software as a
Service (IaaS) Service (PaaS) Service (SaaS)
Maximum Minimum
Control Maintenance
Cloud Deployment Models
On-Premises
Public Cloud Hybrid
(Private Cloud)
Deployed onto a Cloud applications
Cloud-like platform
public cloud connected to a
in a private data
provider like AWS private data center
center
Cloud Computing Scenarios
Scenario 1
Roger’s company runs several
production workloads in its data center
They are using VMWare to manage
infrastructure in their data center
They want to use AWS and integrate it
with their data center for new workloads
Which cloud deployment model would
his company be following?
Scenario 2
Eliza’s company is trying to decide
whether to fund a new line of business
Eliza’s team is looking to monetize a
new emerging technology
This new line of business will require
new infrastructure
What benefit of cloud computing would
be most relevant to her company?
Scenario 3
Jennifer is the CTO at an insurance
company
They are considering moving to the
cloud instead of colocating servers
They want to make sure they have
maximum control of the cloud servers
Which cloud computing model would
they need to leverage?
Summary
Reviewed the course resources
Created an AWS account for personal
use
Summary
Examined how organizations leverage
traditional data centers
Explored the benefits of cloud
computing
Reviewed cloud computing models
Understood cloud computing
deployment models
Scenario 1
Roger’s company runs several
production workloads in its data center
They are using VMWare to have cloud-
like infrastructure in their data center
They want to use AWS and integrate it
with their data center for new workloads
Which cloud deployment model would
his company be following?
Solution: Hybrid Cloud
Scenario 2
Eliza’s company is trying to decide
whether to fund a new line of business
Eliza’s team is looking to monetize a
new emerging technology
This new line of business will require
new infrastructure
What benefit of cloud computing would
be most relevant to her company?
Solution: Pay as you go
Scenario 3
Jennifer is the CTO at an insurance
company
They are considering moving to the
cloud instead of colocating servers
They want to make sure they have
maximum control of the cloud servers
Which cloud computing model would
they need to leverage?
Solution: Infrastructure as a Service
(IaaS)
