Additional Services

Question 1

OpsWorks

• Orchestration Service that uses Chef
• Chef consists of recipes to maintain a consistent state
• Look for the term “chef” or “recipes” or “cook books” and think OpsWorks

Answer 1

OpsWorks

• Orchestration Service that uses Chef
• Chef consists of recipes to maintain a consistent state
• Look for the term “chef” or “recipes” or “cook books” and think OpsWorks

Question 2

How is Direct Connect different from a VPN?

VPN connections can be configured in minutes and are a good solution if you have an immediate need, have low to modest bandwidth requirements, and can tolerate the inherent variability in Internet-based connectivity.

AWS Direct Connect does not involve the Internet; instead it uses dedicated, private network connections between your intranet and Amazon VPC.

Answer 2

How is Direct Connect different from a VPN?

VPN connections can be configured in minutes and are a good solution if you have an immediate need, have low to modest bandwidth requirements, and can tolerate the inherent variability in Internet-based connectivity.

AWS Direct Connect does not involve the Internet; instead it uses dedicated, private network connections between your intranet and Amazon VPC.

Question 3

Active Directory Integration

Users can authenticate with Active Directory using SAML.

Users authenticate against AD first and then receive temporary security credentials.

Answer 3

Active Directory Integration

Users can authenticate with Active Directory using SAML.

Users authenticate against AD first and then receive temporary security credentials.

Question 4

Workspaces

Workspaces is basically a VDI (Virtual desktop infrastructure). A Workspace is a cloud-based replacement for a traditional desktop. A workspace is available as a bundle of compute resources, storage space, and software application access that allow a user to perform day-to-day tasks just like using a traditional desktop. A user can connect to a Workspace from any supported device (PC, Mac, Chromebook, iPad, Kindle Fire, or Android tablets) using a free Amazon Workspaes client application and credentials set up by an administrator, or their existing Active Directory credentials if Amazon Workspaces is integrated with an existing Active Directory domain.

Answer 4

Workspaces

Workspaces is basically a VDI (Virtual desktop infrastructure). A Workspace is a cloud-based replacement for a traditional desktop. A workspace is available as a bundle of compute resources, storage space, and software application access that allow a user to perform day-to-day tasks just like using a traditional desktop. A user can connect to a Workspace from any supported device (PC, Mac, Chromebook, iPad, Kindle Fire, or Android tablets) using a free Amazon Workspaes client application and credentials set up by an administrator, or their existing Active Directory credentials if Amazon Workspaces is integrated with an existing Active Directory domain.

Question 5

Workspaces - Quick Facts

• Windows 7 experience, provided by Windows Server 2008 R2
• By default, users can personalize their Workspace with their favorite settings for items such as wallpaper, icons, shortcuts, etc. This can be locked down by an administrator however.
• By default you will be given local administrator access, so you can install your own applications
• Workspaces are persistent
• All data on the D:\ is backed up every 12 hours
• You do not need an AWS account to login to Workspaces

Answer 5

Workspaces - Quick Facts

• Windows 7 experience, provided by Windows Server 2008 R2
• By default, users can personalize their Workspace with their favorite settings for items such as wallpaper, icons, shortcuts, etc. This can be locked down by an administrator however.
• By default you will be given local administrator access, so you can install your own applications
• Workspaces are persistent
• All data on the D:\ is backed up every 12 hours
• You do not need an AWS account to login to Workspaces

Question 6

Resources Groups

Tags: Key value pairs attached to AWS resources.

Resources Groups make it easy to group your resources using the tags that are assigned to them. Resource Group is a collection of resources that share one or more tags.

Resources groups can be used for:

• Cost allocation to categorize and track the AWS costs
• Conditional Access Control policy to define permission to allow or deny access on resources based on tags

Resources groups contain information such as:

• Region
• Name
• Health Checks

Answer 6

Resources Groups

Tags: Key value pairs attached to AWS resources.

Resources Groups make it easy to group your resources using the tags that are assigned to them. Resource Group is a collection of resources that share one or more tags.

Resources groups can be used for:

• Cost allocation to categorize and track the AWS costs
• Conditional Access Control policy to define permission to allow or deny access on resources based on tags

Resources groups contain information such as:

• Region
• Name
• Health Checks