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Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
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- Computing in the cloud on Amazon Servers.
- Runs an Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
- Can store data in EBS, S3, or in the instance itself.
- Instance storage ends when machine is stopped.
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Elastic Map Reduce (EMR)
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- Provides the ability to run map-reduce jobs on an Amazon hosted cluster without having to configure individual machines.
- Jobs are Hadoop jobs with Hive job flows.
3
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Compute Auto-Scaling
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- Launches or terminates EC2 instances based on user-defined policies, schedules, and health checks.
4
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Cloudfront
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- Speeds up distribution of static and dynamic web content.
- Examples include html, css, js, and image files.
- Not designed for durable storage – use S3 for that instead.
5
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DynamoDB
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- Fully managed NoSQL database service
- Cluster of boxes according to requested traffic
- Tables are collections of items
- High performance and cost efficient
6
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SimpleDB
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- Non-relational data store
- Store and query through web service requests
- Originally much simpler than DynamoDB
7
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Relational Database Service (RDS)
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- Relational databases in the cloud
* Supports MySQL, Oracle, or SQLServer
8
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ElastiCache
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- In-memory cache environment
* Protocol-compliant with Memcached
9
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Elastic Beanstalk
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- Quickly deploy and manage applications in the AWS cloud without worrying about the infrastructure that runs those applications.
- For Java, upload a war file and servers will automatically be deployed.
10
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CloudFormation
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- Define a template in json of what servers you want to run.
11
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Data Pipeline
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- Automate the movement and transformation of data.
12
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Fulfillment Web Service (FWS)
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- Helps you automate the process of shipping your inventory to an Amazon fulfillment center
- If sold on places other than Amazon, automate shipping items from fulfillment center to seller.
13
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Identity and Access Management (IAS)
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- Helps you securely controll access to Amazon Web Services and your account resources.
- Can also keep account credentials private
- Can assign credentials for users under the umbrella of your account.
14
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CloudSearch
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- Add search to your website
* Index and search structured data and plain text.
15
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Elastic Transcoder
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- Convert media files that are stored in S3 into media files in the formats required by consumer playback devices
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Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
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- Help developers build asynchronous and distributed applications that process work asynchronously and distribute the processing across components that execute remotely.
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Simple Queue Service (SQS)
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- Reliable and Scalable hosted queues for storing messages as they travel between computers.
- No exactly-once guaranteed delivery semantics.
- Delivery may be delayed from 1s to 1m.
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Simple Notification Service (SNS)
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- Enables applications, end-users, and devices to instantly send and receive notifications from the cloud.
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Simple Email Service (SES)
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- Outbound-only email-sending service that sends email
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CloudWatch
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- Collect, view, and analyze metrics
* Retrieve individual stats or graph over time
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Route 53
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- DNS for AWS Services
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Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
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- Private virtual network in which you can launch your services
- Logically isolated from other networks in the AWS cloud.
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Direct Connect
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- Links your internal network to a AWS VPC
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Elastic Load Balancing
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- Automatically distribute your incoming application traffic across multiple EC2 instances.
- Detects unhealthy instances and removes them from the pool.
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