Managing cloud costs and getting the right level of support are essential for building secure, scalable, and reliable applications in the AWS Cloud. Whether you’re a business owner, developer, or preparing for AWS certification, understanding AWS pricing, billing tools, support plans, and cost-optimization strategies will help you make smarter decisions. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll…
Managing cloud resources securely and efficiently is critical for every modern organization. AWS offers a rich ecosystem of tools to help businesses monitor workloads, enforce compliance, and implement strong governance policies. This guide explains how monitoring, auditing, compliance, and governance work together—and provides an overview of the most important AWS services that support them. The…
In this era of cloud-first enterprise architectures, securing data and applications hosted in AWS is paramount. In this article, we explore how AWS and customers share responsibility for security, and how authentication, authorization, network protections, data encryption, and incident detection all work together to defend cloud workloads. 1. Authentication & Authorization: Foundations for Enterprise Data…
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Data Analytics are revolutionizing how businesses operate. With the ever-growing volumes of data and the demand for real-time decision making, organizations are adopting AI/ML and analytics solutions to gain insights, automate processes, and deliver enhanced customer experiences. Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a multi-tiered stack of services that…
In this blog post, we explore AWS database services: how the shared responsibility model applies, relational vs NoSQL approaches, a hands-on demonstration, in-memory caching, and additional services like DocumentDB, Neptune, and AWS Backup. Shared Responsibility Model & AWS Database Services When you use AWS database services (RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, etc.), the AWS Shared Responsibility Model…
In this blog post, we explore the fundamental types of cloud storage (block, object, file), how AWS implements them, and when to use each for real-world workloads. We also cover lifecycle, backup, security, and hybrid storage via AWS Storage Gateway. At the end, you’ll see three concrete scenarios showing how AWS instructors might explain the…
In the world of cloud computing, networking is the backbone that connects all the services and resources you use. Whether it’s a website hosted on Amazon EC2, a database in Amazon RDS, or content delivered globally through CloudFront, AWS networking ensures these components communicate efficiently and securely. In this post, we’ll explore how networking works…
When you think of cloud computing, it’s easy to imagine something abstract — “the cloud.” But behind the scenes, the cloud is built on a very tangible, highly sophisticated network of physical infrastructure that spans the globe. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has meticulously designed this global infrastructure to deliver performance, reliability, and scalability to millions…
Cloud computing has transformed the way organizations deploy, manage, and scale applications. At the heart of this transformation are compute services—the engines that run your applications, handle requests, and process data. In this post, we’ll dive into AWS compute offerings, ranging from serverless computing to containers, orchestration, and other specialized services. Understanding Serverless Computing Traditionally,…