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title: AWS Technical Essentials
tags: Resources, Talk
description: Resources to support the Architecting on AWS course
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# AWS Technical Essentials, Additional Resources

Instructor: Scott Jones
Email: [e-mail]

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## :books: Essential Resources
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- [AWS Well-Architected Framework](https://wa.aws.amazon.com/index.html)
- [Amazon Prescriptive Guidance](https://aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/?apg-all-cards.sort-by=item.additionalFields.sortText&apg-all-cards.sort-order=desc&awsf.apg-new-filter=*all&awsf.apg-content-type-filter=*all&awsf.apg-code-filter=*all&awsf.apg-category-filter=*all&awsf.apg-rtype-filter=*all&awsf.apg-isv-filter=*all&awsf.apg-product-filter=*all&awsf.apg-env-filter=*all)
- [AWS Architecture Center](https://aws.amazon.com/architecture)
- [AWS Architecture Center - Reference Architecture Examples and diagrams](https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/?cards-all.sort-by=item.additionalFields.sortDate&cards-all.sort-order=desc&awsf.content-type=*all&awsf.methodology=*all&awsf.tech-category=*all&awsf.industries=*all&awsf.business-category=*all)
- [AWS Well Architected Labs](https://wellarchitectedlabs.com/)
- [AWS Architecture Workshops](https://workshops.aws/card/architecture)
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## Identity and Access Management
- Getting Started with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM): https://aws.amazon.com/iam/getting-started/
- IAM Policies and Bucket Policies and ACLs: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/iam-policies-and-bucket-policies-and-acls-oh-my-controlling-access-to-s3-resources/
- Example Policies for Administering AWS Resources - AWS Identity and Access Management: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_examples.html
- IAM Tutorials: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorials.html

## Security & Compliance
- AWS Compliance: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- AWS Compliance Programs: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/programs/
- HIPAA Resources: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/hipaa-compliance/
- Architecting for HIPAA Security and Compliance on Amazon Web Services - [click here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/pdfs/whitepapers/latest/architecting-hipaa-security-and-compliance-on-aws/architecting-hipaa-security-and-compliance-on-aws.pdf)
- AWS Security Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/
- AWS Cloud Security Quickstarts - [click here](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/?solutions-all.filter-tech-category=tech-category%23security-identity-compliance&awsf.filter-content-type=*all&awsf.filter-tech-category=tech-category%23security-identity-compliance)
- Security-related AWS Workshops: https://workshops.aws/card/security
- AWS Control Tower Workshops: https://controltower.aws-management.tools/

## Compute
- It just got easier to discover and compare EC2 instance types: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/it-just-got-easier-to-discover-and-compare-ec2-instance-types/
- Understanding instance naming:
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/n1cbuaP.png" alt="drawing" width="580"/>
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/CZ31i4V.png" alt="drawing" width="580"/>
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/YCUk2dQ.jpg" alt="drawing" width="580"/>
<font size=1>(images from: https://www.archerimagine.com/articles/aws/aws-ec2-instance-type-tutorial.html)</font>
- Optimizing your cost with Rightsizing Recommendations: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-rightsizing.html
- Elastic Load Balancing Demos: https://exampleloadbalancer.com/
- 10 Things Serverless Architects Should Know: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/ten-things-serverless-architects-should-know/

## Network
- Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) Calculator: https://cidr.xyz
- AWS Global Accelerator Speed Comparison Tool: https://speedtest.globalaccelerator.aws/#/
- AWS IP address ranges: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-ip-ranges.html
- Overview of Data Transfer Costs for Common Architectures: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/overview-of-data-transfer-costs-for-common-architectures/

## Storage
- AWS Storage Portfolio:
https://aws.amazon.com/products/storage/?nc2=h_ql_prod_st
- Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration Speed Comparison Tool: http://s3-accelerate-speedtest.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/en/accelerate-speed-comparsion.html
- [Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration Sample Report](http://s3-accelerate-speedtest.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/en/accelerate-speed-comparsion.html?result=1697-7562-5581-14804&identityId=us-east-1:e5112390-601a-46ba-9644-895b78c09f06)

## Database
- AWS Prescriptive Guidance for Database: https://aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/?&apg-all-cards.q=Database
- Build a Modern Application with Purpose-Built AWS Databases: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/building-a-modern-application-with-purpose-built-aws-databases
- AWS Quickstarts for Database: https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/?awsf.filter-tech-category=tech-category%23databases
- AWS Database Workshops: https://workshops.aws/card/database

## Cloud Operations
- CloudOps on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudops/
- Automation Tools on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/products/developer-tools/?intClick=dev-center-2023_main
- Import entire applications into AWS CloudFormation: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/import-entire-applications-into-aws-cloudformation/
- Announcing CDK Migrate: A single command to migrate to the AWS CDK: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/announcing-cdk-migrate-a-single-command-to-migrate-to-the-aws-cdk/
- Amazon Prescriptive Guidance for CloudOps
- Infrastructure: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/infrastructure-pattern-list.html
- Management and Governance: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/governance-pattern-list.html
- Operations: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/devops-pattern-list.html
- Amazon Builders Library: https://aws.amazon.com/builders-library/
- Amazon CloudOps Workshops: https://workshops.aws

## Migration
- What is a landing zone? https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-aws-environment/understanding-landing-zones.html#multi-account-strategy
- AWS Solutions for Migration and Modernization: https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/migration/
- Workload Discovery on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/implementations/workload-discovery-on-aws/
- Amazon Prescriptive Guidance on Migration - [click here](https://aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/?apg-all-cards.sort-by=item.additionalFields.sortText&apg-all-cards.sort-order=desc&awsf.apg-new-filter=*all&awsf.apg-content-type-filter=*all&awsf.apg-code-filter=*all&awsf.apg-category-filter=categories%23migration&awsf.apg-rtype-filter=*all&awsf.apg-isv-filter=*all&awsf.apg-product-filter=*all&awsf.apg-env-filter=*all)
- AWS Migration Patterns Library: https://apg-library.amazonaws.com/
- Architecture Best Practices for Migration - [click here](https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/migration/?cards-all.sort-by=item.additionalFields.sortDate&cards-all.sort-order=desc&awsf.content-type=*all&awsf.methodology=*all)
- AWS Migration Workshops: https://workshops.aws/card/migration

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- 15 Top-Paying IT Certifications, updated annually: https://www.globalknowledge.com/us-en/resources/resource-library/articles/top-paying-certifications/
- Prepare for Your AWS Certification Exam: https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certification-prep/
- Take free digital self-paced AWS Certification Exam Readiness training: [click here](
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### :thumbsup: Learn from the Best Practices, Reference Architectures and Case Studies
- AWS Well-Architected | Learn, measure, and build using architectural best practices: https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/
- AWS Prescriptive Guidance | Resources from AWS and APN Partners to help accelerate cloud adoption and modernization: https://aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/
- The Amazon Builders’ Library | How Amazon builds and operates software: https://aws.amazon.com/builders-library/
- This Is My Architecture | Innovative cloud architectures from AWS partners and customers: https://aws.amazon.com/this-is-my-architecture/
- AWS Quick Starts | Automated, gold-standard deployments in the AWS Cloud: https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/
- AWS Customer Success Stories: https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/
- How Netflix works: https://media.netflix.com/en/company-blog/how-netflix-works-with-isps-around-the-globe-to-deliver-a-great-viewing-experience

### :keyboard: Get hands-on experience
- Get started with simple step-by-step tutorials to launch your first AWS workload: https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/hands-on/
- Workshops - hands-on events designed to teach or introduce practical skills, techniques, or concepts which you can use to solve business problems:
- Collection of AWS workshops maintained by AWS: https://workshops.aws/
- Collection of AWS security workshops maintained by AWS: https://awssecworkshops.com/workshops/
- Collection of AWS workshops found around in the internet: https://awesome-aws-workshops.com/
- Mythical Mysfits: https://www.mythicalmysfits.com/
- Practice with the Qwiklabs, requires purchase of credits: https://amazon.qwiklabs.com/

### :wave: Get expert guidance and assistance
- AWS IQ - hire the AWS Certified third-party experts for the on-demand project work: https://iq.aws.amazon.com/
- AWS Support - choose an AWS Support plan: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/plans/