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Getting Started with AWS

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IAM and AWS CLI IAM console IAM (Identity and Access Management) in AWS helps you securely control who can access your AWS resources. It allows you to create users, groups, and roles, and assign specific permissions to them. This ensures that only authorized people or applications can access certain AWS services or data, keeping your environment secure. IAM policies in AWS are sets of permissions that define what actions users or services can perform on AWS resources. Policies are written in JSON format and can be attached to users, groups, or roles. They specify which resources can be accessed and what actions (like reading, writing, or deleting) can be performed. There are two main types of IAM policies: 1. Managed Policies: Predefined by AWS or custom-made, reusable policies. 2. Inline Policies: Policies directly attached to a specific user, group, or role for more fine-grained control. AWS CLI (Command Line Interface) is a tool that allows you to manage AWS services using comm...

Introduction to AWS Cloud: The Basics of Cloud Computing and AWS Services.

 Introduction to AWS Cloud: The Basics of Cloud Computing & AWS Services Outline: 1. What is cloud computing? Cloud computing is like renting services or storage space on the internet instead of owning them on your computer. Imagine it as using electricity—you don’t need to own a power plant; you just use electricity when you need it and pay for what you use. Key benefits: scalability, cost-efficiency, flexibility, security, speed. 2. What is AWS (Amazon Web Services)? Overview of AWS as the leading cloud service provider. AWS's global infrastructure is a network of data centers strategically located around the world. It consists of Regions, which are geographic areas with multiple Availability Zones (AZs). Each AZ is an isolated data center with its own power, networking, and cooling, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance. 3. Basic Concepts:  Pay-as-you-go pricing: Pay-as-you-go pricing means you only pay for what you use, just like how you pay for utilities lik...