Effective DevOps with AWS by Nathaniel Felsen

Key FeaturesImplement DevOps principles to take full advantage of the AWS stack and servicesTake expert look at solving problems faced by real developers and operation teams and learn to overcome themLearn from expert insights of the author who has worked with Silicon Valleys most high-profile companiesBook DescriptionThe DevOps movement has transformed the way modern tech companies work. AWS which has been on the forefront of the Cloud computing revolution has also been a key contributor of this DevOps movement creating a huge range of managed services that help you implement the DevOps principles.In this book, youll see how the most successful tech start-ups launch and scale their services on AWS and how you can too. Written by a lead member of Mediums DevOps team, this book explains how to treat infrastructure as code, meaning you can bring resources online and offline as necessary with the code as easily as you control your software. You will also build a continuous integration and continuous deployment pipeline to keep your app up to date. Youll find out how to scale your applications to offer maximum performance to users anywhere in the world, even when traffic spikes with the latest technologies, such as containers and serverless computing. You will also take a deep dive into monitoring and alerting to make sure your users have the best experience when using your service.Finally, youll get to grips with ensuring the security of your platform and data.What you will learnFind out what it means to practice DevOps and what its principles areBuild repeatable infrastructures using templates and configuration managementDeploy multiple times a day by implementing continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelinesUse the latest technologies, including containers and serverless computing, to scale your infrastructureCollect metrics and logs and implement an alerting strategyMake your system robust and secureAbout the AuthorNathaniel Felsen is a DevOps engineer who started working on DevOps engineering concepts over 10 years ago, before the term was even coined. He worked in several companies ranging from small start-ups to enterprises, including Qualys, Square, and more recently, Medium.Outside of work, Nathaniel lives a fabulous life where he enjoys running after his very active kids and spending a fortune on occasional date nights with his wife. Although Nathaniel is French, he prefers exploring local stout beers with friends than drinking wine. He holds a MS degree in system, network, and security from Ecole Pour lInformatique et les Techniques Avancees (EPITA), a top CS engineering school in France.Table of ContentsThe Cloud and DevOPS RevolutionsDeploying your first web applicationTreating your infrastructure as codeAdding Continuous Integration and Continuous DeploymentScaling your InfrastructureRunning Containers in AWSMonitoring your infrastructure and servicesHardening the security of your AWS environment