▶Book Description
Amazon has recently come up a with specialty certifications which validates a particular user's expertise that he/she would want to build a career in. Since the Cloud market now demands of AWS networking skills this becomes the most wanted certification to upheld ones industry portfolio. This book would be your ideal companion to getting skilled with complex and creative networking solutions. Cloud practitioners or associate-level certified individuals interested in validating advanced skills in networking can opt for this practical guide.
This book will include topics that will help you design and implement AWS and hybrid IT network architectures along with some network automation tasks. You will also delve deep into topics that will help you design and maintain network architecture for all AWS services. Like most of our certification guides this book will also follow a unique approach of testing your learning with chapter-level practice exercises and certification-based mock tests. The exam mock tests will help you gauge whether you are ready to take the certification exam or not. This book will also be an advanced guide for networking professionals to enhance their networking skills and get certified.
By the end of this book, you will be all equipped with AWS networking concepts and techniques and will have mastered core architectural best practices.
▶What You Will Learn
- Formulate solution plans and provide guidance on AWS architecture best practices
- Design and deploy scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS
- Identify the tools required to replicate an on-premises network in AWS
- Analyze the access and egress of data to and from AWS
- Select the appropriate AWS service based on data, compute, database, or security requirements
- Estimate AWS costs and identify cost control mechanisms
▶Key Features
- A fast paced guide that will help you pass the exam with confidence
- Learn advanced skill sets to build effective AWS networking solutions
- Enhance your AWS skills with practice exercises and mock tests
▶Who This Book Is For
If you are a system administrator, or a network engineer interested in getting certified with an advanced Cloud networking certification then this book is for you. Prior experience in Cloud administration and networking would be necessary.
▶What this book covers
- Chapter 1, Overview of AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty Certification, outlines the AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty exam and highlights the critical aspects, knowledge areas, and services covered in the official blueprint published by Amazon.
- Chapter 2, Networking with VPC, describes how you can create a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and start building a secure network with a number of components of AWS networking services.
- Chapter 3, VPC Network Security, describes how you can secure a VPC with a number of security features of the VPC and other AWS security services.
- Chapter 4, Connecting On-Premise and AWS, provides an overview of the connectivity services available in AWS and the security features and controls provided for these AWS features.
- Chapter 5, Managing and Securing Servers with ELB, describes the way to secure the ELB and elaborates on the critical aspects of the ELB service.
- Chapter 6, Managing and Securing Content Distribution with CloudFront, provides an overview of some of the critical features of CloudFront to help you manage and secure it.
- Chapter 7, Managing and Securing the Route 53 Domain Name System, introduces you to the Route 53 service and describes various components of the service.
- Chapter 8, Managing and Securing the API Gateway, takes a look at how to maintain security and the highest possible uptime of the content being delivered through the API gateway.
- Chapter 9, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Networks in AWS, describes how you can use CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and the VPC Flow Logs Services to collect and track network state and metrics, collect and monitor log files, set alarms, and automatically react to changes in your AWS resources.
- Chapter 10, Network Automation with CloudFormation, provides an overview of the CloudFormation service as it relates to network services.
- Chapter 11, Exam Tips and Tricks, provides elaborate guidance on how to prepare for the exam, and provides tips and tricks on the topics covered in the book.
- Chapter 12, Mock Tests, consists of two mock tests for readers to test their knowledge. It tries to cover all the topics from the exam and challenges your understanding of the topics. Each mock test contains 60 questions. You should try to complete a mock test in 90 minutes.
