Hello everyone. In this blog, we are gonna cover AWS Cloud Architecture and its foundational concepts. We'll take a deep dive inside the AWS platform to learn how and why each service functions.

What is Cloud Architecture?

• Cloud Architecture is the practice of applying cloud characteristics to a solution that uses cloud services and features to meet an organization's technical needs and business cases.

• AWS services can be used to create highly available, scalable and reliable structures.

The AWS Well-Architected Framework

• The AWS Well-Architected framework provides a consistent approach to evaluate cloud architectures and guidance to help implement designs.

• There are a total of 6 pillars that each documents a set of foundational questions that enable you to understand if a specific architecture aligns well with cloud best practices.

• The AWS Well-Architected tool helps you review the state of your workloads and compares them to the AWS architectural best practices.

Some Key Components of AWS Architecture

1. AWS Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) automatically distributes and manages incoming application or network traffic across multiple targets and virtual appliances in one or more Availability Zones (AZs). It is used for balancing load across the clusters.

   Use Cases:-

   • Modernize Applications with Serverless and Containers.

   • Improve Hybrid Cloud network scalability.

   • Retain your existing network appliances.

2. AWS CloudFront is a Content delivery network (CDN) service built for high performance, security and developer convenience.

   Use Cases:-

   • Deliver fast and secure websites.

   • Accelerate dynamic content delivery and APIs.

   • Distribute Patches and Updates.

   • Stream live and on-demand videos.

3. AWS Session Manager is a fully managed AWS Systems Manager capability. With Session Manager, you can manage your Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances, edge devices, on-premises servers, and virtual machines (VMs). It is used for better security.

   Use Cases:-

   • Reduce operational overhead and reduce inbound node access.

   • Connect to a managed node with just one click without having to provide SSH keys.

   • Grant or Remove Access from a single point.

4. Amazon Route 53 is a highly available and scalable Domain Name System (DNS) web service. Route 53 connects user requests to internet applications running on AWS or on-premises.

   Use Cases:-

   • Manage network traffic globally.

   • Build highly available applications.

   • Set up private DNS.

5. Amazon ElastiCache is a fully managed, Redis- and Memcached-compatible service delivering real-time, cost-optimized performance for modern applications. It stores the Cache to achieve the result.

   Use Cases:-

   • Lower total cost of ownership.

   • Real-time application data caching

   • Real-time session stores.

Best Practices for Building Solutions on Cloud

• Enable Scalability.

• Automate your environment.

• Treat resources as disposable.

• Use loosely-coupled components.

• Design Services, not servers.

• Choose the right database solution.

• Avoid single points of failure.

• Optimize for cost.

• Use Caching.

• Secure your entire infrastructure.

Final Words

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