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AWS Cloud Concepts Flashcards

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Which type of cloud service allows you to build, deploy, and manage applications without worrying about the underlying infrastructure?

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PAAS (Platform as a Service)

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Which cloud service model offers the highest level of control over the hardware and networking infrastructure?

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IAAS (Infrastructure as a Service)

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Which cloud model is best suited for hosting a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system that users can access via a web browser?

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SAAS (Software as a Service)

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Which cloud service model is typically used to deploy and run middleware solutions like databases and web servers?

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PAAS (Platform as a Service)

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feature that helps you automatically adjust your compute resources to maintain performance and cost-efficiency. It monitors your applications and automatically adjusts capacity to ensure stable, predictable performance at the lowest possible cost.

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AutoScaling

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The process of analyzing and adjusting your AWS resources to ensure they are the appropriate size and type for your workload needs

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Rightsizing

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Six advantages of Cloud Computing

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1- Trade capital expense for variable expense
2- Benefit from massive economies of scale
3- Stop guessing about capacity
4- Increase speed and agility
5- Stop spending money running and maintaining data
centers
6- Go global in minutes

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structure designed to help organizations plan and execute their journey to the cloud that consists of six perspectives, each focusing on different aspects of cloud transformation

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Cloud Adoption Framework

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Six Perspective of Cloud Adoption Framework

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1- Business
2- People
3- Governance
4- Platform
5- Security
6- Operations

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Foundational capabilities of Business Perspective

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Value Realization: Track and measure the benefits from cloud adoption.

Business Insights: Leverage cloud for actionable business intelligence.

Business Agility: Accelerate time-to-market and innovation.

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Foundational capabilities of People Perspective

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Change Management: Manage organizational change effectively.

Training and Certification: Ensure the workforce is skilled in cloud technologies.

Culture: Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

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Foundational capabilities of Governance Perspective

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Cloud Governance: Define and enforce policies for cloud usage.

Financial Management: Optimize and control cloud spend.

Risk Management: Mitigate risks associated with cloud adoption.

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Foundational capabilities of Platform Perspective

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Provisioning: Efficiently provision cloud infrastructure.

Configuration Management: Maintain and manage cloud resource settings.

Automation: Automate cloud operations to increase efficiency

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Foundational capabilities of Security Perspective

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Identity and Access Management: Securely manage user identities and permissions.

Detection and Response: Monitor and respond to security threats.

Data Protection: Ensure data is protected at rest and in transit.

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Foundational capabilities of Operations Perspective

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Monitoring and Event Management: Track and manage operational events.

Incident Management: Respond quickly and effectively to incidents.

Continuity Management: Ensure business continuity and disaster recovery.
Observability

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16
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What are the 4 domains of Cloud Adoption Framework

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1- Technology
2-Process
3-Organization
4- Production

17
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CAF domain focuses on technical aspects of cloud adoption

Migration: Planning and executing the migration of applications and data to the cloud. It includes:

Modernization: Updating and optimizing applications to take full advantage of cloud capabilities.

Data Management: Ensuring data is stored, processed, and managed efficiently in the cloud.

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Technology Domain

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CAF domain centers on optimizing business processes through cloud adoption. It involves:

Automation: Identifying and automating repetitive tasks to improve efficiency.

Process Improvement: Streamlining and enhancing business processes using cloud technologies.

Machine Learning: Leveraging machine learning to gain insights and improve decision-making.

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Process Domain

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CAF domain that focuses on:

Team Structure: Reorganizing teams to better align with cloud initiatives.

Roles and Responsibilities: Defining clear roles and responsibilities for cloud-related tasks.

Cultural Change: Promoting a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

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Organization Domain

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CAF domain that involves reimagining products and services in the cloud. It includes:

Product Development: Creating new cloud-based products or enhancing existing ones.

Revenue Streams: Identifying new revenue opportunities enabled by cloud technologies.

Customer Experience: Improving customer interactions and experiences through cloud solutions.

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Product Domain

21
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Cloud transformation journey phase that focuses on demonstrating how cloud will help accelerate your business outcomes.

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Envision

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In this journey phase you identify and prioritize transformation opportunities across each of the four transformation domains in line with your strategic business objectives.

You associate your transformation initiatives with key stakeholders (senior individuals capable of influencing and driving change) and set measurable business outcomes that help you demonstrate value as you progress through your transformation journey.

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Envision

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Cloud transformation journey phase that focuses on identifying capability gaps across the six AWS CAF perspectives, identifying cross-organizational dependencies, and surfacing stakeholder concerns and challenges.

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Align

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In this journey phase you create strategies for improving your cloud readiness, ensure stakeholder alignment, and facilitate relevant organizational change management activities.

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Align

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Cloud journey phase that focuses on delivering pilot initiatives in production and on demonstrating incremental business value.

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Launch

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In this journey phase you create pilots should be highly impactful and if/when successful they will help influence future direction. Learning from pilots will help you adjust your approach before scaling to full production.

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Launch

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Cloud Journey phase that focuses on expanding production pilots and business value to desired scale and ensuring that the business benefits associated with your cloud investments are realized and sustained.

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Scale

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A set of best practices and guidelines designed to help you build secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure for your applications: organized into five pillars

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AWS Well-Architected Framework

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AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar that focuses on running and monitoring systems to deliver business value, continuously improving processes and procedures.

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Operational Excellence

30
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AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar that focuses protecting data, systems, and assets while leveraging cloud technologies.

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Security

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AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar that ensures workloads perform their intended functions correctly and consistently

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Reliability

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AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar that focuses on using IT and computing resources efficiently.

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Performance Efficiency

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AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar that focuses on avoiding unnecessary costs and streamlining your cloud spend

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Cost Optimization

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AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar whose key components are Implementing a cloud financial management structure, understanding and controlling where money is being spent, and ensuring you get the most out of what you pay for

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Cost Optimization

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AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar whose key components are selecting the right resource types and sizes, monitoring performance, and making informed decisions to maintain efficiency as business needs evolve.

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Performance Efficiency

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AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar whose key components consists of change management and failure management

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Reliability

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AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar whose key components consists of identity and access management, detective controls, infrastructure protection, data protection, and incident response.

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Security

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AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar whose key components consists of automated changes, event response, defining standards for managing daily operations.

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Operational Excellence

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