Aws and you

By

Arun balaji.v.m

What is aws?

• Aws is a service which enables users to have access to– Servers and machines-ec2

– Storage-s3 and ebs

– Webstore-associates

– Database-simpledb

– Job Queue service -sqs

– Worker service-mechanical turk• in a Pay as you use service

Ec2-aws servers

• This is a service where you can – run a machine According to the parameters you

specify- machines are known as images

– You can create your own type of server with os, applications ,data and settings

– More than 10,000 different template machines available for use

– 5 main types of servers

S3=storage on aws

• S3 is a amazons type of storage

• The file size could be from a kilobyte to a terabyte

• The primary interface is through a command line interface

• There are various software programs which allow the user to store data directly to s3

Ebs –storage on ec2

• Ebs is amazons way of providing storage – in its servers or ec2

• It allows a user to store data in the form of devices or images on ec2

• One can allocate a block of storage from 1 gb to 100 gb

• The stored data can then be saved into s3 in the form of snapshots

Simpledb- aws database

• Simpledb is amazons version of the database

• It is identical to a sql

• It has similar commands and runs like sql

• It is used in controlling the aws services

Sqs- simple queue service

• Sqs is simple queue service

• It is a system of placing jobs /operations in a ordered manner

• Sqs is used in controlling ec2 and s3 operations

• It is also used in doing batch jobs using aws

Associates – selling amazons products

• In associates – one can earn money

– by selling amazons products

– by placing links on • The blogs

• Websites

• Email

Mechanical turk- working aws way

• Mechanical turk is aws way of letting one – Work on projects in the list

– Hiring to do some work that one needs

• The work is displaying in the form of short tasks known as hits

• There is a 0.1-1$ per work finished

Aws versus normal servers

aws

• The usage is billed on a per hour

• The server is of your choice and model

• Customization is available more

• The servers are stored in amazons data center

• Templates available

Normal data center

• The usage is billed on a per month basis

• There are restrictions on the type of server you can use

• Less chances of customization

• Data center location is unknown

• No templates on aws available

2 easy ways to use aws

rightscale

• Rightscale offers a free trial of 10 hours to use

• They have a free edition which allows users to run ec2 –s3 and ebs

• The price is the usage you use for aws

Ylastic

• Ylastic offers a pay per month package

• It is similar to rightscale but better

• Costs 50$ per month plus aws charges

Other ways to use aws

• There are various other tools that are available– There are command line tools

– Like ec2ui

– Jollat

– Cloudstudio

Thank you

• If you need any help in your implementation of aws in your company feel free to contact me– Yours

– Arun balaji . Vm

– 9962615217