AWS Posts

How to Keep Your AWS Account Safe: Basic Security Steps
Learn essential steps to secure your AWS account, including protecting your root user, managing access with IAM, applying least privilege, and monitoring activity.

How Much Does Using AWS Actually Cost?
Understand the real costs of using Amazon Web Services (AWS). Explore pay-as-you-go models, commitment discounts, free tiers, support plans, and cost factors for popular services.

AWS vs. Google Cloud vs. Azure: Which Cloud is Best to Start With?
Compare AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud (GCP) to determine the best cloud platform to start with based on ease of use, services, pricing, free tiers, and specific learning goals.

What is Serverless Computing on AWS? A Simple Explanation
Understand Serverless Computing on AWS: Learn what it means, how core services like Lambda work, its benefits, drawbacks, and common uses in this simple explanation.

How to Store Your Files Online Using AWS S3
Learn how to securely store your files online using AWS S3. This guide covers creating buckets, uploading files, managing access, controlling costs, and best practices.

AWS EC2 vs. Lambda: Choosing Between Servers and Serverless
Explore the differences between AWS EC2 (virtual servers) and AWS Lambda (serverless functions) to determine the best cloud computing choice for your application based on cost, scalability, management, and use cases.

AWS Regions and Availability Zones: What's the Difference?
Understand the fundamental differences between AWS Regions and Availability Zones (AZs), how they work together, and why choosing the right setup is crucial for application performance, availability, and cost on AWS.

How to Set Up Your First AWS EC2 Instance Step-by-Step
Learn how to launch your first AWS EC2 instance with this easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide. Covers everything from setup to connection and termination.

What is AWS and Why Should I Care?
Explore what Amazon Web Services (AWS) is, the core concepts of cloud computing, and understand the key reasons why businesses and individuals should pay attention to this dominant cloud platform.

How to Understand Your AWS Bill and Save Money
Learn how to decipher your AWS bill section by section and implement practical strategies like right-sizing instances, optimizing storage, and using AWS tools to effectively reduce your cloud spending.