Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Security & Identity

• IAM : Identity Access Manager
  • Control users, group, roles, etc.
  • Password protection policy, multi-factor authentication, etc.
• Directory Services
• Amazon Inspector
  • Install agent onto ec2 and inspect its security vulnerabilities
• WAF : Web Application Files
• Cloud HSM (Hardware Security Module)
  • Securing our cloud-based infrastructure
• KMS : Key Management Services

Management Tools

• Cloud Watch
• Cloud Formation
• Cloud Trail
  • Provide ordered access to people doint on our AWS platform
  • Auditing our AWS platform
  • Recording changes happened on AWS platform
• Opswork
  • Configuration management services. Helps configuring operation using Chef.
• Config
  • AWS resource inventory, configuration history, configuration change notification, config rules, etc.
• Service Catalog
  • Manage catalog of IT services used on AWS
• Trusted Advisor
  • Automated service that scan environment and tell where we can save money, increase security, etc.

Application Services

• API Gateway
  • Create, publish, maintain, monitor, secure API at any scale
• AppStream
  • Think of it as AWS version of ZenApp
  • Helps streams Windows application in the cloud
• CloudSearch
  • Simple & cost effective to manage search solution for website/application
• Elastic Transcoder
  • Social media transcoding in the cloud
• SES : Simple Email Service
  • Send transactional emails, marketing, etc
  • Can be used to receive email as well
  • Can integrate with Lambda, S3, etc
• SQS : Simple Queue Service
  • Decoupling infrastructure
• SWF : Simple Workflow Service
  • Helps build, scale background job
  • Don't get confused between SWF & SQS

Developer Tools

• Code Commit
  • Fully managed source control service
  • Fully secured private git repository
  • Think of it as AWS version of GitHub
• Code Deploy
  • Manage deployment of code to any instance
• Code Pipeline
  • Continues delivery service. Build and test code upon changes.

Mobile Services

• Mobile Hub
  • Build, test & monitor the usage of our mobile app
• Cognito
  • Save mobile app's user data
• Device Farm
  • Helps increase quality of iOS or Android app by testing it on real smartphone or tablets on AWS cloud
• Mobile Analytics
  • Manage app usage, app revenue, etc
• SNS : Simple Notification Service
  • Setup, operate & send notification form the cloud

Enterprice Applications

• WorkSpaces
  • Cloud-based desktop
• WorkDocs
  • Secure enterprise sharing service
  • Strong administrative control
  • Feedback capability
  • Think of it as DropBox for enterprise
• WorkMail
  • Email service

IoT : Internet of Things