Category: aws

AWS RAM (Resource Access Manager) is a service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that enables customers to share AWS resources across different AWS accounts or within their organization in AWS Organizations. It helps streamline resource management by making it easier to share resources securely with other accounts or organizational units (OUs), reducing the need…

Amazon Cognito offers two main components for managing user authentication and identity management: User Pools and Identity Pools. Both are used in different scenarios and have distinct purposes. Here’s a comparison to help clarify the differences between them: Amazon Cognito User Pool: A User Pool is primarily focused on user authentication, and it provides a…

Comparison of Application Migration Service, Database Migration Service, and Mainframe Modernization Service: Feature Application Migration Service (AMS) Database Migration Service (DMS) Mainframe Modernization Service Purpose Migrate entire applications (OS, configurations, data) to AWS Migrate databases between environments (on-prem to cloud or cloud to cloud) Migrate and modernize mainframe workloads to AWS Migration Type Lift-and-shift (rehosting…

AWS Disaster Recovery (DR) refers to the strategies, tools, and services that help organizations recover their IT infrastructure and applications in the event of a disaster, such as an outage, system failure, or natural disaster. AWS provides a range of services and approaches that enable businesses to build a resilient disaster recovery solution to quickly…

Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration and Amazon CloudFront are both services designed to improve the performance of delivering content from Amazon S3 to end users, but they have different use cases and operate in different ways. Here’s a comparison of the two: S3 Transfer Acceleration Overview: S3 Transfer Acceleration is a feature of Amazon S3 that…

Feature Standard Queue FIFO Queue Throughput Unlimited 300 TPS (default) 3,000 TPS (with high-throughput mode) Message per second Virtually unlimited Limited to configured TPS Ordering Best-effort (out of order possible) Strictly ordered Duplicates Possible (at-least-once delivery) No duplicates (exactly-once processing) Latency Tens of milliseconds Slightly higher due to ordering enforcement Message Size Up to 256…

Amazon DynamoDB Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR) Amazon DynamoDB Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR) allows you to restore a table to a specific point in time within the past 35 days. It provides continuous backup to protect against accidental deletions, data corruption, or unintended write operations. 1. Key Features of PITR Auto Scaling for DynamoDB Tables refers to the…

AWS Systems Manager (SSM) is a centralized management service that helps automate, monitor, and secure AWS and on-premises infrastructure. It simplifies operations, troubleshooting, patching, and security management. 1. Key Features of AWS Systems Manager a) Session Manager (Secure Remote Access) b) SSM Run Command (Automate Tasks Remotely) c) Patch Manager (Automated Patching) d) Parameter Store…

Here’s a table that compares AWS Transit Gateway, AWS CloudHub, and AWS Cloud WAN based on various aspects: Feature AWS Transit Gateway AWS CloudHub AWS Cloud WAN Purpose Centralized hub for VPC and on-premises connections Connects VPCs across multiple regions using VPN Global network management across AWS regions and on-premises Primary Use Case VPC-to-VPC communication,…