Amazon API Gateway is a fully managed service provided by AWS that allows you to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale. It enables you to build RESTful APIs, WebSocket APIs, and HTTP APIs that serve as the “front door” for applications to access data, business logic, or functionality from your […]
What is Amazon Cognito?
Amazon Cognito is a managed service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that allows you to add authentication, authorization, and user management to your web and mobile applications. Cognito supports various identity providers, including social identity providers (such as Google, Facebook, and Apple), enterprise identity providers via SAML 2.0, and custom identity providers. It […]
What is Amazon EMR?
Amazon EMR (Elastic MapReduce) is a cloud-based big data platform provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that allows you to process and analyze large datasets quickly and cost-effectively using distributed computing frameworks such as Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, Apache HBase, Apache Flink, Apache Hudi, and Presto. EMR simplifies the process of setting up, managing, […]
What is a Network Access Control List (NACL) in AWS?
A Network Access Control List (NACL) in AWS is a stateless, customizable firewall-like security layer that controls inbound and outbound traffic to and from one or more subnets in an Amazon VPC. NACLs operate at the subnet level and allow you to define rules that permit or deny traffic based on various parameters, such as […]
What is AWS Direct Connect?
AWS Direct Connect is a cloud service provided by AWS that allows you to establish a dedicated, private network connection between your on-premises data center or office and your AWS environment. This dedicated connection bypasses the public internet, providing a more consistent, reliable, and low-latency network experience for transferring data between your on-premises infrastructure […]
What is AWS Athena?
Amazon Athena is an interactive query service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that enables you to analyze data directly in Amazon S3 using standard SQL. Athena is serverless, meaning there is no need to set up or manage any infrastructure. You simply point Athena to your data stored in S3, define a schema, […]
What is a VPC Endpoint in AWS?
A VPC Endpoint in AWS is a feature that allows you to privately connect your Amazon VPC to supported AWS services and VPC endpoint services powered by AWS PrivateLink, without requiring an internet gateway, NAT device, VPN connection, or AWS Direct Connect connection. VPC Endpoints provide secure and private connectivity between your VPC and […]
What is AWS CloudFormation?
AWS CloudFormation is a service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that enables you to model, provision, and manage AWS infrastructure resources in a safe, predictable, and automated manner. CloudFormation allows you to define your cloud environment using templates written in JSON or YAML, which can describe all the resources and dependencies required to […]
What is Amazon SES (Simple Email Service)?
Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) is a scalable, reliable, and cost-effective cloud-based email service provided by AWS that enables developers to send transactional emails, marketing messages, and other types of communications to their customers. SES is designed to be flexible, allowing you to send email via the SES API, SMTP interface, or AWS […]
AWS Lightsail vs. VPS (Virtual Private Server)
AWS Lightsail and Virtual Private Servers (VPS) are both services that provide virtualized computing resources. However, they differ in terms of the level of management, ease of use, features, and typical use cases. Here’s a detailed comparison to help you understand the differences and decide which might be better for your needs. Overview AWS […]