Serverless Beyond the Buzzword: A Strategic Approach to Modern Cloud Management

Author:   Thomas Smart
Publisher:   APress
Edition:   2nd ed.
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Pages:   710
Publication Date:   15 December 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Thomas Smart
Publisher:   APress
Imprint:   APress
Edition:   2nd ed.
Weight:   1.392kg
ISBN:  

9781484287606


ISBN 10:   1484287606
Pages:   710
Publication Date:   15 December 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

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About the author Acknowledgements Prologue Who is this book for? Technical levels used in this book What will you learn? Amazon Web Services (AWS) Second edition   Chapter 1: Serverless basics  What is Serverless architecture?  Microservices  Serverless example  History of Serverless  Types of projects  Key challenges  Key benefits  Common objections  Public case studies   Chapter 2: Strategy  Introduction  Traditional organization structure vs Serverless  Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE)  Cloud controls as compliance guardrails  Supporting tools  Serverless adoption: current state  Serverless adoption: desired state  Serverless adoption: gap analysis  Application suitability for Serverless  Event Storming  Public case studies   Chapter 3: Finances  Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)  The value of paying for utilization  The cost to develop Serverless  The cost of migrating applications  The cost of maintenance and operations  Estimating the cloud operational costs  Collecting the input data for an estimate  Calculating the estimate  Cost management  Cost optimization   Chapter 4: Security  Shared responsibility  Serverless security  Principle of Least Privilege  IAM Policy tips  Security for cloud users  Security for microservices  User input validation  Storing credentials  Encryption  Protecting Data  Securing Databases  Privacy and GDPR  Security monitoring with ElectricEye   Chapter 5: People  Serverless roles  Serverless roles: Solution Architect  Serverless Roles: Cloud Security Engineer  Serverless Roles: Deployment Automation Engineer  Serverless roles: Full Stack Developer  Serverless roles: Database Engineer  Serverless training  Serverless team structure  Working with Serverless vendors  Vetting Serverless capabilities   Chapter 6: DevOps & Tooling  What is DevOps?  Infrastructure as Code  AWS CloudFormation  AWS CloudFormation planning  Terraform  AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM)  AWS Amplify  AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)  CDK technical considerations  Serverless Framework  Code Repositories  GIT Submodules  Developer Tooling  Code quality assurance   Chapter 7: Data  Data is a valuable asset  Database selection  Event Sourcing  Data tenancy  Relational Database Service (RDS)  Redshift Serverless  DynamoDB  NoSQL  Serverless NoSQL databases  Managed NoSQL databases  NoSQL databases comparison  In-memory databases  AppSync  Simple Storage Solution (S3)  Elastic File System (EFS)   Chapter 8: Logging & Testing  Logging  Reactive Logging  Proactive Logging  Logging format and content  Log types in the cloud  Cloud logging services  CloudWatch  Exporting logs to S3  CloudWatch Subscriptions  Managed services for proactive logging  Error Monitoring  Performance Optimisation  Cost Tracking  Security Monitoring  Logging Best Practices  Testing  Testing Challenges in Serverless  Types of Tests  Asynchronous Testing  Risk Assessment for Testing  Test Pyramid vs Test Honeycomb  Contract Testing for Serverless  Deployment Pipeline  AWS Testing Services   Chapter 9: Architecture  Challenges & mitigations  AWS: Microservices  AWS: Application Programming Interface (API)  Design patterns  Microservice example architectures  Stateless architecture  Decoupling microservices  AWS: Decoupling  Event-driven architecture  Asynchronous design pattern  Containers  AWS: Edge  AWS: Internet of Things (IoT)  AWS: Managed Machine Learning (ML)  AWS: Ledger Technology  AWS: Call Centre  Well-Architected Framework  Serverless tips   Chapter 10: Case studies  Introduction  Proactive logging  Serverless data lake  Video analysis  Serverless Minecraft  Dynamic live streaming  SEO-friendly website and CMS  Virtual host  True Serverless containers   Epilogue References

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Thomas Smart has been actively involved with digital projects since 2002. His experience crosses many industries and types and sizes of organisations, giving him a wealth of experience and knowledge to draw upon as part of his consulting services. Since 2020 he has worked as a senior consultant for Sourced Singapore, helping large, regulated enterprises evolve their cloud strategy to productively deliver Serverless applications. This experience has provided many new insights for large enterprises and their unique challenges when adopting modern cloud strategies.

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