AWS Essentials

Master core concepts with guided docs and AI explainers for difficult jargon.

Tier 1 -- Mental Model

3 docs

Tier 2 -- Core Services

12 docs

Compute

EC2 — Elastic Compute Cloud7 min read · ec2
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Lambda8 min read · lambda
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Storage

S3 — Simple Storage Service8 min read · s3
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Databases

RDS — Relational Database Service8 min read · rds
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DynamoDB8 min read · dynamodb
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ElastiCache9 min read · elasticache
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API & Traffic

Application Load Balancer7 min read · application-load-balancer
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API Gateway8 min read · api-gateway
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Messaging & Events

SQS — Simple Queue Service8 min read · sqs
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SNS — Simple Notification Service8 min read · sns
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EventBridge9 min read · eventbridge
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Observability

CloudWatch8 min read · cloudwatch
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Tier 3 -- Architecture Patterns

8 docs
VPC Security9 min read · vpc-security
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IAM Roles for Services8 min read · iam-roles-for-services
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Caching Strategy9 min read · caching-strategy
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DynamoDB vs RDS8 min read · dynamodb-vs-rds
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SQS vs SNS vs EventBridge8 min read · sqs-vs-sns-vs-eventbridge
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Scalable Web App on AWS8 min read · scalable-web-app-on-aws
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Serverless Architecture7 min read · serverless-architecture
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Event-Driven Architecture7 min read · event-driven-architecture
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