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AmazonWeervice(AW)iaclouderviceproviderthato ereaaccetoa
varietofuefulcomputingreource,allo eredinanon-demand,cot-e ective
manner.IfoureanITpractitionerwhoreadtoemraceAmazonWeervice,
reakouroldapplicationdeignpatternhaitandimplementnewapproachethat
leverageAWcharacteriticandtrength.UndertandAWpoiilitieand
limitation,anduetheerviceainpirationforinnovativeideaforourorganization.

5KYCHARACTRITICOFAMAZONWRVIC
WhenitcometoAmazonWeervice(AW),itvitaltoundertanditke
characteritictoenurethatourapplicationrunwellintheAmazonenvironment.
Afterall,atheainggoe,oucantplathegamewithoutundertandingtherule.
HerearetheAWcharacteriticthatouhouldkeepinmindwhenplanningour
application:
AWo eravarietofervice,alldeignedtodeliveroneetof
functionalit.achervicetandalone,utoucanmixandmatchthemto
meetthepeci cneedofourapplication.
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achervicei,well,aervice,o eredviaanAPI.omeofoumachooeto

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AWdirectlviaAPIortheAWoftwaredevelopmentkit.Nomatterhowou
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ueAmazonorathirdpartuerinterface,whileothermachooetoacce
accetheervice,rememerthateachhaitownfunctionalitand
idioncraie.
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TheAWinfratructureifailure-prone,andAmazonachieveervice
routnethroughredundanc.ForthoeervicethatAmazono erervice
levelagreement(LA),itcommonlmaintainthreecopieofthecomputingand
dataaociatedwithaervice.

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AWio eredonanon-demand,paforwhatouuemodel.AWcanea
fantaticargain,withverlowcotwhenoure rttartingtodevelopan
application.However,themeterialwarunning,otopeak,oitimportantto
trackwhatouue.
AWerviceareo eredonaregion-andavailailitzone-aed
partitioning.AcceingdatainoneregionfromC2intanceinanotherimpoe
networktra ccharge,oknowingwhereourdatailocatedandour
applicationneedtoruniimportantifouwanttokeepcotdown.

4TIPFORDIGNINGAPPLICATIONFORAMAZONWRVIC

ecaueAmazonWeervice(AW)di eromuchfromtraditional
infratructureo ering,attemptingtoappltraditionalapplicationdeign
principledoentalwareultintheetoutcome.Hereareomepointto
keepinmind:

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verthingfailallthetime:ThoeareAmazonAWwatchword,andthe

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houldeourawell.Inparticular,C2intancecanfailorquitreponding
unexpectedl,oincorporatereiliencetoreourcefailureintoourapplication.

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Ueredundanctoenureapplicationuptime:ecaueAWreourcecan
fail,followAmazonoperatingprinciple,anddeignandimplementredundancin
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ourapplication.Redundancprotectourapplicationagaintreourcefailure.
Deignourapplicationtohorizontallcaleupanddown:ecaueAW
reourceincurcotwhetherthereheaviluedoruednotatall,itimportant
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thatourapplicationealetogrowandhrinkitreourceothatouareuing
onlwhatouneedtoupportourapplicationperformanceandreilience.
Ueopenourcecomponentamuchapoile:Notonldoeopen
ourceoftwarecotle,itliceningconditionmakeitmuchmorecongenialto
poradicue.Proprietaroftware,contrat,uuallrequireaigni cantlicene
feewhethertheoftwarerunfor veminuteor veear.

5UNCOMMONWAYTOUAMAZONWRVICFOR
APPLICATION
AmazonWeervice(AW)provideafarricheretofervicethanmotpeople
recognize.Whilemotarefamiliarwithanduewell-knownAWproductlikeC2and
3,toomanpeoplefailtoexplorefurtherintoAWandlearnaoutotherervice
thatthecoulduefortheirapplication.leveragingadditionalAWcoreand
platformervice,oucan:
Developfarricherapplication:Forexample,uinglaticearch,oucan
provideophiticatedearchingwithinourapplication.Thereawholerangeof
AWervicejutwaitingforoutouethem.
Deliverapplicationmuchmorequickl:Inteadoflocatingandimplementing
openourceoftwarepackage,or(evenwore)pendingendletimenegotiating
proprietarlicenecontract,oucaneginuingAWervicetouildoutour
applicationquicklandringitintoproductionooner.
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ettermatcherviceuewithervicecot:AllofAmazonAWerviceare

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deliveredinanon-demand,nocommitment,uage-aedpricingfahion.uing
AWerviceinourapplication,ouarealetomatchourcotwithour

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ene t,enuringthatourapplicationachievegoodeconomicoutcome.
uildmorecalaleapplication:Amazondeignallofitervicetorunat
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cale.IfourapplicationrequiremaiveamountofwhateverAWproductit
ue,oucanecon dentthatAmazonhadeigneditervicetocaleto
whateverleveloumaneed.
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LeverageAmazonownexperience:ManoftheproductAWo erwere
originallcreatedtohelpAmazon.comrunitecommerceuine.Ifouuean
AWproduct,oucaneuretheveeenattle-tetedintheharhetofecommerceenvironment.

5THINGTHATAMAZONWRVICCANANDCANTDO

AurerecipefordiappointmentitoexpectmorefromAmazonWeervice
(AW)thanitcandeliver.WhileAWiarichcollectionofervicethatare
availaleine ectivelunlimitedcale,itimportanttoundertandthatthereare
anumerofthingAWcanandcannotdo:

AWcannotmakeourlegacapplicationcloud-aed.Legacapplication
havetpicalleendeignedfortaleloadwithtatichardwareinfratructure.
ThewillproalworkinAW,utthewontmagicallecomecloud
application.

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AWcanupporthighlcalaleapplication.ThinkofAWao eringin nite

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capacit.Allthoeapplicationouhadtroulewithecauetheoutgrew
predicteduerload,torageue,ornetworktra c?Noprolemanmorewith

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AW.Amazonprovidethereource,ouprovidetheapplicationload.
AWcannotmakeourapplicationfailure-proof.AmazondeignedAW
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aedonthenotionthateverthingfailallthetime.WhileAWideignedtoe
highlreilienttoreourcefailure,thatdoentmeanourapplicationcantfailit
jutmeanthatouhavetheailittomakeourapplicationmorerout,ifou
leverageAWapplicationdeignprinciple.

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AWcanmakeitcotletorunourapplication.ecaueAmazonprovide
AWonauage-aedcot,ifoudeignourapplicationtofollowthedownand
o principleofuingonlwhatouneedandthenkedaddling,oucantpicall
avealotofmonecomparedtothetraditionalmodelofreourcecot,whereou
paupfrontforreource.
AWcannotmakeourapplicationecureforou.Incloudcomputing
environment,ecuritiaharedreponiilit.Amazontakeonecurit
reponiilitforwhatitprovidethecomputingenvironmentwhileoutake
onecuritreponiilitforwhatouprovideapplicationoftwarecomponent.
Ifoudontdoagoodjomanagingourapplicationecurit,therenothing
Amazoncandotomakeitecure.

4INNOVATIVWAYTOUAMAZONWRVIC
ThemotuccefuluerofAmazonWeervice(AW)dontueitliketraditional
infratructureo eredonapa-a-ou-goai.Intead,thetudAWandthenthink
aouthowthecanueiterviceandcharacteritictodeignnewo eringthat
wereimpoilewithtraditionalinfratructure.
HereareomeinnovativewatoueAW:
Deignanapplicationthatupportenormounumerofuer.The
e ectivelunlimitedcaleofreourcethatAWprovidemakeitpoile,forthe
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rttimeinthehitorofcomputing,touildapplicationthatcanupport

unlimiteduerpopulation.ThienaleapplicationlikePinterettotartand
cale;whatcancaledoforou?

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ParticipateinTheInternetofThing.Onewaofaingitioftwarei
eatingtheworld.Anotherithateverthingiecomingacomputingdevice
ourwatch,ourcar,ourfrontdoorlock.TheIoT,aitknown,willgenerate
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hugeamountofdataandnetworktra c.UeAWtocreateanapplicationthat
deliveranewerviceoranalzeexitingone.
Comineanumeroferviceintoanewapplication.verapplicationand
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erviceinowecomingAPI-enaled,makingiteatoaggregateexitingervice
intoanewapplication.Comineaweathererviceandaperonalhealtherviceto
enalepeopletocalculatehowmuchVitaminD3theregoingtogettoda.Ue
AWtohotourapplication,ecureintheknowledgethatitcanupportou
whetherourapplicationtra citinorhuge.
IntegrateAWerviceintoourapplicationtomakeitmorepowerful.You
canueimplemailervice()tonotifuerofanimportantevent.Youcan
uelaticTrancodertoenaleuervideouploadtomakeourapplication
functionalitricher.TherearetonofAWproducttochooefromueaman
aoucan.

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