AWS Terms#
Working glossary of the AWS services the operator encounters most often.
Service |
Description |
|---|---|
AWS IoT |
Managed service for connected devices to interact with cloud apps and other devices. |
Certificate Manager |
Provision, manage, and deploy SSL / TLS certificates. |
CloudFormation |
Create and update a collection of related AWS resources in a predictable fashion. |
CloudFront |
Distribute content to end-users with low latency and high transfer speed. |
CloudSearch |
Fully managed search service for websites and apps. |
CloudTrail |
Increased visibility into user activity by recording API calls. |
Data Pipeline |
Lightweight orchestration for periodic, data-driven workflows. |
DMS |
Database Migration Service. Migrate databases to the cloud with minimal downtime. |
DynamoDB |
Scalable NoSQL store with managed replicas for high availability. |
EC2 |
Elastic Compute Cloud. Resizable compute capacity. |
EC2 Container Service |
ECS. Run and manage Docker containers across an EC2 cluster. |
Elastic Beanstalk |
Application container for deploying and managing apps. |
ElastiCache |
In-memory caching to improve app performance. |
EFS |
Elastic File System. File storage for EC2 instances. |
Elasticsearch Service |
Managed Elasticsearch for search and analytics. |
Elastic Transcoder |
Convert media files in the cloud cheaply and at scale. |
EMR |
Elastic MapReduce. Big-data tasks (web indexing, data mining, log analysis). |
Glacier |
Low-cost archival storage. |
IAM |
Identity and Access Management. Control access to AWS resources. |
Inspector |
Analyze app behavior and flag security issues. |
Kinesis |
Real-time streaming data. |
Lambda |
Compute that runs your code in response to events. |
Machine Learning |
Build smart applications. |
OpsWorks |
DevOps platform for managing apps of any scale. |
RDS |
Relational Database Service. Set up, operate, and scale managed relational databases. |
Redshift |
Petabyte-scale managed data warehouse. |
Route 53 |
Scalable DNS and domain registration. |
SES |
Simple Email Service. Send and receive email. |
SNS |
Simple Notification Service. Publish messages to subscribers. |
Storage Gateway |
Bridge on-premise IT with cloud storage for backup and DR. |
SQS |
Simple Queue Service. Hosted message queue. |
SWF |
Simple Workflow. Coordinates processing steps in an app. |
S3 |
Simple Storage Service. Store and retrieve any amount of data. |
VPC |
Virtual Private Cloud. Launch resources in a private, isolated network. |