Volume 2: Inside Software: How Real Systems Are Built7/10
  1. 01Software Design 101-110
  2. 02Application Architecture 111-120
  3. 03Web and Mobile Apps 121-130
  4. 04Developer Workflow 131-140
  5. 05Testing and Quality 141-150
  6. 06Distributed Systems 151-160
  7. 07Cloud Platforms 161-170
  8. 08Delivery and Operations 171-180
  9. 09Applied Security 181-190
  10. 10Real-World Systems 191-200

Chapter 07 of 10

Cloud Platforms 161-170

10 lessons57 min readingParts 161-170
  1. 01Cloud Regions and Availability ZonesHow do cloud providers organize infrastructure geographically?5 min read
  2. 02Infrastructure as a ServiceWhat does IaaS give customers control over?6 min read
  3. 03Platform as a ServiceWhat changes when a provider manages more of the application platform?6 min read
  4. 04Software as a ServiceHow is SaaS different from building or hosting software yourself?5 min read
  5. 05Object, Block, and File StorageWhy do cloud platforms offer several kinds of storage?6 min read
  6. 06Managed DatabasesWhat work does a cloud database service take over?5 min read
  7. 07AutoscalingHow can capacity adjust as demand changes?6 min read
  8. 08Cloud Identity and Access ManagementHow do cloud platforms control who can perform each action?6 min read
  9. 09Shared Responsibility in the CloudWhich security and reliability tasks belong to the provider or customer?6 min read
  10. 10Cloud Cost ModelsWhy can on-demand infrastructure become unexpectedly expensive?6 min read