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1
Q

What is a good pilot to build an AWS use case?

A

Archiving and backup to AWS. It’s low risk and an easy way to demonstrate cost savings.

2
Q

If you have a VPC, what should you always make use of?

A

AWS endpoints. s3 endpoint, for example, prevents calls to a bucket from going out to the internet then back in. Endpoints keep traffic within AWS.

3
Q

Why should you learn how to secure s3?

A

Many organizations improperly secure s3 buckets by making them publically available on accident, and not encrypting the data.

4
Q

Should you encrypt?

A

yup.

5
Q

What is Aurora?

A

AWS’s house brand of database.

6
Q

Which Aurora flavors does AWS offer?

A

MySQL/Maria or PostgreSQL

7
Q

When should you consider NoSQL database options?

A

When you don’t need a relational, structured database features.

8
Q

While running DB on EC2 is cheaper than RDS, what else needs to be considered in the cost of that?

A

Soft costs such as administering the service. Patching, incident management, etc. RDS takes care of all of that.

9
Q

To prevent RDS performance hist during backups, what can you do?

A

Create a multi-AZ RDS environment.