Module 3: AWS Global Infrastructure Overview
AWS Academy Cloud Foundations
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Module overview
Topics Activities
• AWS Management Console
• AWS Global Infrastructure
clickthrough
• AWS service and service category
overview
Demo Knowledge check
• AWS Global Infrastructure
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Module objectives
After completing this module, you should be able to:
• Identify the difference between AWS Regions, Availability Zones, and
edge locations
• Identify AWS service and service categories
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Section 1: AWS Global Infrastructure
Module 3: AWS Global Infrastructure Overview
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AWS Global Infrastructure
• The AWS Global Infrastructure is designed and built to deliver a flexible, reliable, scalable, and secure cloud
computing environment with high-quality global network performance.
• AWS continually updates its global infrastructure footprint. Visit one of the following web pages for current
infrastructure information:
• AWS Global Infrastructure Map: https:
//aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-
infrastructure/#AWS_Global_Infrastructure_Map
Choose a circle on the map to view
summary information about the Region
represented by the circle.
• Regions and Availability Zones: https:
//aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-
infrastructure/regions_az/
Choose a tab to view a map of the
selected geography and a list of Regions,
Edge locations, Local zones, and Regional
Caches.
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Educator-Led Demo:
AWS Global
Infrastructure
Details
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AWS Regions
• An AWS Region is a geographical area.
• Data replication across Regions is
controlled by you.
• Communication between Regions uses AWS
backbone network infrastructure.
• Each Region provides full redundancy and
connectivity to the network.
• A Region typically consists of two or more
Availability Zones.
Example: London Region
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Selecting a Region
Data governance,
legal requirements
Proximity to customers
(latency)
Determine the right Region for
your services, applications, and Services available
within the Region
data based on these factors
Costs (vary by Region)
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Availability Zones
• Each Region has multiple Availability Zones.
AWS Cloud
• Each Availability Zone is a fully isolated
Region eu-west-1
partition of the AWS infrastructure.
Availability Zone eu-west-1a
• Availability Zones consist of discrete data centers
Data center
• They are designed for fault isolation
Data center
• They are interconnected with other Availability Zones by
using high-speed private networking Data center
• You choose your Availability Zones.
Availability Zone eu-west-1b
• AWS recommends replicating data and resources across
Availability Zones for resiliency.
Availability Zone eu-west-1c
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AWS data centers
• AWS data centers are designed for
security.
• Data centers are where the data
resides and data processing occurs.
• Each data center has redundant power,
networking, and connectivity, and is
housed in a separate facility.
• A data center typically has 50,000 to
80,000 physical servers.
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Points of Presence
• AWS provides a global network
of Points of Presence
locations
• Consists of edge locations and
a much smaller number of
Regional edge caches
• Used with Amazon CloudFront
• A global Content Delivery Network
(CDN), that delivers content to end
users with reduced latency
• Regional edge caches used for
content with infrequent access.
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AWS infrastructure features
• Elasticity and scalability
Physically Backup
• Elastic infrastructure; dynamic adaption of capacity distinct generators
• Scalable infrastructure; adapts to accommodate
growth
Data center Data center Data center Data center
• Fault-tolerance Data center Data center Data center Data center
• Continues operating properly in the presence of a Availability Zone Availability Zone
failure
• Built-in redundancy of components Data center Data center
Network
• High availability connectivity
Data center Data center
Availability Zone
• High level of operational performance
• Minimized downtime Uninterruptible Cooling
power supply AWS Region equipment
• No human intervention
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• The AWS Global Infrastructure consists of Regions
Key takeaways and Availability Zones.
• Your choice of a Region is typically based on
compliance requirements or to reduce latency.
• Each Availability Zone is physically separate from
other Availability Zones and has redundant power,
networking, and connectivity.
• Edge locations, and Regional edge caches improve
performance by caching content closer to users.
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Section 2: AWS services and service
category overview
Module 3: AWS Global Infrastructure Overview
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AWS foundational services
Applications Virtual desktops Collaboration and sharing
Databases Analytics Application Deployment and Mobile
Cluster services management Services
computing Queuing Containers Identity
Relational
Platform Real-time Orchestration DevOps tools Sync
Services App Streaming
NoSQL Data Resource templates Mobile
warehouse Transcoding
Usage tracking Analytics
Caching Data Email
Monitoring and logs Notifications
workflows Search
Compute (virtual,
Foundation Networking Storage (object,
automatic scaling,
Services block, and archive)
and load balancing)
Infrastructure Regions Availability Zones Edge locations
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AWS categories of services
Analytics Application AR and VR Blockchain Business Compute
Integration Applications
Cost Customer Database Developer Tools End User Game Tech
Management Engagement Computing
Internet Machine Management and Media Services Migration and Mobile
of Things Learning Governance Transfer
Networking and Robotics Satellite Security, Identity, and Storage
Content Delivery Compliance
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Storage service category
AWS storage services
Amazon Simple Amazon Elastic Amazon Elastic
Storage Service Block Store File System
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(Amazon S3) (Amazon EBS) (Amazon EFS)
Amazon Simple
Storage Service
Glacier
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Compute service category
AWS Compute services
Amazon EC2 Amazon EC2 Amazon Elastic Amazon EC2
Auto Scaling Container Service Container Registry
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-50711/ (Amazon ECS)
AWS Elastic AWS Amazon Elastic AWS Fargate
Beanstalk Lambda Kubernetes Service
(Amazon EKS)
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Database service category
AWS Database services
Amazon Relational Amazon Aurora Amazon
Database Service Redshift
Amazon
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DynamoDB
centers/
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Networking and content delivery service category
AWS networking
and content delivery services
Amazon VPC Elastic Load Amazon AWS Transit
Balancing CloudFront Gateway
Amazon AWS Direct AWS VPN
Route 53 Connect
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Security, identity, and compliance service category
AWS security, identity,
and compliance services
AWS Identity and Access AWS Amazon Cognito
Management (IAM) Organizations
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AWS Artifact AWS Key AWS Shield
Management
Service
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AWS cost management service category
AWS cost management
services
AWS Cost and AWS Budgets AWS Cost
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Management and governance service category
AWS management and
governance services
AWS Management AWS Config Amazon AWS Auto
Console CloudWatch Scaling
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AWS Command AWS Trusted AWS Well- AWS
Line Interface Advisor Architected Tool CloudTrail
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Activity: AWS
Management
Console
clickthrough
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Hands-on activity: AWS Management Console clickthrough
1. Launch the Sandbox hands-on environment and connect to the AWS Management Console.
2. Explore the AWS Management Console.
A. Click the Services menu.
B. Notice how services are grouped into service categories. For example, the EC2 service appears in the Compute service
category.
Question #1: Under which service category does the IAM service appear?
Question #2: Under which service category does the Amazon VPC service appear?
C. Click the Amazon VPC service. Notice that the dropdown menu in the top-right corner displays an AWS Region (for
example, it might display N. Virginia).
D. Click the Region menu and switch to a different Region. For example, choose EU (London).
E. Click Subnets (on the left side of the screen). The Region has three subnets in it. Click the box next to one of the
subnets. Notice that the bottom half of the screen now displays details about this subnet.
Question #3: Does the subnet you selected exist at the level of the Region or at the level of the Availability Zone?
F. Click Your VPCs. An existing VPC is already selected.
Question #4: Does the VPC exist at the level of the Region or the level of the Availability Zone?
Question #5: Which services are global instead of Regional? Check Amazon EC2, IAM, Lambda, and Route 53.
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Activity answer key
• Question #1: Under which service category does the IAM service appear?
• Answer: Security, Identity, & Compliance.
• Question #2: Under which service category does the Amazon VPC service appear?
• Answer: Networking & Content Delivery
• Question #3: Does the subnet that you selected exist at the level of the Region or the level of the
Availability Zone?
• Answer: Subnets exist at the level of the Availability Zone.
• Question #4: Does the VPC exist at the level of the Region or the level of the Availability Zone?
• Answer: VPCs exist at the Region level.
• Question #5: Which of the following services are global instead of Regional? Check Amazon EC2, IAM,
Lambda, and Route 53.
• Answer: IAM and Route 53 are global. Amazon EC2 and Lambda are Regional.
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Module wrap-up
Module 3: AWS Global Infrastructure Overview
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Module summary
In summary, in this module you learned how to:
• Identify the difference between AWS Regions, Availability Zones, and
edge locations
• Identify AWS service and service categories
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Complete the knowledge check
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Sample exam question
Which component of AWS global infrastructure does Amazon CloudFront use to ensure low-latency
delivery?
Choice Response
A AWS Regions
B AWS edge locations
C AWS Availability Zones
D Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
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Sample exam question answer
Which component of AWS global infrastructure does Amazon CloudFront use to ensure low-latency
delivery?
The correct answer is B.
The keywords in the question are component of AWS global infrastructure, CloudFront, low-
latency.
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Additional resources
• AWS Global Infrastructure: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global
-infrastructure/
• AWS Regional Services List: https://aws.amazon.com/about-
aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/
• AWS Cloud Products: https://aws.amazon.com/products/
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