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Apply cloud native patterns and practices to deliver responsive, resilient, elastic, and message-driven systems with confidence Key Features Discover best practices for applying cloud native patterns to your cloud applications Explore ways to effectively plan resources and technology stacks for high security and fault tolerance Gain insight into core architectural principles using real-world examples Book Description Cloud computing has proven to be the most revolutionary IT development since virtualization. Cloud native architectures give you the benefit of more flexibility over legacy systems. This Learning Path teaches you everything you need to know for designing industry-grade cloud applications and efficiently migrating your business to the cloud. It begins by exploring the basic patterns that turn your database inside out to achieve massive scalability. You'll learn how to develop cloud native architectures using microservices and serverless computing as your design principles. Then, you'll explore ways to continuously deliver production code by implementing continuous observability in production. In the concluding chapters, you'll learn about various public cloud architectures ranging from AWS and Azure to the Google Cloud Platform, and understand the future trends and expectations of cloud providers. By the end of this Learning Path, you'll have learned the techniques to adopt cloud native architectures that meet your business requirements. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: Cloud Native Development Patterns and Best Practices by John Gilbert Cloud Native Architectures by Erik Farr et al. What you will learn Understand the difference between cloud native and traditional architecture Automate security controls and configuration management Minimize risk by evolving your monolithic systems into cloud native applications Explore the aspects of migration, when and why to use it Apply modern delivery and testing methods to continuously deliver production code Enable massive scaling by turning your database inside out Who this book is for This Learning Path is designed for developers who want to progress into building cloud native systems and are keen to learn the patterns involved. Software architects, who are keen on designing scalable and highly available cloud native applications, will also find this Learning Path very useful. To easily grasp these concepts, you will need basic knowledge of programming and cloud computing.
Transform the way you deliver IT resources digitally to connect to people and businesses. Key Features - Extensive demonstration of service and deployment models with related use-cases. - Includes wide and deep practical scenarios to explore the real cloud platform. - Broad perspective to manage resources and disaster recovery. - Infers various security standards and IAM with numerous examples. Description The book ‘Building Cloud and Virtualization Infrastructure’ covers the designing of a private cloud using various components and tools on various platforms such as AWS and OpenNebula. This book includes network virtualization and integrated technologies such as the Internet of Things and how to create web servers/instances on Amazon Web Services and OpenNebula. The readers will gain a better understanding of the concept of resource management, which offers benefits such as cost savings and improved manageability after reading this book. They will also learn disaster recovery, techniques, and tools to support virtualization, as well as the security challenges inherent in cloud platforms, the various IAM roles and their associated security, and various security standards. What you will learn - Understand the fundamentals of cloud concepts. - Explore the knowledge of virtualization through different virtualization tools. - Understand economic considerations to launch businesses online. - Create your private cloud as per business needs. - Learn to choose the right services to grow rapidly in the market. Who this book is for This book is intended for students, researchers, and anyone interested in learning about designing, configuring, and deploying cloud-based applications. The readers should have a basic understanding of networking concepts, but not necessarily of the cloud. Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Cloud 2. Cloud Service Models 3. Cloud Deployment Models 4. Introduction to Hypervisor 5. Introduction to Virtualization 6. Virtualization on IT Assets 7. Experimental Part: Installation and Configuration 8. Practical Approach and Experiments 9. Resource Management in Cloud 10. Security in Cloud
Build cost-effective and robust cloud solutions with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using these simple and practical recipes Key Features Explore the various service offerings of the GCP Host a Python application on Google Compute Engine Securely maintain application states with Cloud Storage, Datastore, and Bigtable Book Description GCP is a cloud computing platform with a wide range of products and services that enable you to build and deploy cloud-hosted applications. This Learning Path will guide you in using GCP and designing, deploying, and managing applications on Google Cloud. You will get started by learning how to use App Engine to access Google's scalable hosting and build software that runs on this framework. With the help of Google Compute Engine, you'll be able to host your workload on virtual machine instances. The later chapters will help you to explore ways to implement authentication and security, Cloud APIs, and command-line and deployment management. As you hone your skills, you'll understand how to integrate your new applications with various data solutions on GCP, including Cloud SQL, Bigtable, and Cloud Storage. Following this, the book will teach you how to streamline your workflow with tools, including Source Repositories, Container Builder, and Stackdriver. You'll also understand how to deploy and debug services with IntelliJ, implement continuous delivery pipelines, and configure robust monitoring and alerts for your production systems. By the end of this Learning Path, you'll be well versed with GCP's development tools and be able to develop, deploy, and manage highly scalable and reliable applications. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: Google Cloud Platform for Developers Ted Hunter and Steven Porter Google Cloud Platform Cookbook by Legorie Rajan PS What you will learn Host an application using Google Cloud Functions Migrate a MySQL database to Cloud Spanner Configure a network for a highly available application on GCP Learn simple image processing using Storage and Cloud Functions Automate security checks using Policy Scanner Deploy and run services on App Engine and Container Engine Minimize downtime and mitigate issues with Stackdriver Monitoring and Debugger Integrate with big data solutions, including BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub Who this book is for This Learning Path is for IT professionals, engineers, and developers who want to implement Google Cloud in their organizations. Administrators and architects planning to make their organization more efficient with Google Cloud will also find this Learning Path useful. Basic understanding of GCP and its services is a must.
Leverage the power of Azure to get efficient data insights from your big data in real time Key Features Explore the basics of cloud analytics using Azure Discover different ways to process and visualize your data easily Learn to use Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly known as Azure SQL Data Warehouse) to derive real-time customer insights Book Description With data being generated at an exponential speed, organizations all over the world are migrating their infrastructure to the cloud. Application management becomes much easier when you use a cloud platform to build, manage, and deploy your services and applications. Cloud Analytics with Microsoft Azure covers all that you need to extract useful insights from your data. You'll explore the power of data with big data analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, artificial intelligence, and DataOps. You'll also delve into data analytics by studying use cases that focus on creating actionable insights from near-real-time data. As you advance, you'll learn to build an end-to-end analytics pipeline on the cloud with machine learning and deep learning concepts. By the end of this book, you'll have developed a solid understanding of data analytics with Azure and its practical implementation. What you will learn Explore the concepts of modern data warehouses and data pipelines Discover different design considerations while applying a cloud analytics solution Design an end-to-end analytics pipeline on the cloud Differentiate between structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data Choose a cloud-based service for your data analytics solutions Use Azure services to ingest, store and analyze data of any scale Who this book is for If you're planning to adopt the cloud analytics model for your business, this book will help you understand the design and business considerations that you must keep in mind. Though not necessary, a basic understanding of data analytics concepts such as data streaming, data types, the machine learning life cycle, and Docker containers will help you get the most out of the book.
Learn and understand the need to architect cloud applications and migrate your business to cloud efficiently Key Features Understand the core design elements required to build scalable systems Plan resources and technology stacks effectively for high security and fault tolerance Explore core architectural principles using real-world examples Book Description Cloud computing has proven to be the most revolutionary IT development since virtualization. Cloud native architectures give you the benefit of more flexibility over legacy systems. To harness this, businesses need to refresh their development models and architectures when they find they don't port to the cloud. Cloud Native Architectures demonstrates three essential components of deploying modern cloud native architectures: organizational transformation, deployment modernization, and cloud native architecture patterns. This book starts with a quick introduction to cloud native architectures that are used as a base to define and explain what cloud native architecture is and is not. You will learn what a cloud adoption framework looks like and develop cloud native architectures using microservices and serverless computing as design principles. You'll then explore the major pillars of cloud native design including scalability, cost optimization, security, and ways to achieve operational excellence. In the concluding chapters, you will also learn about various public cloud architectures ranging from AWS and Azure to the Google Cloud Platform. By the end of this book, you will have learned the techniques to adopt cloud native architectures that meet your business requirements. You will also understand the future trends and expectations of cloud providers. What you will learn Learn the difference between cloud native and traditional architecture Explore the aspects of migration, when and why to use it Identify the elements to consider when selecting a technology for your architecture Automate security controls and configuration management Use infrastructure as code and CICD pipelines to run environments in a sustainable manner Understand the management and monitoring capabilities for AWS cloud native application architectures Who this book is for Cloud Native Architectures is for software architects who are keen on designing resilient, scalable, and highly available applications that are native to the cloud.
This course teaches concepts by deep-dive on-hand exercises. Throughout the course, you will learn the required toolset by using both on-premise, open-source, and hosted cloud solutions. You'll find checklists, best practices, and critical points mentioned throughout the lessons, making things more interesting. Key Features Explains in detail cloud-native continuous integration and delivery Demonstrates how to run a build in a CI/CD system Shows continuous delivery to Docker Registry and continuous deployment to Kubernetes Book Description Cloud-native software development is based on developing distributed applications focusing on speed, stability, and high availability. With this paradigm shift, software development has changed substantially and converted into a more agile environment where distributed teams develop distributed applications. In addition, the environment where the software is built, tested and deployed has changed from bare-metal servers to cloud systems. In this course, the new concepts of cloud-native Continuous Integration and Delivery are discussed in depth. Cloud-native tooling and services such as cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud) containerization with Docker, container-orchestrators such as Kubernetes will be a part of this course to teach how to analyze and design modern software delivery pipelines. What you will learn Learn the basics of DevOps patterns for cloud-native architecture Learn the cloud-native way of designing CI/CD systems Create multi-stage builds and tests for Docker. Apply the best practices for Docker container images Experiment using GitLab CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration Build and test their applications on cloud Learn how to continuously deliver to Docker registry Learn how to continuously deploy to Kubernetes Experiment using GitLab CI/CD pipelines for Continuous Delivery Configure and deploy software to Kubernetes using Helm Who this book is for This book is ideal for professionals interested in cloud-native software development. To benefit the most from this book, you must be familiar with developing, building, testing, integrating, and deploying containerized microservices into cloud systems.
Master all the important and tough decision-making aspects involved in architecting an Azure public cloud for your organization. Key Features Deploy Azure Active Directory and implement synchronization Manage storage solutions with Azure network services Implement Azure cloud based on organizational requirements Book Description Microsoft Azure has numerous effective solutions that shape the future of any business. Over the years, Azure cloud services have grown quickly, and the number of organizations adopting Azure for their cloud services is also gradually increasing. Leading industry giants are finding that Azure fulfills their extensive cloud requirements. Deployment of Microsoft Azure Cloud Solutions starts with an extensive introduction to all the categories of designs available with Azure. These design patterns focus on different aspects of the cloud such as high availability, data management, and so on. You will learn various aspects such as building your cloud structure and architecture. You will also have a brief understanding of the different types of services provided by Azure, such as Azure functions and Azure Analytics, which can prove beneficial for an organization. You will learn each and every aspect and function required to develop an Azure cloud based on your organizational requirements. By the end of this Learning Path, you will be able to develop a full-fledged Azure cloud as well as implement Azure solutions such as networking, storage, and cloud effectively. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: Implementing Azure Solutions by Florian Klaffenbach, Jan-Henrik Damaschke, Oliver Michalski Azure for Architects by Ritesh Modi What you will learn Implement routing and network devices Understand the working of different storage accounts in Azure Plan, deploy, and secure virtual machines Deploy and manage Azure Containers Familiarize yourself with the components of the Azure Cloud platform Use enterprise security guidelines for your Azure deployment Design and implement Serverless solutions Understand cloud architecture and the deployment pipeline Who this book is for Deployment of Microsoft Azure Cloud Solutions is for IT architects, system and network admins, and DevOps engineers who are aware of Azure solutions and want to implement them for their organization. Prior basic knowledge of the Azure Cloud platform is good to have.
Leverage the power of Kubernetes to build an efficient software delivery pipeline. Key Features Learn about DevOps, containers, and Kubernetes all within one handy book A practical guide to container management and orchestration Learn how to monitor, log, and troubleshoot your Kubernetes applications Book Description Kubernetes has been widely adopted across public clouds and on-premise data centers. As we're living in an era of microservices, knowing how to use and manage Kubernetes is an essential skill for everyone in the IT industry. This book is a guide to everything you need to know about Kubernetes—from simply deploying a container to administrating Kubernetes clusters wisely. You'll learn about DevOps fundamentals, as well as deploying a monolithic application as microservices and using Kubernetes to orchestrate them. You will then gain an insight into the Kubernetes network, extensions, authentication and authorization. With the DevOps spirit in mind, you'll learn how to allocate resources to your application and prepare to scale them efficiently. Knowing the status and activity of the application and clusters is crucial, so we'll learn about monitoring and logging in Kubernetes. Having an improved ability to observe your services means that you will be able to build a continuous delivery pipeline with confidence. At the end of the book, you'll learn how to run managed Kubernetes services on three top cloud providers: Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure. What you will learn Learn fundamental and advanced DevOps skills and tools Get a comprehensive understanding of containers Dockerize an application Administrate and manage Kubernetes cluster Extend the cluster functionality with custom resources Understand Kubernetes network and service mesh Implement Kubernetes logging and monitoring Manage Kubernetes services in Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform,and Microsoft Azure Who this book is for This book is for anyone who wants to learn containerization and clustering in a practical way using Kubernetes. No prerequisite skills are required, however, essential DevOps skill and public/private Cloud knowledge will accelerate the reading speed. If you're advanced, you can get a deeper understanding of all the tools and technique described in the book.
Make the most of GCP's offerings to manage your data center workload and optimize deployments Key Features Discover new techniques to administer, manage, and deploy applications on GCP Understand effective solutions for storing, retrieving, and deploying your container images Explore various offerings of GCP for operations and security Book Description On-premise data centers are costly to manage. If you need a data center but don't want to deal with a physical one, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is the solution. With GCP, you can build, test, and deploy applications on Google's infrastructure. Google Cloud Platform Administration begins with GCP fundamentals, with the help of which you will deploy your first app and gain an understanding of Google Cloud architecture and services. Furthermore, you will learn how to manage Compute, networking, and storage resources. As you make your way through the book, you will learn how to track and manage GCP's usage, monitoring, and billing access control. You will also be able to manage your GCP's access and permissions. In the concluding chapters, you will explore a list of different developer tools for managing and interacting with the GCP platform. By the end of this book, you will have learned how to effectively deploy workloads on GCP. What you will learn Understand all GCP Compute components Deploy and manage multiple GCP storage options Manage and utilize the networking resources offered by GCP Explore the functionalities and features of the GCP Container Understand the workings of GCP operations such as monitoring and error reporting Discover an immune GCP using its identity and security options Who this book is for Google Cloud Platform Administration is for administrators, cloud architects, and engineers who want to leverage the upcoming Google Cloud Platform. Some basic understanding of cloud computing will be useful.
Develop, deploy, and scale your applications with Google Cloud Platform Key Features Create and deploy your applications on Google Cloud Platform Store and manage source code and debug Cloud-hosted apps with plugins and IDEs Streamline developer workflows with tools for alerting and managing deployments Book Description Google Cloud Platform (GCP) provides autoscaling compute power and distributed in-memory cache, task queues, and datastores to write, build, and deploy Cloud-hosted applications. With Google Cloud Platform for Developers, you will be able to develop and deploy scalable applications from scratch and make them globally available in almost any language. This book will guide you in designing, deploying, and managing applications running on Google Cloud. You'll start with App Engine and move on to work with Container Engine, compute engine, and cloud functions. You'll learn how to integrate your new applications with the various data solutions on GCP, including Cloud SQL, Bigtable, and Cloud Storage. This book will teach you how to streamline your workflow with tools such as Source Repositories, Container Builder, and StackDriver. Along the way, you'll see how to deploy and debug services with IntelliJ, implement continuous delivery pipelines, and configure robust monitoring and alerting for your production systems. By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed with all the development tools of Google Cloud Platform, and you'll develop, deploy, and manage highly scalable and reliable applications. What you will learn Understand the various service offerings on GCP Deploy and run services on managed platforms such as App Engine and Container Engine Securely maintain application states with Cloud Storage, Datastore, and Bigtable Leverage StackDriver monitoring and debugging to minimize downtime and mitigate issues without impacting users Design and implement complex software solutions utilizing Google Cloud Integrate with best-in-class big data solutions such as Bigquery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub Who this book is for Google Cloud Platform for Developers is for application developers. This book will enable you to fully leverage the power of Google Cloud Platform to build resilient and intelligent software solutions.