Class 2 - AWS Cloud - Failover & Health Checks in Route 53: Ensuring 24/7 Uptime!
Day 2 of the Cloud DevOps Bootcamp, and today we are diving into the core of AWS cost optimization, auto-scaling, and high-availability networking using Route 53
Hello, Cloud & DevOps Enthusiasts! 🎯
We’re back with Day 2 of the Cloud DevOps Bootcamp, and today we are diving into the core of AWS cost optimization, auto-scaling, and high-availability networking using Route 53! 🌍⚡
💡 Missed Day 1? Catch up here 👉 Class 1 Recording
📌 Today’s Learning Objectives:
🏗️ 1. AWS Auto Scaling & Cost Optimization Strategies
📌 Spot Requests in AWS – Smart Cost Optimization 💰
🔹 What are Spot Instances, and why are they cost-effective?
🔹 How to design Spot Requests based on application requirements?
🔹 Best practices to avoid instance termination due to price fluctuations.
📌 How to Purchase Reserved Instances – Lock in Cost Savings 🛒
🔹 What are Reserved Instances (RI), and how do they help save up to 75% on AWS costs?
🔹 Step-by-step guide to purchasing Standard & Convertible Reserved Instances.
🔹 How to ensure you only reserve capacity that is truly needed.
📌 Reserving AWS Dedicated Hosts – Full Control Over Your Infrastructure 🏠
🔹 What are Dedicated Hosts, and how do they differ from normal EC2 instances?
🔹 When should you reserve a Dedicated Host vs. use Shared Instances?
🔹 Real-world scenarios: Licensing constraints & security compliance considerations.
📌 Sizing Virtual Machines (VMs) in AWS – Choosing the Right Compute Power ⚙️
🔹 How to determine CPU, RAM, Storage, and Network requirements?
🔹 Understanding AWS EC2 Instance Types (General Purpose, Compute Optimized, Memory Optimized, etc.).
🔹 Real-world example: Choosing the right instance type for a web application vs. a database server.
📌 AWS Auto Scaling – Designing for Performance & Cost Efficiency 🔄
🔹 What is Auto Scaling, and why is it critical for cloud applications?
🔹 Understanding Scaling Policies (Dynamic Scaling, Scheduled Scaling, Predictive Scaling).
🔹 How to configure Min Desired Capacity & Max Desired Capacity in auto-scaling groups?
📌 Load Balancer with Two Web Servers – High Availability & Traffic Distribution ⚖️
🔹 Step-by-step configuration of an AWS Load Balancer.
🔹 Deploying and connecting two EC2 web servers behind the Load Balancer.
🔹 How to achieve zero-downtime deployments with AWS Load Balancers?
🌍 2. Mastering AWS Route 53 – DNS Management & Global Traffic Control
📌 Understanding AWS Route 53 – The Backbone of AWS DNS 🌎
🔹 What is Route 53, and why is it different from traditional DNS providers?
🔹 Primary functions of Route 53: Domain Registration, DNS Management, and Health Checks.
📌 How Route 53 Handles Domain Registration & Hosted Zones 🔗
🔹 What are Hosted Zones, and how do they help manage domain records?
🔹 Public vs. Private Hosted Zones – When to use each?
📌 High Availability & Scalability with Route 53 ⚡
🔹 How does AWS ensure 99.99% uptime with Route 53?
🔹 How Route 53 integrates with Load Balancers and Auto Scaling Groups.
📌 Understanding AWS Route 53 Health Checks & DNS Failover ✅
🔹 What is DNS Failover, and why is it crucial for disaster recovery?
🔹 Configuring Active-Passive vs. Active-Active Failover.
🔹 How does Route 53 monitor application health and redirect traffic dynamically?
📌 Routing Policies in Route 53 – Managing Global Traffic Efficiently 🚦
🔹 Simple Routing Policy: The most basic DNS resolution method.
🔹 Weighted Routing Policy: How to distribute traffic between multiple endpoints.
🔹 Latency-Based Routing: Serving users from the nearest AWS region for low-latency access.
🔹 Geolocation Routing: Routing users based on their geographic locations.
🔹 Failover Routing: Configuring backups in case the primary system goes down.
📌 Real-World Use Case: Configuring Route 53 for a Multi-Region Web App 🌍
🔹 How to set up a Latency-Based Routing Policy across multiple AWS regions.
🔹 Using Route 53 with AWS Global Accelerator for ultra-low latency networking.
🚀 Why Should You Join This?
✅ Practical, hands-on approach to AWS Auto Scaling & Route 53
✅ Industry-best practices for cost optimization & high availability
✅ Step-by-step guides to deploying scalable cloud architectures
✅ Real-world assignments & use cases to reinforce learning
🎥 Class 2 Recording & Assignments Coming Soon! Stay Tuned!
🚀 Watch, Learn, & Implement the concepts in your own AWS environments!
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💬 Drop your questions, insights & assignment submissions in the group! Let’s build & scale together! 🚀🔥