High-Performing and Elastic Compute Solutions
The ability to rapidly scale compute resources is critical for maintaining performance and handling varying workloads. This is where cloud services such as Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, and AWS Fargate play a pivotal role. Each service offers unique capabilities that can be leveraged to optimize application performance and ensure elasticity. By understanding the strengths and appropriate use cases for these services, you can design solutions that are both responsive and cost-effective.
AWS Compute Services Overview
In Chapter 4, Compute, you learned about the different storage services that you can run your workloads on in AWS. Let’s recap them quickly.
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a fundamental service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It allows users to run virtual servers, known as instances, which can be tailored to meet various performance and configuration needs. EC2 offers a diverse array of...
