This guide covers AWS S3, AWS EC2, and AWS RDS with an introduction, use cases, learning roadmap, and updated free resources.

1. AWS S3 (Simple Storage Service)

AWS S3 is an object storage service that offers industry-leading scalability, data availability, and performance. It is widely used for storing and retrieving any amount of data from anywhere on the web.

Use Cases

• Hosting Static Websites: Serve static HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files directly from S3.
• Backup and Recovery: Store backups securely with high availability.
• Big Data Analytics: Use as a data lake for processing with services like AWS Athena and Glue.
• Media Storage: Store videos, images, and other media content for websites or apps.

Learning Roadmap

1. Understand S3 Basics: Learn about buckets, objects, and storage classes.
2. Data Management: Practice uploading, downloading, and managing data.
3. Security: Explore access policies, encryption, and public/private access settings.
4. Integration: Use S3 with Lambda, CloudFront, or EC2 for dynamic use cases.

Free Resources

• What is Amazon S3?

  https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/Welcome.html

• Getting Started with Amazon S3

  https://aws.amazon.com/s3/getting-started/

• Create a Bucket and Upload an Object

  https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/UsingBucket.html