3.1
EC2
Provision virtual servers when you need OS control, custom apps, and long-running workloads.
Key points
- Instance types, AMIs, security groups, EBS, Auto Scaling, ELB.
- Customer manages the operating system on EC2.
Amazon EC2
EC2 stands for Elastic Compute Cloud. EC2 provides virtual servers.
When to use EC2
- Control over the operating system
- Configurable compute capacity
- Custom applications
- Long-running workloads
Important concepts
- Instance types
- AMIs
- Security Groups
- EBS
- Auto Scaling
- Elastic Load Balancing
Exam focus
Virtual server / full OS control → EC2.