Pro PowerShell for Amazon Web Services is written specifically for Windows professionals who already know PowerShell and want to learn to host Windows workloads in the Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) cloud service. The cloud offers information technology workers significant cost savings and agility unimaginable even just a few years ago. Tasks that traditionally took weeks of work, costing thousands of dollars, can be completed in minutes for a fraction of a penny. This book is a resource for using Microsoft's powerful scripting language, PowerShell, to create, host, manage, and administer workloads using a service widely recognized as the industry leader in cloud computing. Inside, find scripts to create and manage virtual machines, provision storage, configure networks with agility, and more--all using your preferred Windows scripting language. Use your PowerShell knowledge to harness the power of Amazon EC2 today! What youll learnCreate, manage, and terminate Windows servers in the cloud Manage storage options including backup and recovery Configure a virtual network including subnets and route tables Secure your servers using security groups and access control lists Use Auto Scaling to respond to changing conditionsDeploy SQL Server using Relational Database ServiceUse Simple Storage Service (S3) to reliably store and archive data Control access to resources using Identity and Access Management (IAM) Who this book is for Pro PowerShell for Amazon Web Servicesis for the intermediate to advanced Windows professional who is ready to make the leap to the Amazon cloud. Table of Contents Chapter 1 AWS Architecture OverviewChapter 2 Getting StartedChapter 3 Basic Instance Management Chapter 4 Elastic Block StorageChapter 5 Virtual Private CloudChapter 6 Advanced Instance ManagementChapter 7 Amazon Machine ImagesChapter 8 Monitoring and High AvailabilityChapter 9 Relational Database ServiceChapter 10 Simple Storage ServiceChapter 11 Identity and Access ManagementChapter 12 Glossary of TermsChapter 13 Metadata URL StructureChapter 14 List of Filters by EC2 CommandChapter 15 List of API Methods by CommandChapter 16 CloudWatch Metrics and DimensionsChapter 17 SQL Server RDS Parameters