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Cloud Provider Guides

Welcome to our comprehensive cloud provider guides. These guides provide detailed overviews of major cloud platforms, their core services, and architectural patterns. Whether you're evaluating cloud providers, planning a migration, or looking to deepen your knowledge of cloud services, these guides will help you understand the strengths and features of each platform.

Available Cloud Guides​

AWS Overview

A comprehensive guide to Amazon Web Services (AWS) core services and concepts, including compute, storage, database, networking, and management services.

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GCP Overview

Explore Google Cloud Platform's (GCP) architecture, services, and features, including compute options, storage, databases, AI/ML, and networking.

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Heroku Overview

Understand Heroku's platform architecture, deployment models, scaling options, add-ons, and enterprise features for rapid application deployment.

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How to Use These Guides​

Each cloud provider guide is structured with the same comprehensive approach:

  1. Core Concepts: Understand the fundamental architectural principles and terminology of the platform.

  2. Service Categories: Visual overview of the platform's service categories and their relationships.

  3. Core Services: Detailed exploration of the most important services with both technical implementation details and business value.

  4. Technical vs. Business Perspective: Every major section provides both technical details for implementers and business value explanations for decision makers.

  5. Interactive Elements: Use the technology level selectors to adjust content depth based on your expertise level.

Comparing Cloud Providers​

When evaluating cloud providers, consider these key factors:

  • Service Breadth and Depth: AWS offers the widest range of services, GCP excels in data analytics and machine learning, and Heroku provides the simplest developer experience.

  • Pricing Model: AWS has complex but flexible pricing, GCP offers straightforward pricing with sustained-use discounts, and Heroku has predictable dyno-based pricing.

  • Developer Experience: Heroku offers the most streamlined developer experience, GCP provides strong developer tools, and AWS offers the most granular control.

  • Global Infrastructure: AWS has the most extensive global footprint, GCP offers premium network performance, and Heroku abstracts infrastructure concerns entirely.

  • Enterprise Features: All three platforms offer enterprise features, but AWS and GCP provide more advanced networking, governance, and hybrid cloud capabilities.

Coming Soon​

We're continuously expanding our cloud guides. Future updates will include:

  • Detailed service comparisons across platforms
  • Cloud migration strategies
  • Cost optimization techniques
  • Security best practices
  • Serverless architecture patterns
  • Multi-cloud strategies

If you have suggestions for additional cloud platforms or specific topics you'd like to see covered, please let us know through our feedback channels.