AWS Resource

An AWS Resource is a cloud platform resource in AWS.

• Context:
  • It can be identified by an Amazon Resource Name (ARN).
  • It can span across various AWS Services.
  • It can be created, managed, and configured using AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or AWS SDKs.
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• Example(s):
  • AWS EC2 Instance: a virtual server in Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) for running applications on the Amazon Web Services infrastructure.
  • AWS S3 Bucket: a public cloud storage resource available in Amazon Web Services' (AWS') Simple Storage Service (S3), an object storage offering.
  • AWS Lambda Function: a programmable resource for running code without provisioning or managing servers.
  • AWS DynamoDB Table: a resource within AWS's managed NoSQL database service, Amazon DynamoDB.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Resource within GCP.
  • Azure Resource within MS Azure.
  • IBM Cloud Resource within IBM Cloud.
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• See: AWS IAM Permission Policy.

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References

2023

• GBard
  • GCP accounts are containers for all GCP resources, including projects, folders, and organizations. GCP projects are containers for all GCP services, such as virtual machines, Cloud Storage buckets, and Cloud Functions.
  • Azure subscriptions are containers for all Azure resources, including resource groups, storage accounts, and virtual machines. Azure resource groups are containers for related Azure resources, such as a virtual machine and its associated storage account.
  • AWS accounts are containers for all AWS resources, including regions, Availability Zones, and EC2 instances. AWS regions are geographical locations where AWS resources are located. AWS Availability Zones are isolated locations within a region.

2017

• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-template-resource-type-ref.html
  • QUOTE:

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AWS::EC2::Host
AWS::EC2::Instance
AWS::EC2::InternetGateway
AWS::EC2::NatGateway
AWS::EC2::NetworkAcl
AWS::EC2::NetworkAclEntry
AWS::EC2::NetworkInterface
AWS::EC2::NetworkInterfaceAttachment
AWS::EC2::NetworkInterfacePermission
AWS::EC2::PlacementGroup
AWS::EC2::Route
AWS::EC2::RouteTable
...
AWS::Lambda::EventSourceMapping
AWS::Lambda::Alias
AWS::Lambda::Function
AWS::Lambda::Permission
AWS::Lambda::Version
...
AWS::S3::Bucket
AWS::S3::BucketPolicy

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