The Hybrid Cloud Handbook for AWS: AWS Cloud Networking for Traditional Network Engineers Paperback – February 23, 2023

What I like about this book is the writing style. Each section flows well and doesn't waste any time in getting to the point, and does so with humor in various places (+1). The author succeeds in drawing effective comparisons between traditional networking and cloud networking, which serves well to help make covered topics stick (at least for me). There is no fluff in this book, it delivers in a manner that breaks down topics and concepts in a helpful way.

I'm a network engineer in the midst of studying for the AWS Advanced Networking certification and was struggled to grasp some topics. I happened to see some folks in my LinkedIn network sharing this book and thought it would be a good supplement to my studies. This book did a great job breaking down cloud native speak into something a network engineer would understand. If you are a traditional network engineer trying to understand AWS networking this is a great resource so you can become more conversational and potentially help architect routing solutions in AWS.

Concise guide to AWS networking services and their deployment options. Translates the traditional reference concepts from networking (WAN and LAN) into AWS cloud services and wording, making examples, scenarios and leaving off what doesn’t make sense in cloud. Is a well written introductory guide to learn the basics and take some practice at the console. Looking for pattern matching your actual scenarios with the ones described is great help. The first discovery guide for a AWS newbie.

I am halfway through this book, but it has been a great read so far. Tim does a great job of simplifying topics. I am by no means a cloud expert, but the book has been providing a level of detail that allows me to have conversations that make sense. Essentially, that should be the goal of any good technical book.

Well written and concise explanation of the various components of AWS Cloud networking. For someone with knowledge of traditional networking, but no knowledge of Cloud, this book is perfect and really explains things in a easy to understand way. If you are looking to get a great resource for learning the basics of AWS Cloud networking or just need a quick reference book, this is the one to get.