In the previous chapter, we discussed the different types of cloud, such as public, private, and hybrid. We also mentioned public cloud providers, such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. In this chapter, we will start exploring AWS Cloud in more detail. We will also guide you through the process of creating a new AWS account. Finally, we will be launching an EC2 instance, creating an EBS volume, and an S3 bucket.

The following topics will be covered in the chapter:

• Introduction to AWS Cloud
• Creation of an AWS account
• Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
• Amazon Elastic Block Storage (EBS)
• Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
• Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Let's begin with a brief introduction to the AWS public cloud.