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AWS Nodes

Welcome to the comprehensive documentation for AWS service nodes used in the diagrams.aws library. This section provides detailed information about various AWS services, their architecture patterns, use cases, and implementation examples.

Service Categories​

AWS Analytics Nodes​

Complete documentation for AWS Analytics services including:

  • Data Lakes & Governance: Lake Formation, S3, Glue
  • Data Warehousing: Redshift, Redshift Dense Compute/Storage Nodes
  • Streaming Analytics: Kinesis services, MSK (Managed Streaming for Kafka)
  • Business Intelligence: QuickSight, Athena
  • Big Data Processing: EMR, Data Pipeline
  • Search & Discovery: OpenSearch, CloudSearch

Coming Soon​

  • AWS Compute Nodes: EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS
  • AWS Storage Nodes: S3, EBS, EFS, FSx
  • AWS Database Nodes: RDS, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, Neptune
  • AWS Networking Nodes: VPC, CloudFront, Route53, API Gateway
  • AWS Security Nodes: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, WAF
  • AWS Management Nodes: CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Config, Systems Manager

Documentation Structure​

Each service documentation includes:

  • Overview: Service description and main capabilities
  • Main Functions: Core features and functionality
  • Use Cases: Real-world implementation examples with code
  • Architecture Diagrams: Visual representations of service architectures
  • AWS Service Integrations: How the service connects with other AWS services
  • Best Practices: Performance, security, and cost optimization guidelines
  • Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Key metrics and common issues

Getting Started​

  1. Navigate to the specific service category you're interested in
  2. Select the individual service documentation
  3. Review the architecture diagrams and use cases
  4. Implement the provided code examples in your projects
  5. Follow the best practices for optimal performance and security

Contributing​

This documentation is continuously updated with new services and enhanced examples. Each service includes:

  • Comprehensive Python code examples
  • Architecture diagrams generated using the diagrams library
  • Real-world use case implementations
  • Integration patterns with other AWS services
  • Performance optimization techniques
  • Security best practices

Diagram Generation​

All architecture diagrams in this documentation are generated using Python scripts with the diagrams library. The source code for generating these diagrams can be found in the scripts/diagrams/ directory of this project.