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Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

Amazon Machine Image (AMI) - Amazon Web Services (AWS) Tutorial

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Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

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- [Instructor] The Amazon machine image, or AMI, is an AWS feature that enables a user to launch a pre-configured Amazon EC2 instance. Instead of launching your instance with a black slate, you can use an AMI to pre-install applications on it and pre-configure custom settings to speed up your processes. It is just like a disc image of your computer that contains data and system configurations that you have set. It enables you to launch similar EC2 instances that can be used for auto scaling or backups. If you're using Windows, you might have used the backup and restore feature that allows you to back up and restore your PC. When you create the backup, you save the state and the file history of your computer. You can restore the previous state of your machine by selecting the backups that you have created before. If you're using a Mac, you can use the Time Machine backup feature that allows you to restore your personal…

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