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EBS snapshot vs AMI
What is a VPC: your own private network inside one AWS Region, example ThreeTierVpc 10.0.0.0/16.
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What it saves
EBS snapshot
Backup of one volume.
AMI
Snapshots plus launch settings.
Key points
Restore as a new volume.
Launch new instances.
Example
create-snapshot
Use when
Backup and DR.
Golden images and Auto Scaling.