Getting Started in the Cloud Before you log in to the “Ubuntu in the Cloud” Web site, you should generate a set of SSH keys on the client (or set of clients) you'll use to administer the cloud ...

EC2 has changed quite a bit in the last five years, so whether you are new to EC2 or an old hand, it’s worth a look at how to launch your own EC2 instances today ...

Nick Hardiman shows you how to set up a secure connection to an Amazon EC2 machine using PuTTY and Pageant to handle your private key.