# Considerations
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## Specialized Knowledge
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To understand this document, you should have a good understanding of AWS services, general networking concepts, Linux operating systems, and IBM Db2 administration.

Before you follow the instructions in this guide, we recommend that you become familiar with the following AWS services. (If you are new to AWS, see [Getting Started with AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/) 
+  [Amazon EC2](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) 
+  [Amazon EBS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AmazonEBS.html) 
+  [Amazon VPC](https://aws.amazon.com/vpc/) 
+  [AWS CloudFormation](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/) 
+  [AWS Systems Manager](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html) 
+  [Amazon Simple Storage Service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/Welcome.html) 
+  [AWS Identity and Access Management](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/introduction.html) (IAM)