AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

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AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

Jumpstart your journey within the AWS Cloud! Whether you are new to the cloud or familiar with cloud technologies this course will introduce you to cloud concepts and core AWS services, security and architecture to advance your cloud knowledge and solve business challenges.

About this course

Welcome to AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials. If you’re new to the cloud, whether you’re in a technical or non-technical role such as finance, legal, sales, marketing,

Estimated 4 weeks

2-4 hours per week

Self-paced

Progress at your own speed

this course will provide you with an understand of fundamental AWS Cloud concepts to help you gain confidence to contribute to your organization’s cloud initiatives. This course is also the starting point to prepare for your AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification whenever it’s convenient for you. After you complete the course, you’ll understand the benefits of the AWS Cloud and the basics of its global infrastructure. You’ll be able to describe and provide an example of the core AWS services, including compute, network, databases, and storage. For the finance-minded, you’ll be able to articulate the financial benefits of the AWS Cloud, define core billing and pricing models, and learn how to use pricing tools to make cost-effective choices for AWS services.

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What you’ll learn

Differentiate between cloud computing and deployment models
Explain the benefits of the AWS Cloud
Describe the basic global infrastructure of the cloud

Compare the different methods of interacting with AWS
Describe and differentiate between AWS service domains
Identify an appropriate solution using AWS Cloud services with various use cases
Describe the Well-Architected Framework
Explain the Shared Responsibility model
Describe security services with the AWS Cloud
Understand how an AWS Cloud migration strategy can help you meet your business objectives
Articulate the financial benefits of the AWS Cloud for an organization’s cost management
Define the billing, account management, and pricing models
Understand how to use pricing tools to make cost-effective choices for AWS services
Understand how to prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam

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Syllabus

Module 1: Intro to Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Benefits of the AWS Cloud
Differences between on-demand delivery and cloud deployment

Module 2: Compute in the Cloud

Benefits of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and Auto Scaling
Overview of Elastic Load Balancing, Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS), and Amazon Simple Queue Services (Amazon SQS)

Module 3: Global Infrastructure and Reliability

AWS Global Infrastructure and Availability Zones
Benefits of Amazon CloudFront and Edge locations

Module 4: Networking

Networking basics
Real-life scenarios for virtual private networks (VPN)
Benefits of AWS Direct Connect and hybrid deployments

Module 5: Storage and Databases

Overview of Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)
Introduction to Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)

Module 6: Security

The shared responsibility model and foundational security policies
Overview of the benefits of compliance with AWS

Module 7: Monitoring and Analytics

How to monitor your AWS environment
Overview of AWS monitoring services, including Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, and AWS Trusted Advisor

Module 8: Pricing and Support

Overview of AWS pricing and support models
Intro to AWS services like AWS Budgets, AWS Cost Explorer, and AWS Pricing Calculator

Module 9: Migration and Innovation

What is migration and innovation in the AWS Cloud?
What is the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF)?

Module 10: The Cloud Journey

The five pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework and the six benefits of cloud computing

Module 11: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Basics

Resources for preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner examination

Course Assessment

Solve questions similar to those found within the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner examination

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Institution: AWS
Subject: Business & Management
Level: Introductory
Prerequisites: There are no prerequinsites for this course

Langauge: English
Video Transcript: English

About the instructors

Morgan Willis

Senior Cloud Technologist at Amazon Web Services

About the instructors

Rudy Chetty

Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services

Blaine Sundrud

Senior Cloud Technologist at Amazon Web Services

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