Cloud Operations on AWS

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Cloud Operations on AWS

Cloud Operations on AWS
In this course, learn how to leverage AWS services to operate at cloud scale with governance and agility at the core. AWS Cloud Operations provides a model and tools for a secure and efficient way to operate in the cloud.

About this course

In this course, learn how to leverage AWS services to operate at cloud scale with governance and agility at the core. AWS Cloud Operations provides a model and tools for a secure and efficient way to operate in the cloud. You can transform your organization, modernize and migrate your applications, and accelerate innovation with AWS. With the rise of cloud, organizations also increasingly require dedicated cloud engineers who apply a mix of business and technical expertise to assess a business’s infrastructure, provision servers, migrate different functions to a cloud environment and link to cloud services

Estimated 3 weeks

1-4 hours per week

Self-paced

Progress at your own speed

What you’ll learn

AWS CLI
AWS
CloudShell
CloudFormation
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Introduction to AWS Container Services
Networking
Designing for Uptime – Network
Storage options
Database options

Syllabus

Week 1

AWS CLI
Introduction to AWS CloudShell

Exercise: Can you find the AMIs?
Making a CloudFormation template more resilient
Exercise: Troubleshoot this Template!

Week 2

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
AWS Container Services
Compute and Container Comparison
Exercise: AMI Automation
Networking and Content Delivery
Exercise: Network Design

Week 3

Storage and Database options
Exercise: Migrating storage
CloudWatch Custom Metrics
Log Management Lambda, EC2
Autoscaling
Exercise: Logging

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Institution: AWS
Subject: Computer Science
Level: Introductory
Prerequisites:Prior application development experience
Experience with the AWS Management Console

Langauge: English
Video Transcript: English

About the instructors

Seph Robinson

Cloud Technologist at Amazon Web Services

About the instructors

Rafael Lopes

Senior Cloud Technologist at Amazon Web Services

Russell Sayers

Senior Cloud Technologist at Amazon Web Services

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Are there any prerequisites for this course?

A. There are no required prerequisites for this course. However, we recommend that leaners have a general understanding of cloud computing and security concepts.

Q. Is it a requirement that I complete the AWS Professional Developer Series on edX before taking this course?

A. No this is not a requirement.

Q. Are there any costs associated with this course?

A. Learners can register for the course in an Audit track or Verified Certificate track. The Audit track is free, but has restrictions. The Verified Certificate track costs $49 and provides full access to course content for the duration. Please visit edx.org for more information.

Q. How much time will this course require?

A. If following the weekly schedule, learners should plan to spend 2-4 hours per week on this course. However, learners may complete the course at their own pace.

Q. Will I receive a certificate for this course?

A. Learners enrolled in the Verified Certificate path will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course.

Q. What is the grading policy for this course?

A. All learners may take weekly quizzes, which are not graded and allow unlimited retries.
Learners in the Verified Certificate track are able to take the final course assessment in the course. Passing the final assessment is required to obtain the Verified Certificate.

Learners in the Audit track will not have access to the final assessment, and will not be able to earn a certificate.

Q. How are discussions used in this course?

A. This course has discussion groups aligned to each week of the course. We encourage learners to ask questions or offer suggestions and feedback. AWS Instructors will monitor the discussion groups to answer questions specific to the exercises and topics covered in the course.

Q. When will course content be available?

A. All course content will be available when the course opens. Since AWS frequently publishes service updates and new features/functionality, there may be a need to update the course content during its lifetime. If course content is updated, a notice will be placed on the course home page.

Q. Will this course help me prepare for an AWS Certification?

A. Earning an AWS Certification typically requires both knowledge and experience. While this course, if taken in isolation, will provide you with relevant information and skills, it likely will not equip you to earn an AWS Certification. For more information about AWS Certifications, including recommended training and experience requirements, visit aws.amazon.com/certification.

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Who can take this course?

Unfortunately, learners residing in one or more of the following countries or regions will not be able to register for this course: Iran, Cuba and the Crimea region of Ukraine.

While edX has sought licenses from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to offer our courses to learners in these countries and regions, the licenses we have received are not broad enough to allow us to offer this course in all locations. edX truly regrets that U.S. sanctions prevent us from offering all of our courses to everyone, no matter where they live.

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Ways to take this course

Choose your path when you enroll

Price

Verified Track

$49 usd

Access to course materials

Unlimited

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Shareable certificate upon completion

Progress at your own speed

$49

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