AWS Cloud for Beginners

Name: AWS Cloud for Beginners
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Getting Started with AWS: An Introduction to Cloud Computing | AWS Core Services

Created byK21 Academy

Last updated 5/2023

English

What you'll learn

Understand different cloud service & deployment models and their advantages and disadvantages.
Introduction to the core services of AWS, including EC2, S3, and RDS, and their features and functionalities.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of AWS networking and storage.
Understand databases, automation, configuration, and monitoring tools and techniques on AWS.

Course content

6 sections • 19 lectures • 3h 2m total length

Cloud Overview (04:47 min)4:46
Cloud Service Model (07:53 min)7:52
Explore cloud service models, infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, and software as a service, alongside deployment models public, private, and hybrid, with AWS examples.
AWS Overview & Create Free Tier Account (11:44 min)11:44
Discover cloud vendors led by AWS in IaaS and PaaS, and learn key services from compute to storage and databases, plus how to create a free AWS account.
Activity Guide (LAB): Create Free tier Account0:02

AWS Global Infrastructure Region AZ (10:58 min)10:58
Explore AWS global infrastructure, including regions and availability zones, and learn how pricing, security and compliance, user location, service availability, latency, and disaster recovery shape region choice.
AWS Services (09:42 min)9:42
Explore AWS services across compute, storage, networking, and databases, including EC2, Lambda, S3, EBS, EFS, VPC, Route 53, and IAM, plus deployment and management tools like CloudFormation and CloudWatch.
IAM Users, Groups, Policy, & Roles (13:09 min)13:09
Explore aws identity and access management to manage users, groups, policies, and roles, and secure resources with passwords, access keys, and multi-factor authentication.

Compute: EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS, & Fargate (10:31 min)10:31
Explore AWS compute services, including EC2, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, ECS, EKS, and Fargate, with storage and network basics like S3, EBS, EFS, VPC, and CloudFront.
Storage Service: Block Object File S3, EBS, & EFS (07:40 min)7:40
Explore AWS storage services, comparing object storage with S3 and Glacier, block storage with EBS, and file storage with EFS and FSx, plus data transfer basics.
Network Service: VPC Subnet Gateway, LB, Route 53 & CDN (11:13 min)11:13
Learn AWS networking fundamentals by exploring VPCs and subnets, internet gateways, load balancers, Route 53 DNS, and CloudFront CDN for fast content delivery.

Database Service RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, RedShift, & Aurora (10:44 min)10:44
Explore AWS database services, from relational options like RDS and Aurora to DynamoDB, Redshift, and ElastiCache, plus DocumentDB, Neptune, Timestream, QLDB, and Keyspaces for cloud engineers.
Automation Configuration, CloudFormation, & OpsWorks (06:24 min)6:23
Learn automation and configuration management on AWS through infrastructure as code, using CloudFormation and OpsWorks to model, provision, and manage servers, with tools like Terraform, Packer, Ansible, Chef, and Puppet.
Audit And Monitoring CloudWatch, And CloudTrail (07:34 min)7:33
Explore auditing and monitoring with CloudWatch and CloudTrail to track who did what and when, monitor system health, set alarms, and trigger automated actions.

Application Services SNS, SES, SQS, & SWF (13:30 min)13:30
Explore AWS application services SNS, SQS, SES, and SWF, covering pub-sub messaging, decoupled queues, scalable email, and workflow orchestration, and relate them to DevOps and three-tier architecture.
DevOps Tools, CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, & CodePipeline (09:15 min)9:14
Learn how DevOps unites development and operations using AWS tools CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and CodePipeline to plan, build, test, and deploy artifacts via CI/CD and blue-green deployments.
AWS Architecture Overview (12:17 min)12:17
Explore a three-tier AWS architecture with a VPC, subnets, web and app servers, a load balancer, Route 53 DNS, and data stores such as RDS, DynamoDB, and S3.

Certification Path (4:09 min)4:09
Outline the AWS certification path from foundation to associate and specialist, compare AWS solution architect and DevOps tracks, and present an eight-week, 30+ hands-on labs roadmap for beginners.
AWS Solution Architect For Beginners (18:33 min)18:33
Follow an eight-week, hands-on roadmap to prepare for the AWS Solution Architect certification. Gain practical labs on EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, databases, and security, plus well-architected framework and job-ready skills.
AWS DevOps For Beginners (12:09 min)12:09
Explore AWS DevOps fundamentals, hands-on labs, and certification prep, covering CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodePipeline, CodeDeploy, CloudFormation, OpsWorks, and blue-green deployments.

Requirements

There is no pre-requisite for this course.

Description

This course is designed for individuals who are beginners or new to AWS and want to learn about cloud computing and AWS services. Our course content covers AWS Cloud Architectural Principles, AWS Core Services Overview, AWS Networking Overview, AWS Storage Overview, and the 5 Pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

We aim to provide a comprehensive understanding of cloud service and deployment models and AWS infrastructure and services. Our course covers compute, storage, and networking services, as well as databases, automation, configuration, and monitoring tools and techniques on AWS.

Our course also includes a roadmap for 6-8 weeks to help you achieve AWS certification and secure a job in the field.

This course is suitable for individuals who want to gain an understanding of cloud service and deployment models and IT professionals who are interested in learning AWS services, infrastructure, and architecture. Developers who want to learn about AWS compute, storage, and networking services, and database administrators who want to learn about AWS databases and related services, can also benefit from this course.

Overall, our course is aimed at anyone who wants to learn about AWS cloud computing and gain the skills and knowledge needed to design, deploy, and manage secure and scalable applications on AWS.

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for individuals who are beginners or new to AWS and are interested in learning about cloud computing and AWS services.

AWS Cloud for Beginners

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Course content

Cloud Service and Deployment Model4 lectures • 24min

AWS Infrastructure and Services Overview3 lectures • 34min

Compute, Storage and Networking3 lectures • 29min

Databases, Automation, Config and Monitoring3 lectures • 25min

DevOps and Architecture3 lectures • 35min

Roadmap & 30+ Hands-On Labs for Certification & Jobs3 lectures • 35min

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