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AWS Cloud Computing for Beginners: EC2, S3, Lambda & ECS

Name: AWS Cloud Computing for Beginners: EC2, S3, Lambda & ECS
Rating: 4.6 (14 reviews)

Go from zero to deploying scalable, serverless and containerised apps on AWS with step-by-step hands-on demos

Created byTech Jedi

Last updated 10/2026

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What you'll learn

Explain core cloud architecture concepts, including microservices, distributed systems, high availability and scalability, with AWS examples
Secure your AWS account with IAM and launch and manage compute and storage with EC2 and S3
Distribute traffic and keep applications available using Elastic Load Balancing and scalable architecture patterns
Run containers on AWS using ECS, EKS and Fargate, and understand when to choose each service
Build serverless back ends with AWS Lambda, API Gateway and DynamoDB through step-by-step demos
Design data and caching layers with RDS and ElastiCache, and automate infrastructure with CloudFormation

Course content

10 sections • 86 lectures • 7h 8m total length

Introduction to Cloud Computing and AWS Course5:26
Understand on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources and the key AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, and VPC.
Introduction2:44
We will start with Introduction to Cloud Systems and Architecture
Software Architecture - Microservices - Teaser0:56
We will start the course with a quiz on software architecture
Software Architecture - Microservices - Evolution1:39
Walk through history of evolution of software and its architecture
Software Architecture - Microservices - Sample1:04
Explanation of MicroServices with a sample E-Commerce Application
History of Cloud Systems4:26
Walk through the history on important events in evolution of 'Cloud Systems'
Internet and DNS5:57
You will learn about IP address and working of Internet and www (world wide web)
AWS Cloud Services4:00
You will learn about AWS (Amazon Web Services) cloud overview and its offerings
Demo: Basics Linux Commands4:54
Learn some basic Linux commands, which will be useful throughout the course and in managing cloud systems

IAM - Users and Groups4:30
Learn about IAM Service and managing of users and groups in AWS
Demo: IAM - Users2:13
Demo of IAM user creation and management
Demo: IAM - Groups1:32
Demo of IAM group creation and management
IAM - Roles2:36
Learn about IAM roles in AWS and where/when to use them
MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) Support in AWS2:24
Learn about what is MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) and how AWS enables MFA
Demo: MFA1:52
Demo of enabling MFA for IAM users
3 Ways of Accessing AWS1:02
Learn about 3 different ways to access AWS
Accessing with AWS Console5:01
We will learn about accessing AWS with the web application / website / AWS console
Accessing with AWS CLI0:23
We will learn about accessing AWS with the CLI (Command Line Interface). This is popularly used by cloud admins and tool developers
Accessing with AWS SDK1:43
We will learn about accessing AWS with the SDK (Software Development Kit). This is popularly used by programmers and tool developers
Demo: AWS SDK - Upload image to S34:24
Demo of uploading an image from desktop to S3 bucket via AWS SDK mode
AWS Guidelines and Best Practices1:39
We will learn about some of the important guidelines and best practices in managing user accounts with AWS
Accessing with AWS Services and IAM

Introduction3:16
We will learn start with basics of EC2 service
EC2 Configurations4:33
You will learn about various configurations available in launching an EC2 instance
EC2 Instance Types9:08
You will learn about various instance types and associated trade-offs with EC2 instances
Security Groups6:46
You will learn about an important concept 'Security Group' related to keep your EC2 instance safe in the existing cloud enviroment
Connecting with EC2 Instance1:48
You will learn about popular way of connecting to an EC2 instance via SSH tool
EC2 Purchase Options9:03
You will learn about different purchase/payment options available for EC2
Private and Public IPs9:10
You will learn about all the IP addresses associated with EC2 instances and when/where to use them
EC2 instance copy - AMI (Amazon Machine Instance)3:31
You will learn about AMI (Amazon Machine Instance), which is a snapshot of your running EC2 instance
Demo: How to create an AMI and launch an instance from AMI?1:40
Demo on how to create an AMI from a running EC2 instance and launching a new EC2 instance from AMI.
EC2 Nitro Instances3:00
You will learn about new instance types called Nitro and its benefits compared to other instances
EC2 Service

Cloud Storage - Introduction10:34
You will learn about 3 cloud storage options and respective AWS offerings - Block storage (like external hard-disks) - EBS, File systems (like network drives) - EFS and Simple storage with a key - S3
EBS - Block Storage7:17
You will learn about basics of cloud block storage option and AWS offering EBS (Elastic Block Storage)
Demo: EBS - Creating a volume and attaching to a running EC2 instance8:05
Demonstrates creating a 20GB general purpose EBS volume in same availability zone, attaching and formatting it with xfs, mounting to the Tech Jedi directory, and verifying with df or lsblk.
EFS - File System Storage5:21
You will learn about basics of cloud file system option and AWS offering EFS (Elastic File System)
Demo: EFS - Creating an attachable file system1:54
S3 - Arbitrary Bytes Storage7:25
You will learn about basics of cloud raw storage option and AWS offering S3 (Simple Storage Service)
Demo: S3 Storage2:07
Demo on creation of S3 bucket and uploading data from AWS console
S3 - Versioning2:13
You will learn about basics of versioning support in S3
Demo: S3 Versioning2:09
Demo of S3 Versioning
S3 - Security6:00
You will learn about securing content stored in S3
S3 - Policies4:42
You will learn about policies, which are the ways to enable security to content stored in S3
S3 - Launch a website backed with S32:16
You will learn about popular usage of S3 in hosting a website (open to public via internet) using content from S3 bucket
Storage related services

Introduction10:21
You will learn about basics of high availability and scaling in cloud systems
ELB - Load Balancing Service8:36
You will learn about implementing high availability in AWS and respective ELB (Elastic Load Balancing) service
Demo: ELB - Load balancing traffic with 2 web servers fronted by ELB9:35
Demo of 'Load balancing' for 2 web servers fronted by ELB
ASG - Auto Scaling Service3:07
You will learn about basic of scaling and implementing scaling in AWS with ASG (Auto Scaling Group) service
Demo: Showcasing up-scaling and down-scaling of EC2 instances21:38
Demo of Auto scaling in EC2 instances based on load (CPU Utilization)
Custom metrics in scaling1:20
You will learn about creating and using of custom metrics in scaling EC2
High Availability & Scalability

Introduction to Asynchronous Processing6:31
You will learn about basics of building decoupled serviced and asynchronous processing
Messaging Services : Point-to-Point and Publisher-Subscriber6:32
You will learn about basics of messaging service as a means to decouple applications or services
Point-to-Point Service: SQS (Simple Queue Service)4:52
You will learn about AWS service offering queuing system - SQS
Demo: SQS11:56
Demo on creation of SQS queue and processing message with SQS
Publisher-Subscriber Service: SNS (Simple Notification Service)4:18
You will learn about AWS service offering publisher-subscriber system - SNS
Demo: SNS4:55
Demo on creation of SNS topic, adding an email subscription and data flow in publishing event to receiving email
Streaming Service: Kinesis9:15
You will learn about AWS service offering stream data processing - Kinesis
Demo: Kinesis5:19
Demo on creation of Kinesis stream and processing of messages with Kinesis
Decoupling Applications

Evolution of Containers8:28
You will walk through evolution of 'Software Deployment' over a period of time
Containers Management2:49
You will learn about the need for a container management service
AWS offering - ECS (Elastic Container Service)5:40
You will learn about AWS offering for container management with ECS (Elastic Container Service)
Demo: Launching a web application in ECS18:38
Demo on launching a web application in ECS cluster
AWS offering - EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)3:48
You will learn about AWS offering for container management with popular open sourced 'Kubernetes System' with EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)
AWS offering - Fargate Service3:16
You will learn about Amazon-managed service that acts as a computing engine for AWS ECS and Amazon EKS
ECS - Scaling1:49
You will learn about scaling a service hosted in ECS
ECS - Rolling updates1:02
You will learn about updating a software version in ECS and popular deployment pattern in cloud systems - 'Rolling Updates'
Demo: Rolling updates in ECS6:41
Demo on working of rolling updates in ECS
Containers on AWS

Introduction8:39
You will learn about basics of serverless computing and its benefits
Lambda Service4:21
You will learn about AWS serverless compute offering - Lambda
Benefits of Lambda Service3:21
You will learn about benefits of Lambda service
Demo: Lambda function - Creation and testing6:15
Demo on how to create and test a Lambda function
DynamoDB Service5:26
You will learn about AWS serverless database offering - DynamoDB
Demo: Creation of a table DynamoDB and related option2:25
Demo on creation of DynamoDB table and implication of different settings while creation
API Gateway Service4:41
You will learn about AWS serverless web server offering - API Gateway
Demo: API Gateway - Implementation of CRUD operations with APIs14:04
Demo on API-Gateway showcasing implementation of CRUD operations with 100% serverless technologies (API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB)
Serverless computing

RDS (Relational Database Service) Service7:52
You will learn about AWS database offering - RDS (Relational Database Service) service. This supports almost all the popular database engines
Demo: Creation of MySQL database with RDS service3:40
Demo on creation of a MySQL database with RDS service
Demo: Connect with MySQL database running in RDS instance5:15
Demo on connecting to a MySQL database, which is running in a RDS instance
Scaling with 'Read Replica'2:48
You will learn about 'read replica' and its implication in performance and scalability of services
Aurora Service4:41
You will learn about AWS specific database offering - Aurora service
Elastic Cache Service (Memcache/Redis)3:57
You will learn about AWS cache offering - Elastic Cache Service
Demo: Creation of an Memcache Server1:02
Demo on creation of a memcache server instance with AWS ElasticCache
Demo: Connect with memcache server hosted in AWS ElasticCache5:09
Demo on connecting to a memcache server hosted in AWS ElasticCache
Database and Caching

Cloud Formation3:23
You will learn about how to model and manage infrastructure resources in an automated and secure manner. Using CloudFormation, developers can define and provision AWS infrastructure resources using a JSON or YAML formatted Infrastructure as Code template
Sample Architecture - E-Commerce Application5:34
You will learn about how to architect a E-commerce application with AWS
Sample Architecture - Video Streaming Application3:11
You will learn about how to architect a Netflix like video streaming application with AWS
System Design & Architecture
Bonus Lecture: Your Next Steps on AWS0:23

Requirements

Basic understanding of computers and the internet
No prior AWS experience required
A free AWS account for hands-on practice

Description

New to AWS and not sure where to start? This course takes you from the basics of cloud computing to deploying real applications on Amazon Web Services, one clear step at a time.

We start with the concepts that make AWS make sense: cloud architecture, microservices, distributed systems, high availability and scalability. Then we move into the console and build. Every major topic is backed by a hands-on demo, so you see how each service works in practice, not just in theory.

Who this course is for:

Beginners who want a structured, practical introduction to AWS
Developers who want to deploy and scale their applications in the cloud
Aspiring DevOps engineers and cloud architects building core AWS skills
IT professionals who want a solid foundation before studying for an AWS certification
Teams and technical leads exploring a move of existing systems to AWS

What's inside:

Cloud and AWS fundamentals: architecture, microservices and distributed systems
IAM, EC2 and S3: identity, compute and storage basics
Elastic Load Balancing, high availability and scalable design
Containers on AWS: ECS, EKS and Fargate
Serverless: AWS Lambda, API Gateway and DynamoDB
Databases and caching: RDS and ElastiCache
Infrastructure as code with CloudFormation

What you'll do:

Through step-by-step demos you'll deploy real applications and configure serverless services. You'll also design architectures that combine compute, containers, databases and caching the way they're used in real projects.

By the end, you'll understand how the core AWS services fit together. You'll be able to choose between EC2, containers and serverless for a given workload. You'll also have a practical foundation in cloud-native design that carries into DevOps, development and architecture work.

No prior AWS experience is required. Bring curiosity and an AWS account, and follow along.

Enrol now and start building on AWS today.

- Team Tech Jedi

Who this course is for:

Beginners learning Cloud Computing and AWS
Developers, DevOps engineers, and system administrators
Students preparing for AWS certification exams
Professionals looking to deploy, manage, and scale cloud applications

AWS Cloud Computing for Beginners: EC2, S3, Lambda & ECS

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Course content

Introduction9 lectures • 31min

Accessing with AWS Services and IAM Service12 lectures • 29min

EC2 Service10 lectures • 52min

Storage Services - EBS, EFS, S312 lectures • 1hr

Cloud Systems: High Availability and Scaling6 lectures • 55min

Decoupling Applications or Microservices8 lectures • 54min

Software deployment: Container Services9 lectures • 52min

Serverless Computing with AWS8 lectures • 49min

Database and Cache related Service8 lectures • 34min

System Design and Architecture4 lectures • 13min

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