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AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (AWS_CLOUD101)

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Learn AWS cloud concepts, core services, security, architecture, pricing, and support. Build foundational AWS knowledge and prep for the AWS Certified Cloud Pra

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Course Overview

AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials is an entry-level course for learners who are new to AWS. You will build foundational knowledge of AWS Cloud concepts and core services, including security, architecture, pricing, and support. The course also helps you prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam.

Course Benefits

  • Summarize key AWS Cloud concepts and the benefits of cloud computing.
  • Identify core AWS services across compute, storage, databases, and networking.
  • Describe AWS global infrastructure concepts, including Regions and Availability Zones.
  • Explain AWS security fundamentals, including the shared responsibility model and IAM basics.
  • Describe AWS monitoring and governance tools such as Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, and AWS Trusted Advisor.
  • Understand AWS pricing, billing, and cost management tools, including AWS Budgets and AWS Cost Explorer.
  • Recognize migration approaches and frameworks such as AWS CAF and the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
  • Locate resources and next steps for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam preparation.

Delivery Methods

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Delivered for your team at your site or online.

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Course Outline

  1. Introduction to Amazon Web Services
    1. Benefits of AWS
    2. On-demand delivery vs. cloud deployments
    3. Pay-as-you-go pricing model
  2. Compute in the Cloud
    1. Amazon EC2 benefits (basic)
    2. Amazon EC2 instance types
    3. Amazon EC2 billing options
    4. Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling benefits
    5. Elastic Load Balancing benefits
    6. Elastic Load Balancing use cases
    7. Amazon SNS vs. Amazon SQS
    8. Additional AWS compute options
  3. Global Infrastructure and Reliability
    1. AWS Global Infrastructure benefits
    2. Availability Zones concept
    3. Amazon CloudFront and Edge locations
    4. Methods for provisioning AWS services
  4. Networking
    1. Networking concepts (basic)
    2. Public vs. private networking resources
    3. Virtual private gateway (scenario)
    4. Virtual private network (VPN) (scenario)
    5. AWS Direct Connect benefits
    6. Hybrid deployments benefits
    7. Layers of security in an IT strategy
    8. Services used to interact with the AWS global network
  5. Storage and Databases
    1. Storage and databases concepts (basic)
    2. Amazon EBS benefits
    3. Amazon S3 benefits
    4. Amazon EFS benefits
    5. Storage solutions overview
    6. Amazon RDS benefits
    7. Amazon DynamoDB benefits
    8. Database services overview
  6. Security
    1. Shared responsibility model benefits
    2. Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
    3. AWS IAM security levels
    4. Security policies (basic)
    5. AWS Organizations benefits
    6. AWS compliance benefits
    7. Primary AWS security services (basic)
  7. Monitoring and Analytics
    1. Approaches to monitoring an AWS environment
    2. Amazon CloudWatch benefits
    3. AWS CloudTrail benefits
    4. AWS Trusted Advisor benefits
  8. Pricing and Support
    1. AWS pricing and support models
    2. AWS Free Tier
    3. AWS Organizations and consolidated billing
    4. AWS Budgets benefits
    5. AWS Cost Explorer benefits
    6. AWS Pricing Calculator benefits
    7. AWS Support Plans
    8. AWS Marketplace benefits
  9. Migration and Innovation
    1. Migration and innovation in the AWS Cloud
    2. AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF)
    3. Key factors of a cloud migration strategy
    4. AWS data migration solutions (AWS Snowcone, AWS Snowball, AWS Snowmobile)
    5. Scope of innovative solutions in AWS
    6. Five pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
  10. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Basics
    1. Resources for exam preparation
    2. Benefits of becoming AWS Certified

Class Materials

Each student receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all class examples.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following would be useful for this AWS class:

  • General IT technical knowledge
  • General IT business knowledge

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