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AWS Technical Essentials (AWS102)

1 day
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Learn core AWS concepts in 1 day: navigate the AWS Console and explore EC2, VPC, S3, EBS, IAM, RDS, DynamoDB, plus CloudWatch, ELB, Auto Scaling, and Trusted Ad

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Course Overview

As organizations migrate to the cloud, professionals need the skills to navigate and manage AWS. AWS Technical Essentials provides a foundational understanding of core AWS concepts, services, and terminology so you can make informed decisions about IT solutions based on business requirements.

In this 1-day, instructor-led course, you will navigate the AWS Management Console and explore essential services such as Amazon EC2, Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), and Amazon DynamoDB. The course includes demonstrations and hands-on labs based on real-world use cases and serves as a launching point for further AWS training.

This course is intended for:

  • Individuals responsible for articulating the technical benefits of AWS services
  • Individuals interested in learning how to get started with using AWS
  • SysOps Administrators, Solution Architects, and Developers interested in using AWS services

Course Benefits

  • Recognize AWS terminology and core concepts and navigate the AWS Management Console
  • Describe foundational AWS services including Amazon EC2, Amazon VPC, Amazon S3, and Amazon EBS (EBS)
  • Explain key AWS security measures and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts
  • Identify AWS database services and use cases, including Amazon RDS and Amazon DynamoDB
  • Describe AWS management and monitoring tools such as Auto Scaling, Amazon CloudWatch, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), and AWS Trusted Advisor

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Course Outline

  1. AWS Introduction and History
    1. Overview of Amazon Web Services and its evolution
    2. AWS Global Infrastructure
    3. Demo: AWS Management Console
  2. AWS Storage
    1. Overview of AWS storage services
    2. Introduction to Amazon EBS
    3. Create and manage Amazon S3 buckets and objects
  3. Compute, Network, and Storage Services
    1. Introduction to Amazon EC2, VPC, S3, and EBS
    2. Demo: Amazon S3
    3. Hands-on Lab: Build your own VPC and launch a web server
  4. AWS Security and IAM
    1. AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts
    2. Demo: Setting up IAM roles and policies
  5. Compute Services & Networking
    1. Overview of compute and networking options
    2. Describe Amazon VPC and EC2
    3. Launch an EC2 instance
    4. Use Amazon EBS with EC2
  6. Managed Services & Databases
    1. Introduction to Amazon DynamoDB and RDS
    2. Understand use cases and architecture
    3. Launch a database instance with RDS
  7. Databases (RDS, DynamoDB)
    1. SQL vs NoSQL in AWS
    2. Data storage considerations
    3. Hands-on Lab: Build a database server and connect to it
  8. AWS Elasticity and Management Tools
    1. Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)
    2. Monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch
    3. Introduction to AWS Trusted Advisor
    4. Hands-on Lab: Scale and load balance your architecture
  9. Deployment and Management
    1. Understand AWS CloudFormation
    2. Use CloudWatch for metrics and alarms
    3. Revisit IAM for user and service-level access

Class Materials

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

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following is required for this AWS class:

  • Working knowledge of distributed systems
  • Familiarity with general networking concepts
  • Working knowledge of multi-tier architectures
  • Familiarity with cloud computing concepts

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

  • Familiarity with cloud computing concepts

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