Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing Architecture

Cloud Computing Architecture is an AWS Academy curriculum designed to help students develop technical expertise in cloud computing and prepare them for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification exam

The curriculum is delivered through instructor-led classes, hands-on labs, and project work. Students have access to course manuals, online knowledge assessments, and hands-on labs.

Cloud Computing Architecture teaches students how to:

• Identify the value and benefits of cloud computing and AWS

• Understand methods and tools to maintain security and protect data

• Explain the financial advantages of the AWS cloud

• Navigate the AWS Management Console

• Differentiate between AWS storage options

• Understand AWS compute and networking options

• Describe and use AWS database options

• Identify deployment and management options

• Make decisions based on recommended architectural principles and best practices

• Create a cloud migration roadmap and plan

• Use AWS to make infrastructure scalable

• Create a business continuity plan and achieve high availability

• Create event-driven scaling

• Automate the deployment of cloud resources

• Design architectures to decouple infrastructure and reduce interdependencies

• Optimize data storage for static content

• Identify best practices prescribed in the Well-Architected framework

• Identify and solve common configuration and design issues

• Differentiate between architectures for data processing and analytics, mobile back-ends, and

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• Understand the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam structure and questions

Course Outline

UNIT 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing

• What is Cloud Computing?

• Leveraging Cloud Computing

• Cloud Economics and Total Cost of Ownership

UNIT 2: Getting Started with AWS

• AWS Compute, Storage, and Networking

• AWS Security, Identity, and Access Management

• AWS Database Options

• AWS Elasticity and Management Tools

UNIT 3: Architecting on AWS

• Part 1: Introduction to System Design

  • AWS Essentials Review

  • Designing Your Environment

  • System Design for High Availability (Part I & II)

• Part 2: Automation and Serverless Architectures

  • Event-Driven Scaling

  • Automating Your Infrastructure

  • Mid-curriculum project

  • Decoupling Your Infrastructure

  • Designing Web-Scale Storage

• Part 3: Well-Architected Best Practices

  • Introducing the Well-Architected Framework

  • Well-Architected Pillar 1: Security

  • Well Architected Pillar 2: Reliability

  • Well Architected Pillar 3: Performance Efficiency

  • Well Architected Pillar 4: Cost Optimization

• Part 4: Deployment and Implementation

  • Design Patterns and Sample Architectures

  • Final project

Minimum Requirements

Cloud Computing Architecture requires a strong foundation in IT concepts and skills.

Certification / Accreditation

• Certificate of Attendance (electronic Certificate will be issued)

• A Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to participants who meet at least 75% attendance rate

• Certificate of Completion by AWS

Suitable for

Undergraduate, Graduate or Professionals seeking cloud computing expertise.