Cloud Computing on Amazon AWS

This introduction to cloud computing on the Amazon AWS course takes you from the AWS basics to being a competent AWS cloud practitioner. You’ll learn general cloud computing concepts and AWS from fundamentals right through to advanced concepts. You’ll also build hands-on skills using many of the core Amazon Web Services (AWS) services. Ideal for beginners – absolutely no cloud computing experience is required!

There are lots of hands-on exercises using an Amazon Web Services (AWS) free tier account to give you practical experience.

If you’re interested in moving into a high-paying career working with cloud computing services – this is the best way to get started. You’ll build knowledge from beginner level to advanced concepts, with plenty of opportunities to practice what you’re learning.

The Building Blocks of Cloud Computing

•  Computer architecture
•  Client / server computing
•  IP addressing and subnetting basics
•  Networking: routers and switches
•  Server virtualization
•  Databases
•  Application programming interfaces (APIs)

Understanding the working of Cloud Computing

•  Legacy / traditional IT vs cloud computing
•  The advantages of cloud computing services
•  Cloud computing service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
•  Cloud computing deployment models (private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, multicloud)

Demystifying Cloud Computing Architecture

•  Stateful vs stateless services
•  Scaling up vs scaling out
•  Load balancing
•  High availability and Fault tolerance
•  Loose coupling
•  Monolithic vs microservices architectures
•  Event-driven architectures

AWS Basics

•  AWS Global Infrastructure
•  AWS Pricing
•  Setting up a free tier account
•  AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
•  Cloud networking – Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
•  AWS Public and Private services

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)

•  Launching Amazon EC2 instances
•  Using IAM Roles with EC2
•  Scaling with Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
•  Add high availability with Amazon Elastic Load Balancing

 AWS Storage Services

•  Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
•  Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)
•  Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)

AWS Databases

•  Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
•  Amazon DynamoDB

Content Delivery and DNS Services

•  Use Amazon Route 53 for DNS resolution and domain registration
•  Use the Amazon CloudFront content delivery network (CDN)

Containers and Serverless Computing

•  Using AWS Lambda functions
•  Microservices (Docker Containers) on Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)

Get certified on AWS

•  Learn how to take the next step in your career with an AWS Certification such as the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate.