AWS Cloud Technical Essentials
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AWS Cloud Technical Essentials
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Describe terminology and concepts related to AWS services
Articulate key concepts of AWS security measures and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
You will learn to distinguish among several AWS compute services, including Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, and Amazon ECS.
Understand AWS database and storage offerings, including Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon S3.
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There are 4 modules in this course
Are you in a technical role and want to learn the fundamentals of AWS? Do you aspire to have a job or career as a cloud developer, architect, or in an operations role? If so, AWS Cloud Technical Essentials is an ideal way to start. This course was designed for those at the beginning of their cloud-learning journey - no prior knowledge of cloud computing or AWS products and services required!
Throughout the course, students will build highly available, scalable, and cost effective application step-by-step. Upon course completion, you will be able to make an informed decision about when and how to apply core AWS services for compute, storage, and database to different use cases. You’ll also learn about cloud security with a review of AWS' shared responsibility model and an introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). And, you’ll know how AWS services can be used to monitor and optimize infrastructure in the cloud. AWS Cloud Technical Essentials is a fundamental-level course and will build your competence, confidence, and credibility with practical cloud skills that help you innovate and advance your professional future. Enroll in AWS Cloud Technical Essentials and start learning the technical fundamentals of AWS today! Note: This course was designed for learners with a technical background. If you are new to the cloud or come from a business background, we recommend completing AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (https://www.coursera.org/learn/aws-cloud-practitioner-essentials) before enrolling in this course.
Welcome to AWS Cloud Technical Essentials Week 1! In this week, you will learn the definition of cloud computing and how to describe the cloud value proposition. You will learn how to differentiate between workloads that run on-premises versus in the cloud, and how to create an AWS account. You will also get an overview of Amazon Web Services, including how to differentiate between AWS Regions and Availability Zones, and the different ways that you can interact with AWS. Finally, you will learn best practices for using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).
What's included
13 videos13 readings1 assignment1 app item3 plugins
13 videos•Total 60 minutes
- Welcome to AWS Cloud Technical Essentials•3 minutes
- Meet the Instructors•2 minutes
- Course Feedback•2 minutes
- Introduction to Week 1•5 minutes
- AWS Global Infrastructure•7 minutes
- Interacting with AWS•6 minutes
- Security and the AWS Shared Responsibility Model •5 minutes
- Protect the AWS Root User •3 minutes
- Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management •7 minutes
- Role Based Access in AWS•6 minutes
- Introduction to Lab 1•1 minute
- Demo AWS IAM•9 minutes
- Hosting the Employee Directory Application on AWS•6 minutes
13 readings•Total 125 minutes
- Welcome to the Course•5 minutes
- Course Roadmap•2 minutes
- Pre-Course Survey•1 minute
- Reading 1.2: What is AWS?•15 minutes
- Reading 1.3: AWS Global Infrastructure•20 minutes
- Reading 1.4: Interacting with AWS•10 minutes
- Reading 1.5: Security and the AWS Shared Responsibility Model•15 minutes
- Reading 1.6: Protect the AWS Root User•20 minutes
- Reading 1.7: Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management•15 minutes
- Reading 1.8: Role Based Access in AWS•10 minutes
- IAM Roles and the Employee Directory Application•5 minutes
- Default Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for Amazon EC2•5 minutes
- Mid-Course Survey•2 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Week 1 Quiz•30 minutes
1 app item•Total 60 minutes
- Lab 1: Introduction to IAM•60 minutes
3 plugins•Total 35 minutes
- Optional Course Feedback Survey•10 minutes
- Pre-Course Survey•10 minutes
- Mid-Course Survey•15 minutes
Welcome to Week 2, where you will learn how AWS compute services differ from other AWS services. The content for this week covers the basic components of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) architecture, and how to differentiate between a container and a virtual machine. You will also learn about the features and advantages of using serverless technologies, basic networking concepts, and the features of Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC).
What's included
17 videos9 readings1 assignment1 app item
17 videos•Total 81 minutes
- Introduction to Week 2•2 minutes
- Compute as a Service on AWS •2 minutes
- Introduction to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud •5 minutes
- Amazon EC2 Instance Lifecycle•5 minutes
- Demonstration: Launching the Employee Directory Application•7 minutes
- Container Services on AWS•3 minutes
- Introduction to Serverless•3 minutes
- Serverless with AWS Fargate•3 minutes
- Introduction to AWS Lambda•7 minutes
- Choose the Right Compute Service•8 minutes
- Networking on AWS•2 minutes
- Introduction to Amazon VPC•9 minutes
- Amazon VPC Routing•7 minutes
- Secure Your Network with Amazon VPC Security•5 minutes
- Hybrid Connectivity with AWS•3 minutes
- Introduction to Lab 2•1 minute
- Demo Re-launching Employee Directory App•9 minutes
9 readings•Total 115 minutes
- Reading 2.1: Compute as a Service on AWS•5 minutes
- Reading 2.2: Introduction to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud•15 minutes
- Reading 2.25: Amazon EC2 Instance Lifecycle•20 minutes
- Reading 2.3: Container Services on AWS•10 minutes
- Reading 2.4: Serverless and AWS Lambda•10 minutes
- Reading 2.5: Networking on AWS•15 minutes
- Reading 2.6: Introduction to Amazon VPC•15 minutes
- Reading 2.7: Amazon VPC Routing and Security•20 minutes
- Common network troubleshooting steps for Amazon VPC•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 45 minutes
- Week 2 Quiz•45 minutes
1 app item•Total 60 minutes
- Lab 2: Creating a VPC•60 minutes
Welcome to Week 3! This week, you will learn important concepts for AWS storage services—such as buckets and objects for Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and how Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) is used on AWS. You will also explore databases on AWS, and the use cases for each AWS storage service.
What's included
12 videos8 readings1 assignment1 app item
12 videos•Total 59 minutes
- Introduction to Week 3•1 minute
- Storage Types on AWS•2 minutes
- Amazon EC2 Instance Storage and Amazon Elastic Block Store•4 minutes
- Object Storage with Amazon S3•9 minutes
- Choose the Right Storage Service•7 minutes
- Demo Creating an Amazon S3 Bucket•9 minutes
- Explore Databases on AWS•3 minutes
- Amazon Relational Database Service•4 minutes
- Purpose Built Databases on AWS•4 minutes
- Introduction to Amazon DynamoDB•5 minutes
- Introduction to Exercise 3•1 minute
- Demo Creating an Amazon DynamoDB Table•10 minutes
8 readings•Total 105 minutes
- Reading 3.1: Storage Types on AWS•10 minutes
- Reading 3.2: Amazon EC2 Instance Storage and Amazon Elastic Block Store•15 minutes
- Reading 3.3: Object Storage with Amazon S3•25 minutes
- Reading 3.4: Choose the Right Storage Service•10 minutes
- Reading 3.5: Explore Databases on AWS•10 minutes
- Reading 3.6: Amazon Relational Database Service•20 minutes
- Reading 3.8: Introduction to Amazon DynamoDB•10 minutes
- Reading 3.9: Choose the Right AWS Database Service•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Week 3 Quiz•30 minutes
1 app item•Total 60 minutes
- Lab 3: Configuring a Web Application•60 minutes
Welcome to Week 4, where you will learn about the benefits of monitoring on AWS, and how to optimize solutions on AWS. You will also learn about the function of Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), and how to differentiate between vertical scaling and horizontal scaling.
What's included
14 videos6 readings3 assignments1 app item1 plugin
14 videos•Total 102 minutes
- Introduction to Week 4•1 minute
- Monitoring on AWS•3 minutes
- Introduction to Amazon CloudWatch•6 minutes
- Optimizing Solutions on AWS•3 minutes
- Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling•10 minutes
- Route Traffic with Amazon Elastic Load Balancing•7 minutes
- Introduction to Lab 4•1 minute
- Demo Making Employee Directory Application•24 minutes
- Redesigning the Employee Directory•7 minutes
- Introduction to Amazon Bedrock•9 minutes
- Introduction to Amazon Q•7 minutes
- Amazon Q Developer Basics•6 minutes
- Amazon Q Developer Demonstration•12 minutes
- Amazon Q Developer Security Scanning•6 minutes
6 readings•Total 77 minutes
- Reading 4.1: Monitoring on AWS•10 minutes
- Reading 4.2: Introduction to Amazon CloudWatch•15 minutes
- Reading 4.3: Optimizing Solutions on AWS•10 minutes
- Reading 4.4: Route Traffic with Amazon Elastic Load Balancing•20 minutes
- Reading 4.5: Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling•20 minutes
- Post-Course Survey•2 minutes
3 assignments•Total 120 minutes
- Week 4 Quiz•30 minutes
- End of Course Assessment•30 minutes
- Self-Graded Activity: Capstone Project•60 minutes
1 app item•Total 60 minutes
- Lab 4: Configure High Availability for Your Application•60 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Post-Course Survey•15 minutes
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