AWS Services Overview for IT Professionals
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AWS Services Overview for IT Professionals
Instructors: Rafael Lopes
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What you'll learn
Identify AWS services and features for compute, networking, storage, databases, analytics, monitoring, cost optimization, and security.
Differentiate between core AWS services.
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There are 3 modules in this course
This foundational course will strengthen your understanding of AWS Services. The instructors will teach basic topics regarding computing, networking, storage, database, monitoring, security, serverless, containers, databases, and cost optimization. We will map AWS Services and features to different technical roles in cloud computing. For example, the instructors will provide an overview of Amazon S3 from the perspective of a Solutions Architect, a Security Analyst and a Data Scientist, highlighting and explaining the top features that these roles will use.
This week covers the foundations of the AWS Cloud infrastructure. You'll learn about various compute, networking, and storage offerings on AWS. You'll also review each offering through the lenses of different IT professions.
What's included
8 videos3 readings1 assignment1 plugin
8 videos•Total 38 minutes
- Week Introduction and Recap of Previous Class•2 minutes
- Compute, Networking, Storage•5 minutes
- Database, Monitoring, Security•5 minutes
- The Physical Cloud•6 minutes
- Virtual Private Clouds Overview•6 minutes
- Elastic Compute Cloud•5 minutes
- Going Serverless•5 minutes
- Building with Containers•4 minutes
3 readings•Total 17 minutes
- Course Welcome and Helpful Tips•1 minute
- Pre-Course Survey•1 minute
- Week 1 FAQs•15 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Quiz 1•15 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Pre-Course Survey•15 minutes
This week, you'll learn about the various storage options on AWS, and how to select the best storage options based on various use cases. You'll also explore the key differences between relational and nonrelational (NoSQL) databases, in addition to assessing the encryption, performance, and monitoring capabilities of file systems.
What's included
6 videos2 readings1 assignment1 plugin
6 videos•Total 29 minutes
- Week 2 Introduction•1 minute
- Using the Right Storage for the Job•6 minutes
- Object Data Storage•10 minutes
- What If I Need a Filesystem?•5 minutes
- How About Managed Databases?•5 minutes
- Week 2 Wrap-Up•1 minute
2 readings•Total 11 minutes
- Week 2 FAQs•10 minutes
- Mid-Course Survey•1 minute
1 assignment•Total 1 minute
- Quiz 2•1 minute
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Mid-Course Survey•15 minutes
This week, you'll explore monitoring, cost optimization, and security offerings on AWS. First, you'll learn about monitoring services that collect, access, and analyze your cloud operations. Then, you'll compare cost-management tools and determine the lowest-cost service or method so you can optimize your environment for cost. Finally, at the end of this week, you'll dive into cloud security by learning about the AWS shared responsibility model. You'll also learn how to compare the various AWS security services, and identify the services that you could use to enhance cloud security.
What's included
8 videos5 readings4 assignments1 plugin
8 videos•Total 33 minutes
- Week 3 Introduction•1 minute
- Introduction to Monitoring and Optimizing Solutions•4 minutes
- Monitoring Solutions in the Cloud•5 minutes
- Logging Account Activity•5 minutes
- Optimizing Processes to Lower Cloud Costs•5 minutes
- Introduction to Security in the Cloud•5 minutes
- AWS Services to Enhance Cloud Security•7 minutes
- Course Wrap-Up•2 minutes
5 readings•Total 32 minutes
- Amazon CloudWatch Recap•10 minutes
- AWS CloudTrail Recap•1 minute
- Cost Estimation and Process Optimization•10 minutes
- Security in the Cloud•10 minutes
- Post-Course Survey•1 minute
4 assignments•Total 32 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Monitoring•2 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Processes and Cost Optimization•5 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Security in the Cloud•5 minutes
- Final Quiz•20 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Post-Course Survey•15 minutes
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Reviewed on Jul 11, 2023
Great overview of AWS and how certain roles work with the AWS tools!
Reviewed on Mar 30, 2025
I gained so much knowledge in this course. I hope many self-learners enroll in this course.
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