Welcome to AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials. If you’re new to the cloud, whether you’re in a technical or non-technical role such as finance, legal, sales, marketing, this course will provide you with an understanding of fundamental AWS Cloud concepts to help you gain confidence to contribute to your organization’s cloud initiatives. This course is also the starting point to prepare for your AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification whenever it’s convenient for you.
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
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Understand the working definition of the AWS Cloud
Differentiate between on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and all-in cloud
Describe the basic global infrastructure of the AWS Cloud
Explain the benefits of the AWS Cloud
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There are 7 modules in this course
In Week 1, you'll learn how to describe three cloud computing deployment models and the six benefits of cloud computing. Additionally, you'll learn the benefits of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Elastic Load Balancing, and additional compute options.
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11 videos18 readings2 assignments2 plugins
In Week 2, you will learn how to summarize the AWS Global Infrastructure benefits, describe Availability Zones, communicate the benefits of Amazon CloudFront and compare methods for provisioning AWS services. Additionally, you'll be able to describe basic networking concepts and the differences between public and private networking resources.
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12 videos10 readings5 assignments
In Week 3, you will learn how to summarize the basics of storage and databases, including describing the benefits of Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS). Additionally, you'll be able to summarize various storage solutions and describe the benefits of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) and Amazon DynamoDB.
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12 videos10 readings3 assignments
In Week 4, you will learn how to communicate the benefits of the shared responsibility model, describe multi-factor authentication (MFA), and differentiate between the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) security levels. Additionally, you'll be able to confidently explain the main benefits of AWS Organizations.
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8 videos7 readings4 assignments
In Week 5, you will learn the various approaches to monitoring in AWS, as well as describing the benefits of Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, and AWS Trusted Advisor. Additionally, you'll be able to describe AWS pricing and support models, the AWS Free Tier, and the key benefits of AWS Organizations and consolidated billing.
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14 videos14 readings5 assignments
In Week 6, you will learn how to describe migration and innovation in the AWS Cloud, summarize the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF), and master the six key factors of a cloud migration strategy. Addittionally, you'll be able to summarize the broad scope of innovative solutions offered by AWS.
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9 videos10 readings8 assignments
In Week 7, you will learn how to determine resources for preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam and evaluate types of questions that are included on the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam.
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3 readings2 assignments1 plugin
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