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AWS Technical Essentials
Your cloud choices involve uses, costs and responsibilities. With AWS, understand services and operating models to assess the options more effectively. Develop a common language with technical teams and prepare decisions suited to your organisation's needs.
- Duration
- 1 day 7 hours
- Code
- AWS01EN Code
- Certification
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Certification
Accredited training for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification.
Presentation
Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides cloud computing infrastructure and on-demand APIs to individuals, businesses and governments. AWS offers a range of services, including compute, storage, databases, networking, application integration and security. These services can be combined to create a wide range of solutions, from simple websites to complex applications.
This intensive course provides practical skills to understand and use essential AWS services. You will explore key AWS tools and services in depth, including Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, Amazon RDS and Amazon VPC. Through practical workshops, you will learn to distinguish compute, storage and database services and configure monitoring features.
By the end of this one-day introductory course, you will develop the expertise to understand fundamental AWS concepts and start building cloud computing solutions. You will master terminology and best practices for designing scalable, cost-effective solutions and navigate the AWS console effectively.
As a premium training partner (ATP) accredited by Amazon Web Services, Oo2 offers skills development and certification courses that meet the organisation's rigorous quality standards.
Objectives
By the end of this AWS Technical Essentials course, you will achieve the following skills objectives:
- Describe terminology and key concepts relating to fundamental AWS services.
- Navigate the AWS Management Console effectively to manage resources.
- Explain key AWS security and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts to secure cloud resources.
- Distinguish AWS compute services, including Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS, to choose an appropriate service for a use case.
- Understand AWS database and storage offerings, including Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon S3, and their use cases.
- Explore AWS networking services, especially Amazon VPC, and understand basic cloud networking concepts.
- Access and configure Amazon CloudWatch monitoring features to monitor application performance and health.
- Prepare effectively for the AWS SysOps Administrator Associate, AWS Developer Associate and AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification exams.
Program
Module 1: understanding AWS fundamentals
- How AWS Cloud services work.
- Security in the AWS Cloud.
- Hosting an employee directory application in AWS.
Labs:
- Navigate AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).
Module 2: discovering and using AWS compute services
- Compute as a service in AWS.
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud basics.
- The Amazon EC2 instance lifecycle.
- Managing AWS container services.
- How serverless works.
- AWS Lambda basics.
- Choosing the right compute service.
Labs:
- Launch the employee directory application on Amazon EC2.
Module 3: configuring and securing your AWS network
- Networking in AWS.
- Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) basics.
- Routing and security in Amazon VPC.
Lab:
- Create a VPC and relaunch the company directory application in Amazon EC2.
Module 4: choosing and using AWS storage solutions
- The different types of AWS storage.
- Instance storage with Amazon EC2 and Amazon EBS.
- Object storage with Amazon S3.
- Choosing the right storage service.
Lab:
- Create an Amazon S3 bucket.
Module 5: deploying and managing AWS databases
- How databases work in AWS.
- Amazon Relational Database Service.
- Purpose-built databases.
- Amazon DynamoDB basics.
- Choosing the right AWS database service.
Lab:
- Implement and manage Amazon DynamoDB.
Module 6: monitoring, optimising and deploying serverless applications on AWS
- Monitoring.
- Optimisation.
- An alternative serverless architecture for the employee directory application.
Lab:
- Configure high availability for your application.
Module 7: concluding the course
- Review of key course topics.
- Overview of AWS certification levels.
Audience
This course is intended for:
- IT sales and consulting professionals responsible for presenting the technical benefits of AWS services to clients.
- Entry-level IT professionals seeking fundamental skills to get started with AWS, including console navigation and basic service use.
- SysOps administrators wishing to extend their skills to administering infrastructure and applications in the AWS Cloud.
- Solutions architects who need to design and deploy scalable, reliable and cost-effective cloud solutions on AWS.
- Developers wishing to integrate AWS services into their applications and optimise their development process using AWS tools and best practices.
Prerequisites
This AWS course requires the following prerequisites:
- Practical experience with distributed systems.
- Proficiency in general networking concepts, such as TCP/IP and DNS.
- Ability to work with multi-tier architectures, such as a 3-tier web architecture.
- Proficiency in cloud computing concepts.
- Basic knowledge of common data centre architectures and components: servers, storage, databases and applications.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Practical exercises
Course highlights
- Expert AWS-certified trainers: benefit from recognised AWS-certified trainers with in-depth knowledge of fundamental AWS services and best practices for implementing cloud solutions.
- Interactive practical work: master AWS services through concrete demonstrations and practical workshops, preparing you to navigate the AWS console, configure services and deploy simple applications.
- Essential skills development: course content is carefully designed to help you understand key AWS concepts, choose services suited to your needs and start your AWS certification journey.
Dates and sessions
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