Course Description
This course provides an in-depth introduction to Amazon Web Services (AWS), the leading cloud computing platform. The course covers a range of core AWS services, including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). Students will learn how to set up an AWS account, navigate the AWS Management Console, and use the AWS command line interface (CLI) to manage AWS resources.
This course also covers AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon CloudWatch, and best practices for designing and deploying applications on AWS. By the end of the course, students will have a solid understanding of how to use AWS to build scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-based solutions.
What skills will I learn?
- Overview of AWS core services, including EC2, S3, RDS, and VPC
- Setting up an AWS account and navigating the AWS Management Console
- Launching and connecting to EC2 instances, and configuring security groups and network ACLs
- Creating and managing S3 buckets, and uploading and downloading objects
- Creating and connecting to RDS instances, and backing up and restoring databases
- Creating and configuring VPCs, subnets, and route tables
- Managing AWS IAM users and groups, and assigning permissions
- Monitoring EC2 instances with CloudWatch, and setting up alarms and notifications
- Installing and using the AWS CLI for common AWS tasks
- Implementing best practices for high availability, security, and performance in AWS
Course Curriculum
Introduction to AWS • 26min
0 / 5 lessons complete
Amazon EC2 • 38min
0 / 5 lessons complete
Introduction to Amazon EC2
Free Preview Lesson
Text | 8 min
The AWS Pricing Calculator
Text | 10 min
Launching an EC2 instance
Free Preview Lesson
Text | 9 min
Connecting to our EC2 instance
Text | 6 min
Terminating your EC2 instance
Text | 5 min
Amazon S3 • 48min
0 / 6 lessons complete
What labs will I complete?
IT labs allow you to get hands-on experience so you can learn by doing. This is much more effective than simply watching videos and taking quizzes. Listed below are all the hands-on IT labs you will complete in this course.
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- 2 Hours of Content
- 16 Articles
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