AWS Technical Essentials

COURSE OUTLINE:

Description

The AWS Technical Essentials Instructor-Led Training course introduces AWS products, services, and common solutions with demos, knowledge checks, and hands-on lab activities. It provides learners with the basic fundamentals to become more proficient in AWS and empowers them to make informed decisions about IT solutions based on business requirements.

Audience

Individuals responsible for articulating the business benefits of AWS services
Any individual who is new to AWS
SysOps Administrators and Developers who are interested in using AWS services

Learning Objectives

Recognize terminology and concepts as they relate to the AWS platform
Navigate the AWS Management Console
Understand the security measures AWS provides
Differentiate AWS Storage options and create an Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket
Recognize AWS Compute and Networking options and use Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Amazon Elastic Block Storage (EBS)
Describe Managed Services and Database options
Use Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) to launch an application
Identify Deployment and Management options

This is an emerging technology course. Course outline is subject to change as needed.

1. Introduction to AWS

Navigate the AWS Management Console
Recognize AWS Global Infrastructure
Describe the security measures AWS provides

2. AWS Storage

Identify key AWS storage options
Describe Amazon EBS
Create an Amazon S3 bucket and manage associated objects

3. Compute Services & Networking

Identify the different AWS compute and networking options
Describe an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Create an Amazon EC2 instance
Use Amazon EBS with Amazon EC2

4. Managed Services & Database

Describe Amazon DynamoDB
Understand key aspects of Amazon RDS
Launch an Amazon RDS instance

5. Deployment and Management

Identify what is CloudFormation
Describe Amazon CloudWatch metrics and alarms
Describe Amazon Identity and Access Management (IAM)

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