In today’s digital-first world, understanding the cloud has become an essential skill for a wide range of careers. Whether you're stepping into cloud for the first time, leading IT teams, or expanding your technical expertise, knowledge of cloud is essential to innovate and scale. Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to be a key player in the cloud space, and we’ve recently updated our AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials course to provide you with the most relevant, up-to-date knowledge. We’ll take you through the fundamentals of AWS services, pricing, security, monitoring, and architecture.
Welcome to AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials. In this initial section of the training, you begin with a foundational understanding of cloud computing and how the cloud revolutionizes the way businesses operate. By the end of this first set of lessons, you will be familiar with the core concepts, be…
Compute refers to the processing power needed to run applications, manage data, and perform calculations. In the cloud, this power is available on-demand. You can access it remotely without owning or maintaining physical hardware. Essentially, compute in the cloud means creating virtual machines wi…
With serverless computing, you run applications without managing the underlying infrastructure. In the following lessons, you learn how to take full advantage of it with powerful compute services. You explore AWS Lambda, a serverless solution that automatically handles scaling, availability, and ma…
You've been introduced to some foundational elements of the AWS Global Infrastructure, such as AWS Regions and Availability Zones (AZs). In the following lessons, you will learn even more about AWS infrastructure. Concepts covered in these lessons include how to choose a Region, the value of edge l…
The term networking refers to interconnected devices that can exchange data and resources. Networking in the AWS Cloud consists of the infrastructure and services working together to host your applications, data, and any other resources you might need. Let's get started and learn about the foundati…
AWS provides many solutions for storing, accessing, managing, and backing up your data in the cloud. These virtual storage systems eliminate the need for physical hardware in your data center while offering the flexibility to scale as your needs change. AWS offers three distinct types of cloud stor…
AWS offers a wide range of database services to meet various data storage and management needs. These services are designed to be scalable, reliable, and easy to use for businesses of all sizes. AWS database services include options for relational databases, nonrelational databases, in-memory cache…
From e-commerce to medical research, high-quality data is used to analyze past events and innovate for the future. AI/ML and data analytics are two fields heavily involved in these processes. In the following lessons, you will learn how AWS Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) solut…
Building and maintaining a secure environment in the cloud is an important responsibility. AWS shares this responsibility with its customers. In the following lessons, you will learn about important security concepts, mechanisms, and services that help protect your cloud resources on AWS.
You learned about security in a previous module. However, it works hand in hand with three other critical aspects to effectively monitor and govern your cloud resources. In this lesson, you will learn about monitoring activities, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance and governance. To effecti…
As you learn about fundamentals of the AWS Cloud, two key questions might arise: "What does it cost for our business to operate in the cloud?" and "What support is available if I need assistance with these services or products?" In this section, you dive into the answers to those questions. This po…
Cloud migration refers to the process of moving your organization's digital assets, IT resources, applications, and databases from on-premises infrastructure to the AWS Cloud. This involves strategic planning, implementation, and ongoing management to achieve a smooth and successful transition. It…
Before we cross the finish line, let’s take a quick pause and appreciate how far you’ve come. You’ve been introduced to a wide range of AWS services, learned how to piece them together, and gained a strong foundation for building in the cloud. But you are not done yet. With only a few topics left,…
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