AWS

Activities

This course includes presentations, class activities, and knowledge checks

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

• Summarize the working definition of AWS
• Differentiate between on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and all-in cloud
• Describe the basic global infrastructure of the AWS Cloud
• Explain the six benefits of the AWS Cloud
• Describe and provide an example of the core AWS services, including compute, network, databases, and storage
• Identify an appropriate solution using AWS Cloud services with various use cases
• Describe the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Explain the shared responsibility model
• Describe the core security services within the AWS Cloud
• Describe the basics of AWS Cloud migration
• Articulate the financial benefits of the AWS Cloud for an organization’s cost management
• Define the core billing, account management, and pricing models
• Explain how to use pricing tools to make cost-effective choices for AWS services

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

• Sales
• Legal
• Marketing
• Business analysts
• Project managers
• AWS Academy students
• Other IT-related professionals

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

• General IT business knowledge
• General IT technical knowledge

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Course outline

Module 1: Introduction to Amazon Web Services

⬩ Summarize the benefits of AWS
⬩ Describe differences between on-demand delivery and cloud deployments
⬩ Summarize the pay-as-you-go pricing model

Module 2: Compute in the Cloud

⬩ Describe the benefits of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) at a basic level
⬩ Identify the different Amazon EC2 instance types
⬩ Differentiate between the various billing options for Amazon EC2
⬩ Describe the benefits of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
⬩ Summarize the benefits of Elastic Load Balancing
⬩ Give an example of the uses for Elastic Load Balancing
⬩ Summarize the differences between Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) and Amazon Simple Queue Services (Amazon SQS)
⬩ Summarize additional AWS compute options

Module 3: Global Infrastructure and Reliability

⬩ Summarize the benefits of the AWS Global Infrastructure
⬩ Describe the basic concept of Availability Zones
⬩ Describe the benefits of Amazon CloudFront and Edge locations
⬩ Compare different methods for provisioning AWS services

Module 4: Networking

⬩ Describe the basic concepts of networking
⬩ Describe the difference between public and private networking resources
⬩ Explain a virtual private gateway using a real life scenario
⬩ Explain a virtual private network (VPN) using a real life scenario
⬩ Describe the benefit of AWS Direct Connect
⬩ Describe the benefit of hybrid deployments
⬩ Describe the layers of security used in an IT strategy
⬩ Describe which services are used to interact with the AWS global network

Module 5: Storage and Databases

⬩Summarize the basic concept of storage and databases
⬩ Describe benefits of Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
⬩ Describe benefits of Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
⬩ Describe the benefits of Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)
⬩ Summarize various storage solutions
⬩ Describe the benefits of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
⬩ Describe the benefits of Amazon DynamoDB
⬩ Summarize various database services

Module 6: Security

⬩ Explain the benefits of the shared responsibility model
⬩ Describe multi-factor authentication (MFA)
⬩ Differentiate between the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) security levels
⬩ Describe security policies at a basic level
⬩ Explain the benefits of AWS Organizations
⬩ Summarize the benefits of compliance with AWS
⬩ Explain primary AWS security services at a basic level

Module 7: Monitoring and Analytics

⬩Summarize approaches to monitoring your AWS environment
⬩ Describe the benefits of Amazon CloudWatch
⬩ Describe the benefits of AWS CloudTrail
⬩ Describe the benefits of AWS Trusted Advisor

Module 8: Pricing and Support

⬩ Understand AWS pricing and support models
⬩ Describe the AWS Free Tier
⬩ Describe key benefits of AWS Organizations and consolidated billing
⬩ Explain the benefits of AWS Budgets
⬩ Explain the benefits of AWS Cost Explorer
⬩ Explain the primary benefits of the AWS Pricing Calculator
⬩ Distinguish between the various AWS Support Plans
⬩ Describe the benefits of AWS Marketplace

Module 9: Migration and Innovation

⬩Understand migration and innovation in the AWS Cloud
⬩ Summarize the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF)
⬩ Summarize six key factors of a cloud migration strategy
⬩ Describe the benefits of various AWS data migration solutions, such as AWS Snowcone, AWS Snowball, and AWS Snowmobile
⬩ Summarize the broad scope of innovative solutions that AWS offers
⬩ Summarize the five pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework

Module 10: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Basics

⬩Determine resources for preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner examination
⬩ Describe benefits of becoming AWS Certified