AWS Technical Essentials

AWS Technical Essentials introduces you to AWS products, services, and common solutions.

Training duration: 8 academic hours (1 day)

Target audience: This course is intended for:

• Individuals responsible for articulating the technical benefits of AWS services to customers
• Individuals interested in learning how to get started with using AWS
• SysOps administrators, Solution Architects and developers interested in using AWS services

Prerequisites: This course is aimed at a technical audience who require a technical appreciation of AWS products and services.

For Business Decision-Makers, the Amazon Web Services – Business Essentials is the recommended option.

Contents of this training

AWS Technical Essentials introduces you to AWS products, services, and common solutions. It provides you with fundamentals to become more proficient in identifying AWS services so that you can make informed decisions about IT solutions based on your business requirements and get started working on AWS.

Delivery Method: This course is delivered through a mix of instructor-led training (ILT) and hands-on labs.

Hands-On Activity: This course allows you to test new skills and apply knowledge to your working environment through a variety of practical exercises.

This course covers the following concepts:

• Introduction and History of AWS
• AWS Foundational Services: EC2, VPC, S3, EBS
• AWS Security, Identity, and Access Management: IAM
• AWS Databases: RDS, DynamoDB
• AWS Management Tools: Auto Scaling, CloudWatch, Elastic Load Balancing, Trusted Advisor

The training is held in cooperation with our partner QA.

Special Notices:

Labs – Please note: The labs for your AWS course will be delivered through AWS Builder labs. In order to access these labs you will need to have an Amazon BuilderID. You can set up your new Amazon account here. Please ensure that you have set up this Amazon BuilderID in advance of attending your class.

Courseware – Please note: In order to access your digital course materials you are required to set up a Gilmore account in advance of attending your course. To do this please follow this link.

Please also be aware that in order to access your materials and Labs it is important that your device and network should not restrict access to AWS or Vitalsource content. For that reason, AWS recommend NOT using a Corporate laptop with any security restrictions in place or the use of a VPN.

Learning outcomes

This course teaches you how to:

• Recognize terminology and concepts as they relate to the AWS platform and navigate the AWS Management Console.
• Understand the foundational services, including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), and Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS).
• Understand the security measures AWS provides and key concepts of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Understand AWS database services, including Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).
• Understand AWS management tools, including Auto Scaling, Amazon CloudWatch, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), and AWS Trusted Advisor.

Price includes:

• virtual training;
• course materials (in the web);
• certificate.

Continuing education curriculum group: Software and application development and analysis