Overview of AWS

By Beth Hord

A beginner's introduction to AWS and some of the most-used AWS services.

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1 hour

22 Lessons
1 Hands-On Lab
1 Course Quiz

About the course

Are you interested in AWS and want to know if it’s something you, your team, or your business should be using? This course offers a practical introduction to AWS and its history, what it can do, and how to recognize where and when to use it. The course will cover the common ideas, concepts, terminology, and services of AWS.

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Chapter 1 2 Lessons Introduction 8:20

Course Introduction
1:18

What Is Cloud?
7:02
Chapter 2 3 Lessons What on Earth Is AWS? 7:20

AWS and YOU!
1:03

Outlining a Brief History of AWS
2:24

Assessing If You Should Think about Using AWS
3:53
Chapter 3 5 Lessons Core Services 25:17

Most Popular and Basic Services for AWS
0:47

Examining a VPC and How It Affects Networking
6:29

What Is Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and How Do You Use It?
7:02

Simple Storage Service (S3) Breakdown
5:35

Exploring Relational Database Service (RDS)
5:24
Chapter 4 2 Lessons Now It's All Coming Together 4:21

Summarizing How These Services Work Together
1:38

Understanding Why That Is a Good Thing
2:43
Chapter 5 7 Lessons Less Common, but Still Interesting, Services 14:59

Services That Go a Little Deeper but Should Be Touched On
0:51

Identifying All Things Security
2:39

Implementing Monitoring
1:53

Examining What Serverless Is
2:45

Well-Architected Framework and Why It's Important
3:15

Highlighting Cost Optimization
1:58

Summarizing Uncommon and Outstanding Services
1:38
Chapter 6 2 Lessons Review 15:00

AWS Overview Reivew
0:00 Quiz

Building an EC2 instance and Creating a Website With S3
15:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 7 2 Lessons Conclusion 1:52

Course Summary
0:56

Conclusion and What’s Next
0:56

What are Hands-on Labs

What's the difference between theoretical knowledge and real skills? Practical real-world experience. That's where Hands-on Labs come in! Hands-on Labs are guided, interactive experiences that help you learn and practice real-world scenarios in real cloud environments. Hands-on Labs are seamlessly integrated in courses, so you can learn by doing.

Overview of AWS

About the course

Lab Highlights

Course Introduction

What Is Cloud?

AWS and YOU!

Outlining a Brief History of AWS

Assessing If You Should Think about Using AWS

Most Popular and Basic Services for AWS

Examining a VPC and How It Affects Networking

What Is Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and How Do You Use It?

Simple Storage Service (S3) Breakdown

Exploring Relational Database Service (RDS)

Summarizing How These Services Work Together

Understanding Why That Is a Good Thing

Services That Go a Little Deeper but Should Be Touched On

Identifying All Things Security

Implementing Monitoring

Examining What Serverless Is

Well-Architected Framework and Why It's Important

Highlighting Cost Optimization

Summarizing Uncommon and Outstanding Services

AWS Overview Reivew

Building an EC2 instance and Creating a Website With S3

Course Summary

Conclusion and What’s Next

What are Hands-on Labs

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