AWS™ Fundamentals

Course Specifications

Course Number:

093025

Course Length:

1 day

Course Description

Overview:

Welcome to the AWS™ Fundamentals course! Congratulations on choosing the finest materials available on the market today for expert-facilitated learning in any presentation modality.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Reach customers with AWS.
• Implement AWS storage and database services.
• Optimize compute and network services.
• Use AWS management tools.
• Secure an AWS deployment.

Target Student:

The AWS™ Fundamentals course is designed for technology enthusiasts who are working in IT (as an administrator, software developer, or manager), or any other interested individual who would like to learn about the core cloud services provided by AWS, such as:

• Information Technology practitioners and leaders who are new to AWS and who will be supporting or implementing AWS in their organizations.
• Business and technology leaders responsible for articulating the technical and business benefits of using AWS.
• Administrators and developers who are evaluating the use of AWS services.

Prerequisites:

You should have the following prerequisite skills before taking this class:

• Be able to navigate Windows.
• Be able to use a web browser.
• Experience logging on to, navigating, and searching a website.
• Basic end-user skills with personal productivity software such as Microsoft® Office or Google Apps™.
• Familiarity with networking concepts such as server, database, storage, IP subnet, load balancing, authentication, authorization.
• Some experience as an IT practitioner, manager, or leader may be helpful.

Course-specific Technical Requirements

Hardware:

For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:

• 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• CD-ROM drive (if installing any software from a CD-ROM)
• Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
• 1,024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
• Network cards and cabling for local network access
• Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
• Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
• Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen

Software:

• Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 or later.
• Microsoft® Word 2013 or later or another word processing program.
• If necessary, software for viewing the course slides (instructor machine only).
• Any web browser.

NOTE: To perform the course activities, students will need to provide credit card information to create some cloud accounts. Training organizations will need to communicate this requirement appropriately to students if they will be expected to provide their own cards. Providers may consider alternate strategies, such as supplying a prepaid card number to students during class that they can use to create the temporary accounts. Charges, if any, to these cards will be minimal, and where possible the activities suggest alternate strategies in cases where minor charges might be accrued.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with AWS

Topic A: AWS

Topic B: Leverage AWS in Your Business Strategy

Topic C: Work with the AWS Management Console

Lesson 2: Implementing AWS Storage and Database Services

Topic A: Configure AWS Storage

Topic B: Deploy Amazon Database Services

Lesson 3: Implementing Compute and Network Services

Topic A: Implement Elastic Cloud Compute Services

Topic B: Implement Virtual Networks

Lesson 4: Using AWS Management Tools

Topic A: Automate AWS Resource Provisioning

Topic B: Manage AWS Resources

Lesson 5: Securing an AWS Deployment

Topic A: Enforce AWS Security

Topic B: Optimize AWS Security