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Cloud Foundations

Three classroom parts on cloud computing concepts, the AWS global infrastructure, the core compute, storage and database services, and how usage is billed. A first look before Becoming a Cloud Practitioner.

Length
2 weeks
Taught hours
10.5
Delivery
Instructor-led classroom
Leads to
Record of completion

Free

Sponsored by MT

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What you learn

Course outcomes

  1. Explain on-demand computing and the AWS global infrastructure
  2. Sort AWS services into their categories and say what each category is for
  3. Tell EC2 from Lambda, S3 from EBS, and RDS from DynamoDB
  4. Describe how an AWS account is set up and what IAM controls
  5. Read an AWS bill and describe the main pricing models
  6. Decide whether Becoming a Cloud Practitioner is the right next step

The course

About this course

Part one covers on-demand computing, the six advantages of the cloud, Regions and Availability Zones. Part two covers EC2, S3, RDS and the managed services built on them.

Part three covers accounts, IAM at a glance, on-demand and reserved pricing, and reading a bill.

Each part is a taught session of three and a half hours with no console work required.

Who it is for

  • Anyone deciding whether to take Becoming a Cloud Practitioner
  • Managers and analysts who work with cloud teams

Before you start

  • None.

What you receive

AWSCLD1BEGINNER

Record of completion, issued on completion of the taught parts.

Who teaches it

Trainers.

Course content

3 parts.

  • 3 videos, 3.5 hours

  • 3 videos, 3.5 hours

  • 2 videos, 3.5 hours

Intakes

Pick an intake.

Every cohort runs the same content. Choose the dates, location and mode that fit around your week.

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