Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Master the world's leading cloud platform with comprehensive training on compute, storage, networking, and serverless services.

Intermediate to Advanced 15+ Core Topics

Overview

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. This training provides in-depth coverage of essential AWS services, best practices, and architectural patterns used in enterprise environments.

Core Compute Services

AWS provides a wide range of compute services to meet various workload requirements, from traditional virtual machines to serverless functions.

  • EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) - Virtual servers, instance types, AMIs, and Auto Scaling
  • Lambda - Serverless computing, triggers, and event-driven architecture
  • ECS & EKS - Container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Elastic Beanstalk - Platform as a Service for application deployment

Storage & Database Services

AWS offers a broad portfolio of storage and database services optimized for different use cases including object storage, file systems, and managed databases.

  • S3 (Simple Storage Service) - Object storage, versioning, lifecycle policies
  • EBS (Elastic Block Store) - Block storage volumes for EC2
  • RDS - Managed relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server)
  • DynamoDB - Fully managed NoSQL database service

Networking & Content Delivery

Build highly available and secure network architectures using AWS networking services.

  • VPC - Virtual Private Cloud, subnets, route tables, and NAT gateways
  • ELB - Elastic Load Balancing (ALB, NLB, CLB)
  • Route 53 - DNS service and domain management
  • CloudFront - Content delivery network (CDN)

Security & Identity

Implement robust security controls and identity management in your AWS environment.

  • IAM - Identity and Access Management, policies, roles, and users
  • KMS - Key Management Service for encryption
  • Security Groups & NACLs - Network security controls
  • AWS Certificate Manager - SSL/TLS certificate management

Sample Architecture

Here's an example of a highly available web application architecture on AWS:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Route 53 (DNS) │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CloudFront (CDN) │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Application Load Balancer (ALB) │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ ┌─────────┴────────┐ ┌────────┴─────────┐ │ EC2 (AZ-1) │ │ EC2 (AZ-2) │ │ Auto Scaling │ │ Auto Scaling │ └──────────────────┘ └──────────────────┘ │ │ ┌─────────┴────────────────────┴─────────┐ │ RDS (Multi-AZ) │ │ Primary / Standby │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘

AWS Certification Path

This training prepares you for the following AWS certifications:

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (Foundational)
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

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