Cloud Computing & Amazon Web Services (AWS) Overview
A practical overview of Cloud Computing and commonly used Amazon Web Services.
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Introduction
Cloud Computing has revolutionized the way infrastructure and other
computing resources are managed and it continues to expand its horizon
in the application world. Yet it remains as a mystery to many IT and
Software professionals. The intent of this course is to give a practical
introduction to Cloud Computing along with some hands-on experience
using Amazon Web Services.
Following is an outline of the course.
- Overview of Cloud Computing
- Introduction to commonly used Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Overview of Best Practices in Cloud
- Overview of DevOps
Note: This course is about a practical approach to cloud. It is not geared towards any specific cloud certification although it may help in solidifying some of the concepts that you may find helpful for certification.
Primary Audience
- Architects
- Developers
- Quality Assurance
- DevOps
- Operations
Your Instructor
A technology enthusiast and an entrepreneur with several years of experience in designing and implementing solutions in the areas of Cloud Computing, DevOps, Smart Home, web and mobile applications.
Course Curriculum
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Start3.1 Basic Terminology (1:50)
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StartQuiz: Basic Terminology
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Preview3.2 General Instructions (1:02)
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Start3.3 IAM Overview (3:30)
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Start3.3.1 Demo: IAM - Dashboard (0:35)
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Start3.3.2 Demo: IAM - Create Group (0:45)
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Start3.3.3 Demo: IAM - Create User (1:32)
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Start3.3.4 Demo: IAM - Dashboard Update (0:12)
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Start3.3.5 Demo: IAM - User Login (1:54)
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StartQuiz: IAM
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Start3.4 VPC Overview (4:08)
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Start3.4.1 Demo: VPC - Dashboard and VPC Details (2:21)
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Start3.4.2 Demo: VPC - Subnets (1:30)
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Start3.4.3 Demo: VPC - Route Tables (1:42)
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Start3.4.4 Demo: VPC - Internet Gateways (1:34)
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Start3.4.5 Demo: VPC - Security Groups (1:35)
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StartQuiz: VPC
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Preview3.5 EC2 Overview (6:51)
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Start3.5.1 Demo: EC2 - IAM Permissions (1:25)
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Start3.5.2 Demo: EC2 - Create Instance (8:22)
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Start3.5.3 Demo: EC2 - Connect to Instance (2:05)
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Start3.5.4 Demo: EC2 - Instance Actions (1:17)
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Start3.5.5 Demo: EC2 - Elastic Block Store (EBS) Volumes (1:04)
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StartQuiz: EC2
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Start3.6 RDS Overview (1:33)
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Start3.6.1 Demo: RDS - IAM Permissions (0:44)
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Start3.6.2 Demo: RDS - Dashboard (0:28)
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Start3.6.3 Demo: RDS - Create Instance (2:42)
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Start3.6.4 Demo: RDS - Instance Details (0:48)
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Start3.6.5 Demo: RDS - Connect to Instance (1:10)
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StartQuiz: RDS
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Start3.7 S3 Overview (1:23)
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Start3.7.1 Demo: S3 - IAM Permissions (0:25)
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Start3.7.2 Demo: S3 - Create Bucket (1:27)
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Start3.7.3 Demo: S3 - Upload File (1:18)
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Start3.7.4 Demo: S3 - Download File (0:12)
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StartQuiz: S3
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Start3.8 Lambda Overview (1:48)
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Start3.8.1 Demo: Lambda - IAM Permissions (0:25)
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Start3.8.2 Demo: Lambda - IAM Role (1:31)
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Start3.8.3 Demo: Lambda - Create Function (1:37)
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Start3.8.4 Demo: Lambda - Test Function (1:44)
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StartQuiz: Lambda
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Start3.9 CloudWatch Overview (1:39)
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Start3.9.1 Demo: CloudWatch - Console (0:35)
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Start3.9.2 Demo: CloudWatch - Create Alarm (2:15)
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Start3.9.3 Demo: CloudWatch - Create Rule (1:12)
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Start3.9.4 Demo: CloudWatch - Browse Logs (1:51)
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Start3.9.5 Demo: CloudWatch - Log Searching and Management (1:48)
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Start3.9.6 Demo: CloudWatch - View Metrics (1:09)
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StartQuiz: CloudWatch
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Start3.10 Route 53 Overview (1:14)
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StartQuiz: Route 53
What are our students saying about the course?
"An excellent course that gets your started on AWS. This course covers the fundamentals that anyone one would need to start creating apps in AWS. What I found different than other such material was the focus on security, cost and best practices. Highly recommend every developer and DevOps person that is getting started on AWS to go through this course!"
- Yogesh D, Senior Software Developer
"The course is excellent for a beginner to intermediate level learner to make basic understanding and to get familiar with basic terminologies of AWS Cloud Computing. Course contents are very well organized with step by step explanation of key AWS resources/services. Demo for creating various AWS resources is really helpful for a beginner. Tutor also explained various best practices to keep in mind while dealing with AWS resources. Looking forward for advanced courses to gain more knowledge on AWS and DevOps."
- Praveen T, Senior DevOps Engineer