AW100: AWS™ Cloud Practitioner Essentials

Agenda:

• Introduction to Amazon Web Services
  • Summarize the benefits of AWS™
  • Describe differences between on-demand delivery and cloud deployments
  • Summarize the pay-as-you-go pricing model

• Compute in the Cloud
  • Describe the benefits of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) at a basic level
  • Identify the different Amazon EC2 instance types
  • Differentiate between the various billing options for Amazon EC2
  • Describe the benefits of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
  • Summarize the benefits of Elastic Load Balancing
  • Give an example of the uses for Elastic Load Balancing
  • Summarize the differences between Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) and
  • Amazon Simple Queue Services (Amazon SQS)
  • Summarize additional AWS™ compute options

• Global Infrastructure and Reliability
  • Summarize the benefits of the AWS™ Global Infrastructure
  • Describe the basic concept of Availability Zones
  • Describe the benefits of Amazon CloudFront and Edge locations
  • Compare different methods for provisioning AWS™ services

• Networking
  • Describe the basic concepts of networking
  • Describe the difference between public and private networking resources
  • Explain a virtual private gateway using a real life scenario
  • Explain a virtual private network (VPN) using a real life scenario
  • Describe the benefit of AWS™ Direct Connect
  • Describe the benefit of hybrid deployments
  • Describe the layers of security used in an IT strategy
  • Describe which services are used to interact with the AWS™ global network

• Storage and Databases
  • Summarize the basic concept of storage and databases
  • Describe benefits of Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
  • Describe benefits of Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
  • Describe the benefits of Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)
  • Summarize various storage solutions
  • Describe the benefits of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
  • Describe the benefits of Amazon DynamoDB
  • Summarize various database services

• Security
  • Explain the benefits of the shared responsibility model
  • Describe multi-factor authentication (MFA)
  • Differentiate between the AWS™ Identity and Access Management (IAM) security levels
  • Describe security policies at a basic level
  • Explain the benefits of AWS™ Organizations
  • Summarize the benefits of compliance with AWS™
  • Explain primary AWS™ security services at a basic level

• Monitoring and Analytics
  • Summarize approaches to monitoring your AWS™ environment
  • Describe the benefits of Amazon CloudWatch
  • Describe the benefits of AWS™ CloudTrail
  • Describe the benefits of AWS™ Trusted Advisor

• Pricing and Support
  • Understand AWS™ pricing and support models
  • Describe the AWS™ Free Tier
  • Describe key benefits of AWS™ Organizations and consolidated billing
  • Explain the benefits of AWS™ Budgets
  • Explain the benefits of AWS™ Cost Explorer
  • Explain the primary benefits of the AWS™ Pricing Calculator
  • Distinguish between the various AWS™ Support Plans
  • Describe the benefits of AWS™ Marketplace

• Migration and Innovation
  • Understand migration and innovation in the AWS™ Cloud
  • Summarize the AWS™ Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS™ CAF)
  • Summarize six key factors of a cloud migration strategy
  • Describe the benefits of various AWS™ data migration solutions, such as AWS™ Snowcone, AWS™
    Snowball, and AWS™ Snowmobile
  • Summarize the broad scope of innovative solutions that AWS™ offers
  • Summarize the five pillars of the AWS™ Well-Architected Framework

• AWS™ Certified Cloud Practitioner Basics
  • Determine resources for preparing for the AWS™ Certified Cloud Practitioner examination
  • Describe benefits of becoming AWS™ Certified

Objectives:

• Summarize the working definition of AWS™
• Differentiate between on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and all-in cloud
• Describe the basic global infrastructure of the AWS™ Cloud
• Explain the six benefits of the AWS™ Cloud
• Describe and provide an example of the core AWS™ services, including compute, network,
  databases, and storage
• Identify an appropriate solution using AWS™ Cloud services with various use cases
• Describe the AWS™ Well-Architected Framework
• Explain the shared responsibility model
• Describe the core security services within the AWS™ Cloud
• Describe the basics of AWS™ Cloud migration
• Articulate the financial benefits of the AWS™ Cloud for an organization’s cost management
• Define the core billing, account management, and pricing models
• Explain how to use pricing tools to make cost-effective choices for AWS™ services

• AWS™ Certified Cloud Practitioner.

Target audience:

• Sales
• Legal
• Marketing
• Business Analysts
• Project Managers
• AWS™ Academy Students
• Other IT Professionals

Prerequisites:

To participate in the course AW100 AWS™ Cloud Practitioner Essentials at qSkills™, you should meet the following prerequisites:

• General technical IT knowledge
• General IT knowledge

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