Amazon Web Services (AWS) Technical Essentials - Ultimate Training Program

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Technical Essentials - Ultimate Training Program

by Rajesh Daswani
Released December 2020
Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
ISBN: 9781801079716

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Video description

In this hands-on technical course, you will learn about core AWS services and products. You will also gain hands-on experience through our step-by-step video demonstrations on how to build common cloud solutions. With this fundamental course, you can make informed decisions about IT solutions based on your business requirements and start learning how to build highly available, fault-tolerant, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions.

The course starts with an introduction to cloud computing and AWS and takes you through the history of AWS and the advantages of cloud computing. Next, you will learn the concepts of Identity and Access Management (IAM) to create and manage user identities and grant permissions to users outside of AWS. Moving along, you will get to grips with Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), networking, and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) concepts. Toward the end, you will learn how to effectively manage database services and understand the deployment and management tools in detail.

In the updated videos, you will also learn about AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Systems Manager—Run Command and Session Manager—and securing applications with AWS Secrets Manager.

By the end of this course, you will be equipped with the skills to make informed decisions about IT solutions based on your business requirements. You will have the confidence to architect, design, and implement highly available, fault-tolerant, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions on the AWS platform.

What You Will Learn

  • Build a solid understanding of AWS platform terminology and cloud concepts
  • Learn the basics of AWS cloud architectural principles
  • Learn to implement cloud security concepts and AWS security
  • Learn about AWS storage and networking concepts for efficient data management
  • Utilize AWS Systems Manager - Run Command for effective management
  • Master AWS Systems Manager - Session Manager for secure remote access

Audience

Whether you are a business looking to migrate your applications to the cloud or an IT Professional wanting to learn more about the AWS platform, this course is a foundational starting point. You can then take further certification courses to specialize in different job roles and start building cloud solutions for your organization and clients.

No prior knowledge of AWS is necessary for this course, as you learn everything from scratch and build on your newly learned skills.

About The Author

Rajesh Daswani: Rajesh Daswani is a senior solutions architect, AWS course content creator, and corporate trainer with over 20 years’ experience in core IT infrastructure services and cloud computing. He has delivered corporate training programs and online training for several clients across the UK, USA, and India and published courses for Packt Publishing.

Rajesh now delivers courses for the IaaS Academy, an online training provider that delivers on-demand cloud computing training and practice exam simulators to help students and IT professionals ace IT certification exams. You will also find extensive blog articles and exam tips on the IaaS Academy website to help you with your study and revision.

Table of contents

  1. Chapter 1 : Introduction
    1. Overview of the Course
    2. Demo – Setting Up an AWS Free Tier Account
    3. Setting Up the Environment
    4. Creating a Billing Alarm
    5. Introduction to Cloud Computing
    6. Six Advantages of Cloud Computing
    7. AWS Global Infrastructure
  2. Chapter 2 : Identity and Access Management (AWS IAM)
    1. Introduction to Identity and Access Management (IAM)
    2. Demo – Identity and Access Management (IAM) Hands-On Lab
    3. Identity and Access Management (IAM) Authorization and Policies
    4. Demo – Identity and Access Management (IAM) Roles and Policies
    5. Identity and Access Management (IAM) Identity Federation
  3. Chapter 3 : Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
    1. Introduction to Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) - Part 1
    2. Introduction to Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) - Part 2
    3. Demo – Creating an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Bucket
    4. Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Access Policies
    5. Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Versioning
    6. Demo – Configuring the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Versioning
    7. Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Cross-Region Replication
    8. Demo – Configuring the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Cross-Region Replication
    9. Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Lifestyle Management
    10. Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Static Website Hosting
    11. Demo - Create an S3 Static Website
  4. Chapter 4 : Amazon Virtual Private Cloud and Networking
    1. IP Addresses and Port Numbers - Part 1
    2. IP Addresses and Port Numbers - Part 2
    3. IP Addresses and Subnetting - Part 1
    4. IP Addresses and Subnetting - Part 2
    5. Introduction to On-Premises Networking – Quick Overview
    6. Introduction to Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
    7. AWS Default Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs)
    8. Demo – Creating a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    9. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) – Internet Gateway
    10. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) – Subnet and Route Tables
    11. Demo – Building the Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Subnets
    12. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) – Subnets and Usable IP Addresses
    13. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) – Security Groups and Network Access Control Lists (NACLs) - Part 1
    14. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) – Security Groups and Network Access Control Lists (NACLs) - Part 2
    15. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) – Network Address Translation (NAT) - Part 1
    16. Demo – Creating a Network Address Translation (NAT) Instance for a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    17. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) – Network Address Translation (NAT) - Part 2
  5. Chapter 5 : Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
    1. Introduction to Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) - Part 1
    2. Introduction to Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) - Part 2
    3. Demo – Launching an Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Instance
    4. Elastic Bloc Storage (EBS)
    5. Demo – Expanding an Elastic Bloc Storage (EBS) Volume
    6. Amazon Elastic Load Balancer
    7. Demo - Creating an Elastic Load Balancer
    8. AWS Auto Scaling
    9. Demo – Configuring AWS Auto Scaling - Part 1
    10. Configuring AWS Auto Scaling - Part 2
    11. AWS Serverless
    12. AWS Lambda
    13. Demo - Automate Start and Stop of EC2 Instances with AWS Lambda
  6. Chapter 6 : Databases on AWS
    1. Introduction to Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
    2. Demo – Creating an Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
    3. Amazon Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift, and ElastiCache
  7. Chapter 7 : Management and Governance
    1. Amazon CloudWatch
    2. Demo – Building a CloudWatch Dashboard
    3. Amazon Trusted Advisor
    4. AWS Systems Manager - Run Command
    5. AWS Systems Manager - Session Manager Part 1
    6. AWS Systems Manager - Session Manager Part 2
    7. Secure Applications with AWS Secrets Manager
  8. Chapter 8 : Project Assignment
    1. Project – The Vegan Studio – Setting the Scene
    2. Project – The Vegan Studio – Design Requirements – High-Level Design (HLD)
    3. Project – The Vegan Studio – Design Solution – Low-Level Design (LLD)
    4. Project – The Vegan Studio – High Availability (HA) and Failover Tests
    5. Project – The Vegan Studio – Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and Networking
    6. Project - The Vegan Studio - Simple Storage Service (S3) Resource Bucket
    7. Project - The Vegan Studio - Identity and Access Management (IAM) Role
    8. Project - The Vegan Studio - Relational Database Service (RDS) Multi Availability Zone (AZ)
    9. Project - The Vegan Studio - Amazon Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)
    10. Project - The Vegan Studio - Auto Scaling
    11. Project - The Vegan Studio - Accessing the Web Application
    12. Project - The Vegan Studio - High Availability (HA) and Failover Test - Part 1
    13. Project - The Vegan Studio - High Availability (HA) and Failover Test - Part 2
    14. Project - The Vegan Studio - Project Clean-up

Product information

  • Title: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Technical Essentials - Ultimate Training Program
  • Author(s): Rajesh Daswani
  • Release date: December 2020
  • Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781801079716