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AWS CLOUD COMPUTING

## AWS Cloud Computing (General Overview) Amazon Web Services AWS is a **cloud platform by Amazon** that provides IT resources like servers, storage, and databases over the internet. **Key Points:** * No need to buy physical hardware * Pay only for what you use * Easily scale up or down * Secure and reliable **Examples of Services:** * Amazon EC2 (servers) * Amazon S3 (storage) * Amazon VPC (networking) **Simple:** AWS lets you build and run applications online instead of on your own computer.

Skills Covered

4

Certification

1

Duration

02 months

Overview

 Cloud Computing with AWS – Overview

Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services such as servers, storage, databases, networking, and software over the internet. Instead of relying on physical hardware, users can access these resources on demand, making systems more flexible, scalable, and cost-efficient.


☁️ What is AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a leading cloud computing platform provided by Amazon. It offers a wide range of cloud services that help individuals, startups, and enterprises build, deploy, and manage applications with ease.


 Key Features of AWS

  • On-Demand Services: Access resources anytime without setup delays
  • Scalability: Increase or decrease resources based on needs
  • Pay-as-You-Go: Only pay for what you use
  • Global Infrastructure: Data centers available worldwide
  • Security: Advanced protection and compliance standards

 Core AWS Services

🔹 Compute

Services like EC2 and Lambda allow you to run applications and code without managing physical servers.

🔹 Storage

AWS provides secure storage options like S3 for files and EBS for virtual machine storage.

🔹 Databases

Managed database services like RDS and DynamoDB help store and organize data efficiently.

🔹 Networking

Tools like VPC and CloudFront ensure secure connections and fast content delivery.


 Benefits of Cloud Computing with AWS

  • Reduces infrastructure costs
  • Improves performance and reliability
  • Enables fast deployment of applications
  • Supports innovation with modern technologies like AI and Machine Learning

 Conclusion

Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services simplifies how technology is used by providing powerful tools over the internet. It allows users to build scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions, making it an essential skill in today’s digital world.

What are Key Takeaways?

 Key Takeaways – Cloud Computing with AWS

  • Cloud computing allows you to access servers, storage, and applications over the internet instead of using physical hardware.
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) is one of the most popular and widely used cloud platforms.
  • AWS follows a pay-as-you-go model, making it cost-effective for individuals and businesses.
  • It offers scalability, allowing you to increase or decrease resources as needed.
  • Provides a wide range of services including compute, storage, databases, and networking.
  • Ensures high security and reliability with global infrastructure.
  • Used for websites, apps, data storage, AI/ML, and more.
  • Learning AWS can open career opportunities in cloud computing and freelancing.
Who Should Attend?

 Who Should Enroll

  • Matric students interested in technology
  • Intermediate (Inter) students looking to build practical skills
  • Graduation students aiming for careers in data science and Python
  • Beginners with no prior experience
  • Anyone interested in data analysis and programming
  • Individuals who want to start a career in the tech field
  • Learners from any educational background
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WEEK : 1 - INTRODUCTION

WEEK 1

  • Introduction to Cloud Computing & AWS
  • History of Amazon Web Services
  • AWS Certifications Overview
  • What the AWS exam covers
  • AWS Regions and Availability Zones (AZ)
  • How to sign up for AWS
  • Create a billing alarm
  • IAM (Identity and Access Management) introduction
  • IAM roles and policies
  • Security groups introduction
  • Security groups deep dive
  • Introduction to EC2
  • Instance types deep dive
  • Instance launch types
  • Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)
  • EC2 Instance Connect
  • EC2 instance metadata
  • EC2 user data
  • EC2 hibernate
  • EC2 storage
  • Private vs Public vs Elastic IP
  • EC2 placement groups
  • Spot instances and spot fleet
  • Cross-account AMI copy
  • CLI setup (Linux/Windows)
  • CLI practice with S3
  • CLI on EC2
  • Install Apache on EC2
  • Quiz / Practice
WEEK : 2

 Week 2

  • Introduction to High Availability and Scalability
  • Importance of fault tolerance in cloud systems
  • Types of Load Balancers (Application, Network, Classic)
  • Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) overview
  • ELB SSL Certificates (HTTPS setup & security)
  • ELB Stickiness (Session persistence)
  • ELB Connection Draining
  • Auto Scaling Groups (ASG) Introduction
  • ASG Scaling Policies (Dynamic & Scheduled scaling)
  • Ensuring application availability using multiple instances
  • Load distribution and performance optimization
  • Quiz / Practice
WEEK : 3

WEEK 3

  • Introduction to Amazon Web Services networking
  • Amazon Route 53 overview
  • DNS (Domain Name System) basics
  • Time to Live (TTL)
  • Routing Policies (Simple, Weighted, Latency, Failover)
  • CNAME vs Alias records
  • Health Checks in Route 53
  • Route 53 private hosted zones
  • 3rd party domain integration
  • Route 53 and EC2 setup

  • Introduction to VPC
  • Default VPC
  • Subnets (Public & Private)
  • CIDR (IP range) and IP addressing
  • Private vs Public IP
  • Internet Gateway
  • Route Tables
  • DNS resolution options

 Security & Connectivity

  • NACL (Network Access Control List)
  • Security Groups comparison
  • NAT Instances

 Advanced Networking

  • VPC Peering
  • Direct Connect & Direct Connect Gateway

 Assessment

  • Quiz / Practice
    • Site-to-Site VPN (secure connection between on-premise and AWS)
    • Virtual Private Gateway (VGW)
    • Customer Gateway (CGW)
    • VPC Endpoints (private access to AWS services)
    • Egress-Only Internet Gateway (for IPv6 outbound traffic)
    • Understanding network costs in Amazon Web Services
    • Quiz / Practice
WEEK : 4

WEEK 4

  • Introduction to Simple Storage Service (S3)
  • Buckets and Objects in Amazon Web Services
  • S3 Storage Classes overview
  • Versioning in S3
  • MFA Delete
  • Lifecycle Policies
  • Replication (Cross-Region & Same-Region)
  • Consistency Models
  • Static website hosting on S3
  • Routing policies in S3
  • Security and Bucket Policies
  • Encryption (Server-side & Client-side)
  • Default Encryption
  • Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)
  • Access Logs
  • Performance optimization in S3
  • AWS CloudTrail introduction
  • Quiz / Practice
WEEK : 5

 

WEEK 5

  • Decoupling applications
  • SQS (FIFO queues)
  • SNS overview
  • Kinesis Data Streams
  • SQS vs SNS vs Kinesis
  • Serverless introduction
  • AWS Lambda & limits
  • DynamoDB advanced features
  • Quiz / Practice
WEEK : 6

WEEK 6

  • Databases on Amazon Web Services
  • Relational Database (RDB) overview
  • Choosing the right database
  • Amazon RDS (encryption & security)
  • RDS replicas vs Multi-AZ
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Amazon Aurora
  • S3 and database integration
  • Elastic Cache
  • Amazon Athena
  • Quiz / Practice

    • Introduction to data migration in Amazon Web Services
    • AWS DataSync
    • Amazon DynamoDB overview
    • Database Migration Service (DMS)
    • On-premise strategies with AWS
    • Quiz / Practice
WEEK : 7

 Week 7

  • Introduction to Amazon Web Services services
  • CloudFront overview
  • CloudFront with S3
  • Global Accelerator overview
  • Signed URLs and Cookies
  • AWS storage options comparison
  • Other storage services
  • FSx overview
  • Storage Gateway
  • Snowball and Snowmobile
  • Security and Encryption basics (Encryption 101)
  • Key Management Service (KMS)
  • Cloud Hardware Security Module (HSM)
  • Secrets Manager
  • IAM advanced concepts
  • Quiz / Practice
WEEK : 8

 Week 10

  • Basic overview of solution architecture in Amazon Web Services
  • Event processing in AWS
  • High Performance Computing (HPC) on AWS
  • EC2 high availability concepts
  • AWS Elastic Beanstalk overview
  • Caching strategies in AWS
  • Developing on AWS (introduction)
  • Blocking an IP address in AWS
  • Exam preparation discussion
  • Final exam / assessment

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