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Approx. 9 hours to complete

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Subtitles: English

What you will learn

  • Learn AWS fundamental concepts including Regions, Availability Zones, and Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs)

  • Learn how to use AWS compute, storage, database, and security services via the AWS Console

  • How to make an applications durable, distributed, and highly available

Skills you will gain

Cloud Computing SecurityAWS cloudCloud Storagecloud networkingCloud Computing

Learner Career Outcomes

38%

started a new career after completing these courses

31%

got a tangible career benefit from this course

11%

got a pay increase or promotion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Beginner Level

Approx. 9 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week
1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Introduction, Infrastructure, and Compute

2 hours to complete
11 videos (Total 37 min), 6 readings, 2 quizzes
11 videos
Meet the Instructors1m
AWS Overview4m
AWS Infrastructure Part 15m
AWS Infrastructure Part 22m
What is our Sample App?2m
Introduction to Compute Services on AWS3m
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)3m
Creating a (Web Server) Using Amazon EC26m
Introduction to Amazon Lightsail1m
Amazon Lightsail Demonstration2m
6 readings
Course Welcome Notes5m
AWS Overview Notes10m
AWS Infrastructure Notes5m
Compute Services Notes10m
Amazon EC2 Notes10m
Amazon Lightsail Notes10m
2 practice exercises
AWS Infrastructure Quiz10m
Compute Quiz10m
Week
2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Networking and Storage on AWS

2 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 39 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes
8 videos
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Part 110m
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Part 212m
Introduction to Storage on AWS2m
Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)3m
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)3m
Amazon S3 Demonstration3m
Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)1m
4 readings
Networking on AWS Notes30m
Amazon EBS Notes15m
Amazon S3 Notes15m
Amazon EFS Notes10m
2 practice exercises
Networking Quiz10m
Storage Quiz10m
Week
3

Week 3

1 hour to complete

Databases on AWS

1 hour to complete
5 videos (Total 17 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
5 videos
BYODB vs Amazon RDS2m
Amazon RDS in Detail6m
Amazon DynamoDB2m
Amazon DynamoDB Demonstration3m
2 readings
Amazon RDS Notes15m
Amazon DynamoDB Notes15m
1 practice exercise
Database Quiz10m
Week
4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Monitoring and Scaling

2 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 20 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
4 videos
Monitoring and Amazon CloudWatch4m
Load Balancing2m
Auto Scaling11m
3 readings
Monitoring and Amazon CloudWatch Notes20m
Amazon EC2 Elastic Load Balancing Notes15m
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Notes15m
1 practice exercise
Monitoring and Scaling Quiz10m

About the AWS Fundamentals Specialization

This specialization gives current or aspiring IT professionals an overview of the features, benefits, and capabilities of Amazon Web Services (AWS). As you proceed through these four interconnected courses, you will gain a more vivid understanding of core AWS services, key AWS security concepts, strategies for migrating from on-premises to AWS, and basics of building serverless applications with AWS. Additionally, you will have opportunities to practice what you have learned by completing labs and exercises developed by AWS technical instructors....
AWS Fundamentals

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Once you enroll for a Certificate, you’ll have access to all videos, quizzes, and programming assignments (if applicable). Peer review assignments can only be submitted and reviewed once your session has begun. If you choose to explore the course without purchasing, you may not be able to access certain assignments.

  • When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.

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  • No. You'll learn all the course material through video lectures, demos, quizzes and a final assessment. No programming experience is necessary. We strongly suggest that you take advantage of the AWS Free Tier to explore AWS. As we dive into each of the services covered in this class, there will be links to documentation where you can find example applications and code samples that you can try.

    Visit https://aws.amazon.com/free/ to learn more about Free Tier.

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