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AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

Amazon Web Services

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Welcome to AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials. If you’re new to the cloud, whether you’re in a technical or non-technical role such as finance, legal, sales, marketing, this course will provide you with an understanding of fundamental AWS Cloud concepts to help you gain confidence to contribute to your organization’s cloud initiatives. This course is also the starting point to prepare for your AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification whenever it’s convenient for you.
After you complete the course, you’ll understand the benefits of the AWS Cloud and the basics of its global infrastructure. You’ll be able to describe and provide an example of the core AWS services, including compute, network, databases, and storage. For the finance-minded, you’ll be able to articulate the financial benefits of the AWS Cloud, define core billing and pricing models, and learn how to use pricing tools to make cost-effective choices for AWS services.

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General IT and Business Knowledge

Approx. 18 hours to complete

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What you will learn

Understand the working definition of the AWS Cloud
Differentiate between on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and all-in cloud
Describe the basic global infrastructure of the AWS Cloud
Explain the benefits of the AWS Cloud

Skills you will gain

Cloud Computing Security
AWS cloud
cloud networking
Cloud Computing
Migration and Innovation

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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General IT and Business Knowledge

Approx. 18 hours to complete

English

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Since 2006, Amazon Web Services has been the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. AWS offers over 90 fully featured services for compute, storage, networking, database, analytics, application services, deployment, management, developer, mobile, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, security, hybrid and enterprise applications, from 44 Availability Zones across 16 geographic regions. AWS services are trusted by millions of active customers around the world — including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies — to power their infrastructure, make them more agile, and lower costs.

Coursera and AWS have been partners since 2017 providing learners and enterprises globally, the skills they need to succeed. Coursera builds on AWS servers to scale with student demand with confidence around capacity and elasticity and in partnership with AWS. In 2019, Coursera achieved Advanced Tier Partner status and further extended the partnership with AWS Educate, AWS EdStart and AWS Academy collaborations. Coursera's been able to make cloud skills more accessible with 8 AWS courses on the Coursera platform featuring top subject matter experts and the portfolio continues to grow. To learn more about AWS, visit https://aws.amazon.com.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Introduction to Amazon Web Services, Compute in the Cloud

4 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 48 min), 18 readings, 2 quizzes

11 videos

Introduction to Module 16mWhat is Cloud Computing?3mIntroduction to Module 26mAmazon EC2 Instance Types2mAmazon EC2 Pricing2mScaling Amazon EC2 (Part 1)3mScaling Amazon EC2 (Part 2)2mDirecting Traffic with Elastic Load Balancing5mMessaging and Queueing5mAdditional Compute Services6mModule 2 Summary3m

18 readings

Pre-Course Survey2mCourse Welcome and Helpful Tips10mWhat is a Client-Server Model?Deployment Models for Cloud Computing15mBenefits of Cloud Computing15mResources5mMid-Course Survey2mAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)20mAmazon EC2 instance types15mAmazon EC2 Pricing15mScaling Amazon EC2 (Part 1)5mScaling Amazon EC2 (Part 2)10mElastic Load Balancer15mMonolithic Applications and Microservices10mAmazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)10mAmazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS)15mServerless Computing15mResources5m

2 practice exercises

Module 1 Quiz5mModule 2 Quiz2m

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Global Infrastructure and Reliability, Networking

3 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 49 min), 10 readings, 5 quizzes

12 videos

Introduction to Module 32mRegions7mAvailability Zones4mEdge Locations3mHow to Provision AWS Resources (Part 1)3mHow to Provision AWS Resources (Part 2)3mModule 3 Summary1mIntroduction to Module 41mConnectivity to AWS5mSubnets and Network Access Control Lists9mGlobal Networking3mModule 4 Summary1m

10 readings

Selecting a Region10mAvailability Zones10mEdge Locations5mWays to Interact with AWS Services10mAWS Elastic Beanstalk and AWS CloudFormation5mResources10mConnectivity to AWS10mSubnets and Network Access Control Lists15mGlobal Networking10mResources10m

5 practice exercises

Knowledge Check2mModule 3 Quiz10mKnowledge Check2mKnowledge Check2mModule 4 Quiz10m

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Storage and Databases

In Week 3, you will learn how to summarize the basics of storage and databases, including describing the benefits of Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS). Additionally, you'll be able to summarize various storage solutions and describe the benefits of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) and Amazon DynamoDB.

2 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 42 min), 10 readings, 3 quizzes

12 videos

Introduction to Module 51mInstance Stores and Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)4mAmazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)4mComparing Amazon EBS and Amazon S34mAmazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)2mAmazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)3mAmazon DynamoDB4mComparing Amazon RDS and Amazon DynamoDB3mAmazon Redshift4mAWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)3mAdditional Database Services3mModule 5 Summary1m

10 readings

Instance Stores and Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)10mAmazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)10mAmazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)5mAmazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)10mAmazon DynamoDB10mAmazon Redshift1mAWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)5mAdditional Database Services5mCourse Updates10mResources2m

3 practice exercises

Knowledge Check2mKnowledge Check2mModule 5 Quiz10m

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Security

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 37 min), 7 readings, 4 quizzes

8 videos

Introduction to Module 658sShared Responsibility Model5mUser Permission and Access6mAWS Organizations3mCompliance4mDenial-of-Service Attacks8mAdditional Security Services4mModule 6 Summary3m

7 readings

Shared Responsibility Model10mUser Permission and Access15mAWS Organizations10mCompliance10mDenial-of-Service Attacks10mAdditional Security Services10mResources10m

4 practice exercises

Knowledge Check2mKnowledge Check2mKnowledge Check2mModule 6 Quiz10m

Week5

Week 5

3 hours to complete

Monitoring and Analytics, Pricing and Support

3 hours to complete

14 videos (Total 36 min), 14 readings, 5 quizzes

14 videos

Introduction to Module 71mAmazon CloudWatch4mAWS CloudTrail2mAWS Trusted Advisor5mModule 7 Summary1mIntroduction to Module 81mAWS Free Tier2mBilling Dashboard1mConsolidated Billing2mAWS Budgets1mAWS Cost Explorer2mAWS Support Plans3mAWS Marketplace3mModule 8 Summary1m

14 readings

Amazon CloudWatch10mAWS CloudTrail10mAWS Trusted Advisor5mResources10mAWS Free Tier5mAWS Pricing Concepts15mBilling Dashboard5mConsolidated Billing15mAWS Budgets5mAWS Cost Explorer5mAWS Support Plans10mAWS Marketplace5mCourse Updates10mResources10m

5 practice exercises

Knowledge Check2mModule 7 Quiz5mKnowledge Check2mKnowledge Check2mModule 8 Quiz10m

Week6

Week 6

2 hours to complete

Migration and Innovation, The Cloud Journey

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 31 min), 10 readings, 8 quizzes

9 videos

Introduction to Module 948sAWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF)3mMigration Strategies5mAWS Snow Family4mInnovation with AWS3mModule 9 Summary1mIntroduction to Module 101mThe AWS Well-Architected Framework3mBenefits of the AWS Cloud7m

10 readings

AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF)10mMigration Strategies5mAWS Snow Family5mInnovate with AWS10mResources10mThe AWS Well-Architected Framework10mBenefits of the AWS Cloud10mModule 10 Summary2mCourse Updates10mResources10m

8 practice exercises

Knowledge Check5mKnowledge Check2mKnowledge Check5mKnowledge Check2mModule 9 Quiz8mKnowledge Check5mKnowledge Check2mModule 10 Quiz5m

Week7

Week 7

2 hours to complete

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Basics

2 hours to complete

3 readings

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TOP REVIEWS FROM AWS CLOUD PRACTITIONER ESSENTIALS

by HQSep 7, 2021

Nice introductory course on cloud computing using AWS. This course alone is nothing but gives you idea on where to go next depending on your interest and/or requirement.

by TFApr 2, 2021

This is extremely amazing sorry I didn’t get started when I first applied ah few months ago it wasn’t letting in but now I’m thank happy I’ve gotten the opportunity 😭❤️👏🏾

by OKFeb 20, 2021

This course simply qualifies as the best course I have completed on coursera. The instructors, the teaching methods, the graphics and illustrations were simly excellent.

by GAMar 31, 2022

Course very clearly explained using a real-world examples. I highly recommend it to anyone new to the cloud, specifically those who wish to use the AWS cloud services.

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About this Course

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Instructors

Rudy Chetty

Morgan Willis
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Blaine Sundrud
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Amazon Web Services

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Introduction to Amazon Web Services, Compute in the Cloud

Global Infrastructure and Reliability, Networking

Storage and Databases

Security

Monitoring and Analytics, Pricing and Support

Migration and Innovation, The Cloud Journey

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Basics

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Introduction to Amazon Web Services, Compute in the Cloud

Global Infrastructure and Reliability, Networking

Storage and Databases

Security

Monitoring and Analytics, Pricing and Support

Migration and Innovation, The Cloud Journey

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Basics

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