AWS Developer Essentials: Identity, Compute and Storage

AWS Developer Essentials: Identity, Compute and Storage

This course is part of AWS Certified Developer Associate Specialization

Instructor: LearnKartS

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Understand IAM roles, policies, and best practices to secure AWS resources
Learn to create, manage, and monitor custom VPCs for secure networking
Launch and manage EC2 instances with full lifecycle and pricing knowledge
Manage S3 buckets, enable versioning, and host static websites securely

Skills you'll gain

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Assessments

15 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 3 modules in this course

Want to start creating on AWS with confidence? Then, this AWS Developer Essentials is your first step into the world of cloud-native development. This course, designed for developers, DevOps experts, and cloud newbies, teaches you practical skills across core AWS services via demos, real-world scenarios, and hands-on assignments.

You will begin with Identity and Access Management (IAM) and learn how to create IAM users, define roles and policies, manage access keys, enable MFA, and federate identities securely. Next, start networking by creating Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), defining subnets, and establishing VPC peering for scalable infrastructure architecture. Explore AWS compute services by deploying EC2 instances, building AMIs, and configuring Auto Scaling Groups with alerts. Then, move on to storage options such as EBS volumes, EFS file systems, and access-controlled S3 buckets. You will even learn how to host a static website with Amazon S3. By the end of this AWS Developer course, you'll know how to create, deploy, and manage real-world apps on AWS. Enroll today and start building in the cloud with confidence. Disclaimer: AWS and Amazon Web Services are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. This course is not affiliated with or endorsed by AWS.

Learn how to securely manage users, roles, and permissions using IAM, and design isolated networks with VPC. This module builds the foundation for secure access and communication within AWS environments.

What's included

26 videos6 assignments

26 videosTotal 104 minutes

Course Overview4 minutes
Learning Objectives0 minutes
Introduction to IAM6 minutes
Working of IAM2 minutes
IAM Identities6 minutes
Demo: Creating IAM User4 minutes
Demo: Enabling MFA and Creating Access Keys4 minutes
IAM Policies2 minutes
IAM Policy Types5 minutes
Demo: Create and Assigning Roles in IAM4 minutes
Demo: Creating Policies in IAM3 minutes
Federating Users with IAM1 minute
IAM Best Practices3 minutes
Summary1 minute
Learning Objectives0 minutes
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)0 minutes
Components of VPC7 minutes
Internet Access in a VPC2 minutes
Demo: Creating Custom VPC8 minutes
Demo: Creating NAT for Private Subnet9 minutes
VPC Peering & Interconnectivity3 minutes
Demo: VPC Peering10 minutes
Demo: Creating VPC using "VPC and More"3 minutes
Monitoring and Security in VPC1 minute
Use Cases of VPC2 minutes
Summary1 minute

6 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Introduction to IAM15 minutes
Understanding VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)15 minutes
IAM Basics15 minutes
Introduction to IAM15 minutes
Understanding VPC 15 minutes
VPC Peering & Interconnectivity and Monitoring and Security in VPC 15 minutes

Explore Amazon EC2 instances, pricing models, and lifecycle management. Learn how to build resilient, scalable systems using Auto Scaling Groups, Load Balancers, and CloudWatch.

What's included

22 videos4 assignments

22 videosTotal 67 minutes

Learning Objectives0 minutes
Exploring EC22 minutes
EC2 Key Features : Instance Types7 minutes
EC2 Key Features : AMI, Storage, and Security3 minutes
EC2 Instance : Key Consideration3 minutes
EC2 Lifecycle3 minutes
EC2 Pricing Choices3 minutes
How Pricing is Done?1 minute
Demo:Launching EC2 Instances5 minutes
Demo: Connecting EC2 Instances4 minutes
Demo: Creating AMI4 minutes
Demo: Deleting Resources1 minute
Summary1 minute
Learning Objectives0 minutes
Auto Scaling Groups in AWS 4 minutes
Launch Templates in ASG1 minute
Instance Refresh in ASG2 minutes
ASG and Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) Integration1 minute
Auto Scaling Policies6 minutes
Auto Scaling with CloudWatch Alarms2 minutes
Demo: creating ASG5 minutes
Summary1 minute

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Deep Dive15 minutes
Scaling Applications with ASG (Auto Scaling Group)15 minutes
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Deep Dive15 minutes
Scaling Applications with ASG (Auto Scaling Group)15 minutes

Understand AWS storage options like EBS, EFS, and S3, and when to use each. Get hands-on with demos to manage, secure, and scale data storage for various use cases.