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 Specialization
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AWS Fundamentals Specialization
Learn the benefits and capabilities of AWS.. Gain a more vivid understanding of core AWS services, key AWS security concepts, and strategies for migrating from on-premises to AWS.
Instructors: Morgan Willis
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No prior experience required
4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
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Skills you'll gain
- Amazon CloudWatch
- Scalability
- Serverless Computing
- Cloud Storage
- Database Systems
- AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Cloud Computing
- Data Migration
- API Gateway
- Cloud Computing Architecture
- Event-Driven Programming
- Public Cloud
- Amazon DynamoDB
- Cloud Security
- Solution Architecture
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Amazon S3
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
- Software Architecture
- Amazon Web Services
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AWS Cloud Technical Essentials
Course 120 hours
What you'll learn
Describe terminology and concepts related to AWS services
Articulate key concepts of AWS security measures and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
You will learn to distinguish among several AWS compute services, including Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, and Amazon ECS.
Understand AWS database and storage offerings, including Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon S3.
Skills you'll gain
Category: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Category: Amazon S3
Category: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Category: Scalability
Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Amazon CloudWatch
Category: Amazon DynamoDB
Category: General Networking
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Virtual Networking
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Databases
Category: Containerization
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