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AWS Training: A Comprehensive Introduction to Amazon Web Services

AWS Training: A Comprehensive Introduction to Amazon Web Services

Course 1205

Duration: 4 days
Labs: Yes
Language: English
Level: Intermediate

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4-day instructor-led training course
Earn 23 CompTIA CEUs
Hands-on labs included
End-of-course exam included
After-course coaching available
After-course computing sandbox

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3 on-demand courses
5 eBooks
1-day instructor-led review session
4-day instructor-led training course
Earn 23 CompTIA CEUs (4-day instructor-led course only)
Hands-on labs included
End-of-course exam included
After-course coaching available
After-course computing sandbox

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This introduction to Amazon Web Services (AWS) training will give you the skills to deliver significant technical and business benefits by fully leveraging AWS as a secure, flexible, scalable cloud services platform. AWS offers computing power, database storage, content delivery, and other functionality to help businesses scale and grow. You can choose between an in-class, online, or blended delivery. Jump-start your career in cloud computing with our introduction to AWS training today!

Comprehensive Introduction to AWS Delivery Methods

In-Person
Online

Comprehensive Introduction to AWS Course Benefits

Apply best practises for creating an AWS-based cloud solution
Leverage AWS computing services to provision virtual machines
Implement highly durable and reliable storage systems
Transparently handle spikes in demand with elastic load balancing and auto scaling
Learning Tree end-of-course exam included to test your knowledge and skills
Leverage continued support with after-course one-on-one instructor coaching and computing sandbox

Comprehensive Introduction to AWS Instructor-Led Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to AWS Cloud Computing

Getting started with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Creating accounts and analysing the cost breakdown
Evaluating Service Level Agreements (SLA)
Console, command-line tools and API

Overview of the architecture

EC2
S3
EBS
Beanstalk
RDS
VPC
CloudFront
SimpleDB
SQS
CloudWatch

Module 2: Achieving Agility with EC2

Managing the EC2 infrastructure

Browsing Amazon Machine Images (AMI)
Specifying security groups and key pairs

Provisioning resources

Evaluating Elastic Block Store (EBS) and instance store root devices
Assigning elastic IP addresses
Mapping instance types to computing needs

Module 3: Implementing Durable and Reliable Storage

Storing data in the cloud

Persisting off-instance storage with EBS volumes
Creating backups with snapshots
Achieving high durability with Simple Storage Service
Transmitting data in/out of the Amazon cloud

Simplifying the database infrastructure

Achieving high availability of nonrelational data with SimpleDB
Effortlessly implementing a relational database with Relational Database Service (RDS)

Creating cost–effective distributed solutions

Decoupling applications with Simple Queue Service
Leveraging CloudFront for high-performance edge cache content delivery
Delivering static and streaming content

Module 4: Adapting EC2 to Your Business Needs

Customising virtual machines

Modifying existing images
Creating new images off of running instances
Converting an instance store AMI to an EBS AMI

Creating an AWS cloud architecture

Applying best practices for a cloud solution
Selecting a cloud setup for different use case scenarios

Module 5: Handling Dynamic Resource Requirements

Monitoring from inside or outside of the cloud

Visualising utilization metrics with CloudWatch
Setting alarms to send and receive notifications

Transparently scaling to meet load variations

Distributing incoming traffic with elastic load balancing
Dynamically adding and removing instances with Auto Scaling
Setting capacity thresholds

Module 6: Hosting Applications with Elastic Beanstalk

Improving application delivery with Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Deploying scalable applications on the AWS cloud
Selecting and launching an application environment

Managing application environments

Customising and configuring platform stacks
Provisioning application resources with CloudFormation

Module 7: AWS Security Features

Controlling account security

Configuring access credentials
Managing users with Identity Access Management (IAM)

Leveraging the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Launching EC2 instances in private subnets for extra security
Bridging EC2 instances to your internal network with a VPN
Organising EC2 instances in separate subnets with a VPC

Comprehensive Introduction to AWS Training Bundle

On-Demand Training Benefits

Blended Learning Training Description

This product offers access to 3 on-demand courses and 5 eBooks that have been mapped directly to the objectives of the 4-day AWS introduction course.
At any time during your annual access to this offering, you may attend one of our 1-day course events focused specifically on AWS Technical Essentials (AWS-T-ESS) Training.

On-Demand Course List

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (SO1 – CO1) Certification
AWS MasterClass: Storage & CDN – AWS S3 & AWS CloudFront
Reliability and Resilience on AWS

On-Demand eBooks

Learning AWS - 2nd Edition
Effective DevOps with AWS - 2nd Edition
AWS Certified Developer Associate Guide - 2nd Edition
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate Guide
AWS Security Cookbook

Unlimited Access Comprehensive Introduction to AWS Premium Blended Training

Premium Blended Training Benefits

AWS Introduction Unlimited Access Blended Training Description

This product offers access to 3 on-demand courses and 5 eBooks that have been mapped directly to the objectives of the 4-day course.
At any time during your annual access to this offering, you may attend one of our 1-day course events focused specifically on AWS Technical Essentials (AWS-T-ESS) Training.
Enrolling in this bundle also grants you access to any of our multi-day AWS Training: A Comprehensive Introduction to Amazon Web Services training events.

How to Schedule Your Instructor-Led Training

Once payment is received, you will receive details for your Unlimited Access Comprehensive Introduction to AWS Premium Blended Training via email.
At that time, you may call or email our customer service team for assistance in enrolling in the event date of your choice.

On-Demand Course List

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (SO1 – CO1) Certification
AWS MasterClass: Storage & CDN – AWS S3 & AWS CloudFront
Reliability and Resilience on AWS

On-Demand eBooks

Learning AWS - 2nd Edition
Effective DevOps with AWS - 2nd Edition
AWS Certified Developer Associate Guide - 2nd Edition
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate Guide
AWS Security Cookbook

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Comprehensive Introduction to AWS FAQs

No. While the content selected does map to the objectives of the instructor-led course, it does not include a recorded version of the instructor-led class. The objectives have been re-imagined to be presented in digital, self-guided formats.

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Yes! Each book and video begins with a step by step guide for you to set up a coding environment on your personal computer. The course content is full of examples and practical advice, followed up by the chance to embed your learning through real-world tasks. All example code is available to download, copy and use - giving you the chance to work and practise as you read and watch.

Once payment is received, you will receive an email from Learning Tree with all the links and information you need to get started.

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Once payment is received, you will receive details for your Unlimited Access Training Bundle via email. At that time, you may call or email our customer service team for assistance in enrolling in the event date of your choice.

Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts
Knowledge of computing platform environments and networks

It is a flexible and scalable cloud computing solution to maximise your cloud investment. AWS offers computing power, database storage, content delivery and other functionality to help businesses scale and grow.

A huge benefit of AWS is how flexible and reliable it is. It enables you to select the operating system, programming language, web application platform, database, and any other services you need. The virtual environment you receive lets you load any software and services your application requires.

Interested in AWS certification? We’ve got you covered with real-world AWS courses built to help prepare for your AWS Certification exam. Once you successfully complete select AWS training courses, you’ll be ready for your AWS Certification exam which you’ll take through an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.