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 Duration 14 hours

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Introduction to Cloud Computing and AWS

  • Cloud service models: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
  • Comparing public cloud with private and hybrid deployment models.
  • Overview of AWS global infrastructure, including regions, availability zones, and edge locations.
  • Key business drivers motivating cloud adoption.

Core Services for Compute, Storage, and Databases

  • Overview of EC2, Lambda, and container services (ECS / EKS).
  • S3, EBS, and storage classes: understanding durability and access patterns.
  • Options for relational and NoSQL databases (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB).
  • Selecting services based on performance requirements, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Networking, Connectivity, and Hybrid Architectures

  • Fundamentals of VPC, subnets, routing, and security groups.
  • Connectivity solutions: VPN, Direct Connect, and Transit Gateway.
  • Architectural design patterns for hybrid environments and multi-account structures.

Fundamentals of Security, Identity, and Compliance

  • Understanding the AWS Shared Responsibility Model.
  • Principles and best practices for Identity and Access Management (IAM).
  • Encryption, key management, and basic logging mechanisms (CloudTrail, CloudWatch).
  • Awareness of compliance requirements and data residency considerations.

Operational Excellence and Cost Management

  • Introduction to the Well-Architected Framework and its core pillars.
  • Exploring cost models, billing mechanisms, and strategies for cost optimization.
  • Concepts in monitoring, alerting, and basic incident response.

Analytics, Integration, and Business Use Cases

  • Overview of analytics services (Athena, Redshift, QuickSight) and their common applications.
  • Serverless integration patterns for event-driven workflows.
  • Industry and business scenarios: web applications, data analytics, and backup/disaster recovery.

Workshop: Aligning Business Requirements with AWS Solutions

  • Hands-on group exercise: proposing a solution architecture for a representative business challenge.
  • Conducting a high-level cost estimation and risk/benefit analysis.
  • Presenting the proposal and receiving group feedback.

Course Summary and Recommended Next Steps

Requirements

  • Foundational knowledge of IT concepts and networking principles.
  • Awareness of business processes and typical enterprise IT requirements.
  • No previous hands-on experience with AWS is necessary.

Intended Audience

  • Business leaders and strategic decision-makers.
  • Product owners and project managers.
  • IT managers and architects interested in understanding cloud from a business perspective.

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