The AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification is ideal for anyone looking to understand cloud computing from a business or non-technical perspective. It provides a strong foundation in AWS Cloud without requiring prior technical experience. This makes it perfect for beginners, professionals, or decision-makers exploring cloud solutions.
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The AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials course empowers professionals to confidently begin or transition into cloud-related roles. It builds a clear understanding of AWS services, cloud infrastructure, and security principles—skills that are highly valued by employers.
This AWS Cloud Practitioner preparation course is ideal for individuals from non-IT backgrounds who are considering a career in cloud computing. It is also suitable for professionals working in roles such as sales, legal, marketing, business analysis, or project management who wish to understand the fundamentals of AWS.
Additionally, those already in on-premises IT or cloud roles but new to the AWS Cloud will find this course valuable.
It is recommended that participants have a basic understanding of IT concepts and general knowledge of how IT supports business functions. No prior experience with AWS is required.
1.01 Things to Remember
1.02 Summarize the benefits of AWS
1.03 Describe differences between on-demand delivery and cloud deployments
1.04 Summarize the pay-as-you-go pricing model
2.01 Describe the benefits of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) at a basic level
2.02 Identify the different Amazon EC2 instance types
2.03 Differentiate between the various billing options for Amazon EC2
2.04 Describe the benefits of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
2.05 Summarize the benefits of Elastic Load Balancing
2.06 Give an example of the uses for Elastic Load Balancing
2.07 Summarize the differences between Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) and Amazon Simple Queue Services (Amazon SQS)
2.08 Summarize additional AWS compute options
3.01 Summarize the benefits of the AWS Global Infrastructure
3.02 Describe the basic concept of Availability Zones
3.03 Describe the benefits of Amazon CloudFront and Edge locations
3.04 Compare different methods for provisioning AWS services
4.01 Describe the basic concepts of networking
4.02 Describe the difference between public and private networking resources
4.03 Explain a virtual private gateway using a real-life scenario
4.04 Explain a virtual private network (VPN) using a real-life scenario
4.05 Describe the benefit of AWS Direct Connect
4.06 Describe the benefit of hybrid deployments
4.07 Describe the layers of security used in an IT strategy
4.08 Describe which services are used to interact with the AWS global network
5.01 Summarize the basic concept of storage and databases
5.02 Describe benefits of Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
5.03 Describe benefits of Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
5.04 Describe the benefits of Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)
5.05 Summarize various storage solutions
5.06 Describe the benefits of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
5.07 Describe the benefits of Amazon DynamoDB
5.08 Summarize various database services
6.01 Explain the benefits of the shared responsibility model
6.02 Describe multi-factor authentication (MFA)
6.03 Differentiate between the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) security levels
6.04 Describe security policies at a basic level
6.05 Explain the benefits of AWS Organizations
6.06 Summarize the benefits of compliance with AWS
6.07 Explain primary AWS security services at a basic level
7.01 Summarize approaches to monitoring your AWS environment
7.02 Describe the benefits of Amazon CloudWatch
7.03 Describe the benefits of AWS CloudTrail
7.04 Describe the benefits of AWS Trusted Advisor
8.01 Understand AWS pricing and support models
8.02 Describe the AWS Free Tier
8.03 Describe key benefits of AWS Organizations and consolidated billing
8.04 Explain the benefits of AWS Budgets
8.05 Explain the benefits of AWS Cost Explorer
8.06 Explain the primary benefits of the AWS Pricing Calculator
8.07 Distinguish between the various AWS Support Plans
8.08 Describe the benefits of AWS Marketplace
9.01 Understand migration and innovation in the AWS Cloud
9.02 Summarize the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF)
9.03 Summarize six key factors of a cloud migration strategy
9.04 Describe the benefits of various AWS data migration solutions, such as AWS Snowcone, AWS Snowball, and AWS Snowmobile
9.05 Summarize the broad scope of innovative solutions that AWS offers
9.06 Summarize the five pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
10.01 Determine resources for preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner examination
10.02 Describe benefits of becoming AWS Certified