AWS Services Overview for IT Professionals (edX)

This foundational course will strengthen your understanding of AWS Services. We will map AWS Services and features to different technical roles in cloud computing. For example, the instructors will provide an overview of Amazon S3 from the perspective of a Solutions Architect, a Security Analyst and a Data Scientist, highlighting and explaining the top features that these roles will use.

This course is part of the Starting your Career with AWS Cloud XSeries.

What you'll learn

- Identify AWS services and features for compute, networking, storage, databases, analytics, monitoring, cost optimization, and security.

- Differentiate between core AWS services.

Syllabus

Week 1:

Course 2 Introduction

Video: Week Introduction and Recap of Previous Class

Video: Database, Monitoring, and Security

Video: Compute, Networking and Storage

Compute and Networking

Video: The Physical Cloud

Video: Virtual Private Clouds Overview

Video: Elastic Compute Cloud

Video: Going Serverless

Video: Building with Containers

Week 1 FAQs

Week 2:

AWS Storage and Database

Video: Week 2 Introduction

Video: Using the Right Storage for the Job

Video: Object Data Storage

Video: What if I need a filesystem?

Video: How about Managed Databases?

Video: Week 2 Wrap-up

Week 2 FAQs

Week 3:

Monitoring Solutions on AWS

Video: Week 3 Introduction

Video: Introduction to Monitoring and Optimizing Solutions

Video: Monitoring Solutions in the Cloud

Amazon CloudWatch Recap

Video: Logging Account Activity

AWS CloudTrail Recap

Knowledge Check: Monitoring

Optimizing Solutions on AWS

Video: Optimizing Processes to Lower Cloud Costs

Cost Estimation and Process Optimization

Knowledge Check: Processes and Cost Optimization

Securing Cloud Resources

Video: Introduction to Security in the Cloud

Video: AWS Services to Enhance Cloud Security

Security in the Cloud

Knowledge Check: Security in the Cloud

Video: Course Closing