Internet of Things V2: Setting up and Using Cloud Services (Coursera)

Internet of Things V2: Setting up and Using Cloud Services (Coursera)

Have you wondered what exactly AWS is and why is it important? Do you want to make informed design decisions about which services to use? Do you want to gain expertise to leverage the cloud for your own projects? In this course, you will learn to interface with the AWS cloud. You will then develop software to send data to and receive data from the cloud. Along the way, you’ll learn how to structure your project with a variety of these difference services.

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Learning Goals:
After completing this course, you will be able to:
1) Understand what the cloud is and how it works.
2) Install and configure the AWS CLI and SDK on a Linux system.
3) Use various AWS services such as EC2, IoT, and many more.
4) Build projects that heavily leverage the cloud.
5) Integrate the cloud into embedded systems.
Course 3 of 6 in the Internet of Things and AI Cloud Specialization

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Cloud 101 for Dragonboard 410c
We learn about the Cloud and how to use it for our projects.

WEEK 2
Real projects using AWS Cloud services
Here we will see whole projects that utilize the cloud and how they can interact with the real world.

WEEK 3
Advanced Projects and Code - Deep dive
We will learn about Green Grass and Edge computing systems along with some advanced cloud projects.

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