Introduction to Cloud Computing on AWS for Beginners [2024]

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Neal Davis | AWS Certified Solutions Architect & Developer

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01 - Lets Get Started!

001 Introduction to the Course.mp4

01:33

002 What is Cloud Computing and AWS.mp4

14:37

003 Hands-On Practice Free Tier vs Sandbox.mp4

03:20

004 AWS Account Overview.mp4

03:59

005 [HOL] Create your AWS Free Tier Account.mp4

04:33

006 [HOL] Configure Account and Create a Budget and Alarm.mp4

05:23

007 [HOL] Install Tools and AWS CLI.mp4

04:30

008 Course Download.html

02 - Amazon Web Services Fundamentals

001 Introduction.mp4

00:25

002 The AWS Global Infrastructure.mp4

06:33

003 The AWS Shared Responsibility Model.mp4

03:59

004 Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).mp4

07:18

005 AWS Pricing Fundamentals.mp4

04:04

006 The 6 Advantages of Cloud Computing.mp4

04:47

03 - AWS Authentication and Access Control

001 Introduction.mp4

01:13

002 AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).mp4

07:50

003 [HOL] Creating IAM Users and Groups.mp4

04:36

004 IAM Roles and Policies.mp4

04:04

005 [HOL] Switching IAM Roles.mp4

07:25

006 IAM Identity Center.mp4

04:24

007 [HOL] IAM Identity Center in Action.mp4

06:57

04 - Amazon EC2, Auto Scaling, and Load Balancing

001 Introduction.mp4

01:50

002 Server Virtualization.mp4

04:51

003 Scaling Up vs Scaling Out.mp4

05:33

004 High Availability and Fault Tolerance.mp4

07:35

005 Amazon EC2 Overview.mp4

07:27

006 [HOL] Launching Amazon EC2 Instances.mp4

09:31

007 [HOL] Connecting to Amazon EC2.mp4

06:48

008 Access Keys and IAM Roles with EC2.mp4

02:38

009 [HOL] Practice with Access Keys and IAM Roles.mp4

07:32

010 [HOL] Create a Website with User Data.mp4

05:41

011 Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling.mp4

08:16

012 [HOL] Create an Auto Scaling Group.mp4

07:25

013 Amazon Elastic Load Balancing.mp4

06:00

014 [HOL] Create an Application Load Balancer.mp4

07:05

015 [HOL] Create a Scaling Policy.mp4

09:13

05 - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

001 Introduction.mp4

01:17

002 The OSI Model.mp4

09:30

003 Routers, Switches and Firewalls.mp4

03:45

004 IP Addressing.mp4

06:34

005 Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).mp4

06:22

006 [HOL] Create a Custom VPC.mp4

13:24

007 Security Groups and Network ACLs.mp4

04:47

008 [HOL] Using Security Groups and NACLs.mp4

10:28

009 Cloud Computing Deployment Models.mp4

06:15

010 AWS VPN and AWS Direct Connect.mp4

05:28

06 - AWS Storage Services

001 Introduction.mp4

00:44

002 Block vs File vs Object Storage.mp4

07:01

003 Amazon EBS and Instance Stores.mp4

04:23

004 [HOL] Create and Attach an EBS Volume.mp4

10:51

005 [HOL] EBS Snapshots and AMIs.mp4

05:47

006 Amazon Elastic File System (EFS).mp4

04:15

007 [HOL] Create an Amazon EFS File System.mp4

11:08

008 Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3).mp4

06:34

009 [HOL] Working with S3 Buckets and Objects.mp4

08:27

010 [HOL] Create an Amazon S3 Static Website.mp4

04:41

07 - AWS Database Services

001 Introduction.mp4

00:39

002 Database Types and Use Cases.mp4

07:11

003 Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).mp4

04:47

004 [HOL] Create an Amazon RDS Database.mp4

09:21

005 Amazon DynamoDB.mp4

04:01

006 [HOL] Create an Amazon DynamoDB Table.mp4

09:00

08 - Automation and DevOps on AWS

001 Introduction.mp4

01:40

002 Infrastructure as Code with AWS CloudFormation.mp4

03:38

003 [HOL] Creating and Updating Stacks.mp4

09:27

004 [HOL] Deploy a VPC Using CloudFormation.mp4

04:36

005 Platform as a Service with AWS Elastic Beanstalk.mp4

06:04

006 [HOL] Create an Elastic Beanstalk Application.mp4

08:28

007 Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CICD).mp4

03:44

008 [HOL] AWS CodePipeline with AWS Elastic Beanstalk.mp4

10:31

09 - DNS, Caching, and Performance Optimization

001 Introduction.mp4

01:16

002 Bandwidth and Latency.mp4

03:50

003 DNS and Amazon Route 53.mp4

08:17

004 [HOL] Register a Domain using Route 53 (optional).mp4

03:59

005 Amazon CloudFront.mp4

06:56

006 [HOL] Create a Secure CloudFront Distribution.mp4

11:30

007 AWS Global Accelerator.mp4

04:59

10 - Containers and Serverless Computing

001 Introduction.mp4

01:28

002 Docker Containers and Microservices.mp4

06:42

003 Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS).mp4

08:32

004 [HOL] Launch Docker Containers on AWS Fargate.mp4

07:40

005 Serverless Services and Event-Driven Architecture.mp4

02:55

006 AWS Lambda.mp4

04:48

007 [HOL] Working with AWS Lambda.mp4

10:59

008 Application Integration Services.mp4

06:01

009 [HOL] Serverless Application with REST API Part 1.mp4

11:20

010 Amazon API Gateway.mp4

04:11

011 [HOL] Serverless Application with REST API Part 2.mp4

08:41

012 Amazon EventBridge.mp4

03:34

11 - Machine Learning and AI

001 Introduction.mp4

01:48

002 Using Generative AI as a Learner.mp4

07:47

003 [HOL] Creating Projects and Code with ChatGPT.mp4

09:20

004 AWS Machine Learning and AI Services.mp4

04:18

005 [HOL] Process and Analyze Videos.mp4

06:40

006 Bonus Lesson.html

12 - Get Certified on AWS

001 Introduction.mp4

00:37

002 Get Certified on AWS.mp4

05:52

Description

Learn Cloud Computing Concepts and AWS Basics | Master AWS Fundamentals and Hands-on Skills on Amazon Web Services (AWS)

What You'll Learn?

This course covers fundamental concepts of cloud computing and is designed for absolute beginners
Learn the basics of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world's leading cloud computing platform
Gain an understanding of the fundamental systems on which the cloud is based, including storage, networking, and compute
Develop hands-on skills using core Amazon Web Services (AWS) services
Build knowledge from beginner level to advanced concepts

Who is this for?

Anyone keen to learn about cloud computing

Ideal for newbies to cloud computing

Professionals keen to explore cloud computing services

Anyone interested in understanding Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Aspiring developers who want to build applications on AWS

Students keen to learn the fundamental concepts of cloud computing

What You Need to Know?

This course is designed for individuals who are new to the world of cloud computing and AWS

Absolutely no prior experience necessary

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Description
This beginner-friendly Introduction to Cloud Computing on AWS course takes you from the AWSÂ basics to becoming a competent AWSÂ cloud practitioner. With expert instruction and engaging content, you'll learn general cloud computing concepts and AWS from fundamentals right through to advanced concepts. You'll also build hands-on skills using manyÂ of the core Amazon Web ServicesÂ (AWS) services. Ideal for beginners - absolutely no cloud computing experience is required!
We use a highly visual and effective method of teaching cloud computing and AWS concepts using diagrams and animations (no bullet-point slides).Â There are lots of hands-on exercises using an Amazon Web ServicesÂ (AWS) free tier account to help you gain practical experience.
If you're interested in moving into a high-paying career working with cloud computing services - this is the best way to get started. You'll build knowledge from beginner level to advanced concepts, with plenty of opportunities to practice what you're learning.
This course is an excellent way to get started with cloud computing and also serves as a great starting point for those planning to earn their AWSÂ Certified Cloud Practitioner or AWSÂ Certified Solutions Architect certifications (you will need additional courses aimed at those AWSÂ certifications).

Watch the intro video to learn how this course will help you gain a solid understanding of cloud computing on AWS.

KEYÂ SKILLSÂ YOUÂ WILLÂ DEVELOP

Learn fundamental concepts of cloud computing and including storage, database, networking, virtualization, containers, and cloud architecture
Create an AWSÂ Free Tier account and launch your first virtual servers (Amazon EC2 instances)Â on the AWSÂ Cloud
Configure elasticity, high availability and fault tolerance using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling and Amazon Elastic Load Balancing
Create and configure storage services and upload files and objects using Amazon EBS, Amazon EFSÂ and Amazon S3
Launch a relational database on Amazon RDS and a NoSQLÂ database using Amazon DynamoDB
Automatically deploy infrastructure using code through AWSÂ CloudFormation
Create a Platform as a Service (PaaS)Â application on AWSÂ Elastic Beanstalk
Learn how to use DevOps tools on AWSÂ to automate a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD)Â pipeline
Implement serverless computing and Docker containers on AWSÂ using AWSÂ Lambda and Amazon ECS
Create serverless event-driven architectures on Lambda
Create loosely coupled services with Amazon SQSÂ and Amazon SNS

COREÂ TOPICSÂ WEÂ WILLÂ COVERÂ INÂ THISÂ CLOUDÂ COMPUTINGÂ FUNDAMENTALSÂ COURSE

IT Fundamentals
Gain an understanding of fundamental IT concepts, including:
Client / server computing
Storage concepts: block, file, and object
IP addressing and subnetting basics
Networking: routers and switches
Server virtualization and Docker containers
Application programming interfaces (APIs)

Cloud Computing Concepts
Learn about the key cloud computing concepts:
Legacy / traditional IT vs cloud computing
The advantages of cloud computing services
Cloud computing examples
Cloud computing service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
Cloud computing deployment models (private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, multicloud)
Scaling up vs scaling out
Load balancing
High availability and Fault tolerance
Monolithic vs microservices architectures

AWS Access Control and Networking
In this section you'll learn the basics of Amazon AWS and the AWS IAM and Amazon VPC:
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Creating AWS IAM users and groups
Cloud networking - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Creating custom Amazon VPCs
Cloud computing security - security groups and network ACLs
Creating security groups and NACLs

Amazon EC2, Auto Scaling, and Load Balancing
Learn how to use Amazon AWS's IaaS platform and launch virtual servers on Amazon EC2:
Launching Amazon EC2 instances
Create a website on Amazon EC2
Using IAM Roles with EC2
Scaling with Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
Add high availability with Amazon Elastic Load Balancing

AWS Storage Services
Use block, file, and object storage on AWS:
Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) and Instance Stores
Amazon EBS snapshots and AMIs
Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)

AWS Databases
Use managed database services in the AWS Cloud:
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Create Amazon RDS DB with a Read Replica
Amazon DynamoDB
Create a DynamoDB table

Automation and DevOps on AWS
Learn how to automate deployment and management on AWS and use the AWS Developer Tools:
Deploy infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation
Deploy a Platform as a Service (PaaS) application using AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
AWS CodeCommit, CodePipeline, and CodeDeploy
Create an AWS CodePipeline with AWS Elastic Beanstalk

DNS, Caching, and Performance Optimization
Use Amazon Route 53 for DNS resolution and domain registration
Use the Amazon CloudFront content delivery network (CDN)
AWS Global Accelerator

Containers and Serverless Computing
You'll learn about Docker containers and serverless computing:
Docker Containers on Amazon ECS
Serverless computing with AWS Lambda functions
Application integration services and loose coupling
Amazon EventBridge

WHATÂ DOÂ OTHERÂ STUDENTSÂ SAY?
If you're new to cloud computing, this beginner-friendly course is the perfect place to get started. But don't just take our word for it â€“ check out the excellent course reviews from thousands of happy students:
"Great experience, clearly presented and lots of hands on practice demos"
"Awesome, the flow of the session is very good; the trainer started from basics and then gradually moved to advanced topics. Highly recommended"
"I am a second-year CS student at one of the best unis in the UK. This lecturer explained my whole network module in literally 20 mins and I understood more than in my uni lectures. lol"

MEETÂ YOURÂ INSTRUCTOR
Hi, I'm Neal Davis, and I'm delighted to be your instructor for this AWSÂ Developer course. As the founder of Digital Cloud Training, I'm deeply committed to providing top-quality AWS certification training resources. I created this beginner's course to help you understand core cloud computing concepts & the basics of AWS. With over 20 years of hands-on experience in the Cloud space, I'm excited to share my expertise with you on Udemy.

OUR SUCCESS IN NUMBERS
Over 500,000 students enrolled in our AWS courses on Udemy
4.7 Star instructor ratings from over 100,000 reviews
Our students pass the AWS exam with an average score of over 85%

MONEY-BACKÂ GUARANTEE
We are totally confident in the value of this course which comes with a 30-day unconditional money-back guarantee. Get lifetime access now - risk-free!
Who this course is for:
Anyone keen to learn about cloud computing
Ideal for newbies to cloud computing
Professionals keen to explore cloud computing services
Anyone interested in understanding Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Aspiring developers who want to build applications on AWS
Students keen to learn the fundamental concepts of cloud computing

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Hi, my name's Neal. I am the founder of Digital Cloud Training, a highly experienced AWS Cloud Solutions Architect and a successful IT instructor. I've been working in IT for over 20 years in a variety of roles ranging from support to architecture. Over the last 15 years, I have mainly worked as a Solutions Architect in the systems integration space designing solutions for enterprise organizations.My experience in IT has included working with virtualization and cloud computing since it's inception. In my most recent consulting role I worked as an Enterprise Architect designing Hybrid IT and Digital Transformation solutions.I have always enjoyed earning IT certifications and they have helped me immensely with moving upwards throughout my career. These days, my passion is to help others to achieve their career goals through in-depth AWS certification training resources. That's why I started digitalcloud.training - to provide certification training resources for Amazon Web Services (AWS) certifications that represent a higher quality standard than is otherwise available in the market. Connect with me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube or Twitter.

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