AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

Course subjects

Module 1: Introduction to Amazon Web Services

• Summarise the benefits of AWS

• Describe differences between on-demand delivery and cloud deployments

• Summarise the pay-as-you-go pricing model

Module 2: Compute in the Cloud

• Describe the benefits of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) at a basic level

• Identify the different Amazon EC2 instance types

• Differentiate between the various billing options for Amazon EC2

• Describe the benefits of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

• Summarise the benefits of Elastic Load Balancing

• Give an example of the uses for Elastic Load Balancing

• Summarise the differences between Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) andAmazon Simple Queue Services (Amazon SQS)

• Summarise additional AWS compute options

Module 3: Global Infrastructure and Reliability

• Summarise the benefits of the AWS Global Infrastructure

• Describe the basic concept of Availability Zones

• Describe the benefits of Amazon CloudFront and Edge locations

• Compare different methods for provisioning AWS services

Module 4: Networking

• Describe the basic concepts of networking

• Describe the difference between public and private networking resources

• Explain a virtual private gateway using a real life scenario

• Explain a virtual private network (VPN) using a real life scenario

• Describe the benefit of AWS Direct Connect

• Describe the benefit of hybrid deployments

• Describe the layers of security used in an IT strategy

• Describe which services are used to interact with the AWS global network

Module 5: Storage and Databases

• Summarise the basic concept of storage and databases

• Describe benefits of Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)

• Describe benefits of Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)

• Describe the benefits of Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)

• Summarise various storage solutions

• Describe the benefits of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)

• Describe the benefits of Amazon DynamoDB

• Summarise various database services

Module 6: Security

• Explain the benefits of the shared responsibility model

• Describe multi-factor authentication (MFA)

• Differentiate between the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) security levels

• Describe security policies at a basic level

• Explain the benefits of AWS Organisations

• Summarise the benefits of compliance with AWS

• Explain primary AWS security services at a basic level

Module 7: Monitoring and Analytics

• Summarise approaches to monitoring your AWS environment

• Describe the benefits of Amazon CloudWatch

• Describe the benefits of AWS CloudTrail

• Describe the benefits of AWS Trusted Advisor

Module 8: Pricing and Support

• Understand AWS pricing and support models

• Describe the AWS Free Tier

• Describe key benefits of AWS Organisations and consolidated billing

• Explain the benefits of AWS Budgets

• Explain the benefits of AWS Cost Explorer

• Explain the primary benefits of the AWS Pricing Calculator

• Distinguish between the various AWS Support Plans

• Describe the benefits of AWS Marketplace

Module 9: Migration and Innovation

• Understand migration and innovation in the AWS Cloud

• Summarise the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF)

• Summarise six key factors of a cloud migration strategy

• Describe the benefits of various AWS data migration solutions, such as AWS Snowcone, AWS Snowball, and AWS Snowmobile

• Summarise the broad scope of innovative solutions that AWS offers

• Summarise the five pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework

Module 10: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Basics

• Determine resources for preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner examination

• Describe benefits of becoming AWS Certified

Please note: This is an emerging technology course. Course outline is subject to change as needed.