Course Content

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1. Introduction to Cloud Computing and AWS

1.1Introduction to Cloud Computing

• Understanding cloud computing concepts

• Benefits and challenges of cloud computing

• Cloud service models: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS

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1.2 Getting Started with AWS

• Creating an AWS account

• AWS Management Console overview

• Setting up AWS CLI and AWS SDKs

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2. Compute Services

2.1 Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)

• Launching and managing EC2 instances

• EC2 instance types and families

• Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)

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2.2 AWS Lambda

• Server less computing with Lambda

• Creating and deploying Lambda functions

• Event-driven architecture

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3. Storage and Database Services

3.1 Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)

• Object storage fundamentals

• Creating and managing S3 buckets

• S3 data management and versioning

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3.2 Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service)

• Managed database services in AWS

• Creating and managing RDS instances

• Database backups and high availability

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4. Networking and Security

4.1 Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)

• Networking fundamentals in AWS

• VPC setup and configuration

• Security groups and NACLs

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4.2 AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

• IAM basics and policies

• Creating and managing IAM users and roles

• Securing AWS resources with IAM

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5. Advanced AWS Services and Best Practices

5.1 AWS Services for Scalability and High Availability

• Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing

• AWS Elastic Beanstalk for application deployment

• Designing for high availability

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5.2 Monitoring, Logging, and Cost Management

• AWS Cloud Watch for monitoring

• AWS Cloud Trail for auditing

• Cost management best practices

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5.3 AWS Best Practices and Well-Architected Framework

• Review of AWS Well-Architected Framework

• Security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization

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Assessment:

• Weekly quizzes or assignments

• Mid-term project

• Final project presentation.