1 - Introduction to Amazon Web Services

• Summarize the benefits of AWS
• Describe differences between on-demand delivery and cloud deployments
• Summarize the pay-as-you-go pricing model

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
• Summarize the benefits of Elastic Load Balancing
• Give an example of the uses for Elastic Load Balancing
• Summarize the differences between Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) and Amazon Simple Queue Services (Amazon SQS)
• Summarize additional AWS compute options

3 - Global Infrastructure and Reliability

• Summarize 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

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

5 - Storage and Databases

• Summarize 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)
• Summarize various storage solutions
• Describe the benefits of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
• Describe the benefits of Amazon DynamoDB
• Summarize various database services

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 Organizations
• Summarize the benefits of compliance with AWS
• Explain primary AWS security services at a basic level

7 - Monitoring and Analytics

• Summarize 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

8 - Pricing and Support

• Understand AWS pricing and support models
• Describe the AWS Free Tier
• Describe key benefits of AWS Organizations 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

9 - Migration and Innovation

• Understand migration and innovation in the AWS Cloud
• Summarize the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF)
• Summarize 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
• Summarize the broad scope of innovative solutions that AWS offers
• Summarize the five pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framewor

10 - AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Basics

• Determine resources for preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner examination
• Describe benefits of becoming AWS Certified