AWS Technical Essentials

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Course Overview

As organizations increasingly migrate to the cloud, professionals need the skills to navigate and manage this complex environment. The AWS Technical Essentials course provides a foundational understanding of essential AWS services and equips you to make informed decisions about IT solutions based on business requirements.

In just one day, this instructor-led training introduces you to core AWS concepts, services, and terminology. You’ll explore tools like Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)—and gain hands-on experience with real-world use cases. This technical essentials course also provides a launching point for further AWS training, helping you choose among several AWS compute services that align with your goals.

Who Should Attend

  • Individuals responsible for articulating the technical benefits of AWS services
  • Individuals interested in learning how to get started with using AWS
  • SysOps Administrators, Solution Architects and Developers interested in using AWS services

Course Objectives

    • Recognize terminology and concepts as they relate to the AWS platform and navigate the AWS Management Console.
    • Understand the foundational services, including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), and Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS).
    • Understand the security measures AWS provides and key concepts of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).
    • Understand AWS database services, including Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).
    • Understand AWS management tools, including Auto Scaling, Amazon CloudWatch, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), and AWS Trusted Advisor.

Course Outline

1 – AWS Introduction and History

  • Overview of Amazon Web Services and its evolution
  • AWS Global Infrastructure
  • Demo: AWS Management Console

2 – AWS Storage

  • Overview of AWS storage services
  • Introduction to Amazon EBS
  • Create and manage Amazon S3 buckets and objects

3 – Compute, Network, and Storage Services

  • Introduction to Amazon EC2, VPC, S3, and EBS
  • Demo: Amazon S3
  • Hands-on Lab: Build your own VPC and launch a web server

4 – AWS Security and IAM

  • AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts
  • Demo: Setting up IAM roles and policies

5 – Compute Services & Networking

  • Overview of compute and networking options
  • Describe Amazon VPC and EC2
  • Launch an EC2 instance
  • Use Amazon EBS with EC2

6 – Managed Services & Databases

  • Introduction to Amazon DynamoDB and RDS
  • Understand use cases and architecture
  • Launch a database instance with RDS

7 – Databases (RDS, DynamoDB)

  • SQL vs NoSQL in AWS
  • Data storage considerations
  • Hands-on Lab: Build a database server and connect to it

8 – AWS Elasticity and Management Tools

  • Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)
  • Monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch
  • Introduction to AWS Trusted Advisor
  • Hands-on Lab: Scale and load balance your architecture

9 – Deployment and Management

  • Understand AWS CloudFormation
  • Use CloudWatch for metrics and alarms
  • Revisit IAM for user and service-level access

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Class Dates & Times

Class times are listed Eastern time

This is a 1-day class

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Register When Time Where How
Register 05/27/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT
Register 07/18/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT
Register 09/08/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT
Register 11/07/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT

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