Amazon Web Services, Part 1 of 8: Basics

Course description

Explore why more businesses than ever are utilizing cloud services, and why it may be time that your company considers using a cloud service, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), for its business needs. Discover what AWS can offer your business with a brief overview followed by a look at some common services to enhance your experience and utilization. Then, become familiar with the extensive yet approachable AWS support area, where nearly any question can be answered within minutes for free.

Each LearnNowOnline training course is made up of Modules (typically an hour in length). Within each module there are Topics (typically 15-30 minutes each) and Subtopics (typically 2-5 minutes each). There is a Post Exam for each Module that must be passed with a score of 70% or higher to successfully and fully complete the course.

Prerequisites

The AWS Essentials course is for those who are new to Amazon Web Services. You will be introduced to AWS, setting up your own AWS account, and an overview of all of the AWS services. We also dive deeper into AWS's core services. This course assumes a basic understanding of cloud services, but no previous experience with AWS is assumed or required.

Meet the expert

David Fraas

David Fraas is a technology evangelist specializing in cloud cover.His passion has become his expertise in web applications, product marketing and cloud solutions architecture. David is a certified cloud architect and has been providing his digital leadership through consulting and training for over 15 years. His company, Digital6 Technologies architects, builds and manages excellent cloud solutions for data migration, backup and disaster recovery.

Video Runtime

103 Minutes

Time to complete

174 Minutes

Course Outline

Amazon Services and Support

Overview (15:57)

• Introduction (00:17)
• Amazon Web Service Overview (00:07)
• The AWS History so Far (03:17)
• AWS Customers (01:05)
• AWS Global Infrastructure, Regions I (00:45)
• Demo: AWS.Amazon.com (01:20)
• AWS Global Infrastructure, Regions II (01:41)
• AWS Global Infrastructure, Edge Locations (00:36)
• Demo: Edge Locations (01:06)
• AWS Management Console (00:36)
• Demo: AWS Management Console (04:47)
• Summary (00:14)

Core Services (41:58)

• Introduction (00:12)
• Core Services Overview (00:16)
• Compute (04:20)
• Demo: Compute - EC2 (03:29)
• Demo: Compute – Lightsail (03:00)
• Database Storage (02:01)
• Demo: Database (03:34)
• Storage (00:33)
• Demo: Storage (04:06)
• Networking and Content Delivery (00:31)
• Demo: Networking and Content Delivery (03:17)
• Migration (02:45)
• Demo: Migration (02:30)
• Management Tools (05:36)
• Demo: Management Tools (05:32)
• Summary (00:10)

Services Continued (36:09)

• Introduction (00:13)
• Services Overview Continued (00:16)
• Application Services (02:04)
• Demo: Application Services (02:23)
• Messaging (03:32)
• Demo: Messaging, SQS (02:59)
• Demo: Messaging, SNS (04:35)
• Demo: Messaging, SES (01:12)
• Analytics (03:23)
• Demo: Analytics (03:30)
• Developer Tools (00:23)
• Demo: Developer Tools (02:40)
• Mobile Services (00:23)
• Demo: Mobile Services (02:27)
• Internet of Things (00:25)
• Demo: Internet of Things (01:38)
• Desktop and App Streaming (00:12)
• Demo: Desktop and App Streaming (00:59)
• Artificial Intelligence (00:32)
• Demo: Artificial Intelligence (02:04)
• Summary (00:11)

Support (09:25)

• Introduction (00:11)
• AWS Support (01:53)
• Demo: Support (04:37)
• Demo: Support - Other (02:30)
• Summary (00:11)