{"en":"<p><strong>UPDATE (Jan 2023):<\/strong>&nbsp;We're pleased to let you know that we have just published a completely new version of this course!&nbsp;The new course is composed of 100% new lessons and hands-on activities to reflect the latest AWS&nbsp;console and services.<\/p>\r\n<p>This&nbsp;<strong>Introduction to Cloud Computing<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<strong>Amazon AWS<\/strong>&nbsp;course takes you from the&nbsp;<strong>AWS&nbsp;basics<\/strong>&nbsp;to being a competent AWS&nbsp;cloud practitioner. You'll learn general&nbsp;<strong>cloud computing concepts<\/strong>&nbsp;and AWS from fundamentals right through to advanced concepts. You'll also build hands-on skills using many&nbsp;of the core&nbsp;<strong>Amazon Web Services&nbsp;(AWS)<\/strong>&nbsp;services. Ideal for&nbsp;<strong>beginners<\/strong>&nbsp;- absolutely no cloud computing experience is required!<\/p>\r\n<p>We use a highly visual and effective method of teaching cloud computing and AWS concepts using diagrams and animations (no bullet-point slides!).&nbsp;There are lots of hands-on exercises using an&nbsp;<strong>Amazon Web Services&nbsp;(AWS)<\/strong>&nbsp;free tier account to give you practical experience.<\/p>\r\n<p>If you're interested in moving into a high-paying career working with cloud computing services - this is the best way to get started. You'll build knowledge from beginner level to advanced concepts, with plenty of opportunities to practice what you're learning.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Here's a snapshot of some of the awesome skills you'll learn using this course:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Learn fundamental concepts of cloud computing and including storage, database, networking, virtualization, containers, and cloud architecture<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Create an AWS&nbsp;Free Tier account and launch your first virtual servers (Amazon EC2 instances)&nbsp;on the AWS&nbsp;Cloud<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Configure elasticity, high availability and fault tolerance using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling and Amazon Elastic Load Balancing<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Create and configure storage services and upload files and objects using Amazon EBS, Amazon EFS&nbsp;and Amazon S3<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Launch a relational database on Amazon RDS and a NoSQL&nbsp;database using Amazon DynamoDB<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Automatically deploy infrastructure using code through AWS&nbsp;CloudFormation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Create a Platform as a Service (PaaS)&nbsp;application on AWS&nbsp;Elastic Beanstalk<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Learn how to use DevOps tools on AWS&nbsp;to automate a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI\/CD)&nbsp;pipeline<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Implement serverless computing and Docker containers on AWS&nbsp;using AWS&nbsp;Lambda and Amazon ECS<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Create serverless event-driven architectures on Lambda<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Create loosely coupled services with Amazon SQS&nbsp;and Amazon SNS<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>This is a great way to get started with&nbsp;<strong>cloud computing<\/strong>&nbsp;and also a great starting point for those planning to earn their&nbsp;<strong>AWS&nbsp;Certified Cloud Practitioner<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>AWS&nbsp;Certified Solutions Architect certifications&nbsp;<\/strong>(you will need additional courses aimed at those AWS&nbsp;certifications).<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Watch the&nbsp;<strong>intro video<\/strong>&nbsp;to learn how this course will help you gain a solid understanding of Cloud Computing on AWS.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>In this ultimate guide to cloud computing on AWS the topics you'll learn include<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Section 2 - Create a Free Tier Account on AWS<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>You&rsquo;ll learn about AWS accounts and how to create your own free tier account so you can follow along with the numerous hands-on lessons in the course and build your practical skills. You&rsquo;ll also learn how to set a budget that notifies you when your AWS bill reaches a defined threshold to ensure you don&rsquo;t spend more than you are happy to.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Section 3 - IT Fundamentals<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Gain an understanding of fundamental IT concepts, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Client \/ server computing<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Storage concepts: block, file, and object<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>IP addressing and subnetting basics<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Networking: routers and switches<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Server virtualization and Docker containers<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Application programming interfaces (APIs)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Section 4 - Cloud Computing Concepts<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Learn about the key cloud computing concepts:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Legacy \/ traditional IT vs cloud computing<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>The advantages of cloud computing services<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Cloud computing examples<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Cloud computing service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Cloud computing deployment models (private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, multicloud)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Scaling up vs scaling out<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Load balancing<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>High availability and Fault tolerance<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Monolithic vs microservices architectures<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Section 5 - AWS Access Control and Networking<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>In this section you'll learn the basics of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the AWS IAM and Amazon VPC:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Creating AWS IAM users and groups<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Cloud networking - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Creating custom Amazon VPCs<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Cloud computing security - security groups and network ACLs<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Creating security groups and NACLs<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Section 6 - Amazon EC2, Auto Scaling, and Load Balancing<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Learn how to use Amazon AWS's IaaS platform and launch virtual servers on Amazon EC2:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Launching Amazon EC2 instances<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Create a website on Amazon EC2<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Using IAM Roles with EC2<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Scaling with Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Add high availability with Amazon Elastic Load Balancing<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Section 7 - AWS Storage Services<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Use block, file, and object storage on AWS:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) and Instance Stores<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Amazon EBS snapshots and AMIs<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Section 8 - AWS Databases<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Use managed database services in the AWS Cloud:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Create Amazon RDS DB with a Read Replica<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Amazon DynamoDB<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Create a DynamoDB table<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Section 9 - Automation and DevOps on AWS<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Learn how to automate deployment and management on AWS and use the AWS Developer Tools:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Deploy infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Deploy a Platform as a Service (PaaS) application using AWS Elastic Beanstalk<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI\/CD)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>AWS CodeCommit, CodePipeline, and CodeDeploy<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Create an AWS CodePipeline with AWS Elastic Beanstalk<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Section 10 - DNS, Caching, and Performance Optimization<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Use Amazon Route 53 for DNS resolution and domain registration<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Use the Amazon CloudFront content delivery network (CDN)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>AWS Global Accelerator<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Section 12 -Containers and Serverless Computing<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>You'll learn about Docker containers and serverless computing:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Docker Containers on Amazon ECS<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Serverless computing with AWS Lambda functions<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Application integration services and loose coupling<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Amazon EventBridge<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Section 13 - Get certified on AWS<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Learn how to take the next step in your career with an AWS Certification such as the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>WHAT&nbsp;DO&nbsp;OTHER&nbsp;STUDENTS&nbsp;SAY?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Check out the excellent course reviews from our happy students:<\/p>\r\n<p><em>\"Great experience, clearly presented and lots of hands on practice demos\"<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em>\"Awesome, the flow of the session is very good; the trainer started from basics and then gradually moved to advanced topics. Highly recommended\"<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em>\"I am a second-year CS student at one of the best unis in the UK. This lecturer explained my whole network module in literally 20 mins and I understood more than in my uni lectures. lol\"<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>MEET&nbsp;YOUR&nbsp;INSTRUCTOR<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><em>Hi, my name is Neal Davis - I'll be your instructor for this course. Cloud Computing is my Passion - which is why I founded Digital Cloud Training - offering AWS training resources that represent a higher quality standard than is otherwise available in the market. I created this beginner's course to help you understand core cloud computing concepts &amp; the basics of AWS. I enjoy teaching on Udemy as it allows me to leverage my knowledge and hands-on experience that I have built over the last 20 years&hellip;Yes, I've been working in the Cloud space since its very inception!<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>OUR SUCCESS IN NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Over 500,000 students enrolled in our AWS courses on Udemy<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>4.7 Star instructor ratings from over 100,000 reviews<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Our students pass the AWS exam with an average score of over 85%<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"}