Prerequisites
To apply for the AWS Cloud Practitioner Training, you need to either:
- You should have a basic understanding of computer networking concepts like IP addresses, protocols and routing
- You should have a basic understanding of Operating systems and virtualization concepts.
- You should also be familiar with at least one programming language like Java, Ruby or Python.
Course Curriculum
Module 1: AWS Cloud and its value proposition
- AWS cloud benefits
Module 2: Economics Aspects of the AWS Cloud
- Total cost of ownership proposal
- Operations that will reduce costs by migrating to the cloud
Module 3: Cloud Architecture Design Principles
- Design principles
Module 4: AWS Shared Responsibility Model
- Elements of the Shared Responsibility Model
- Customer’s responsibility on AWS
- AWS responsibilities
Module 5: AWS Cloud Security and Compliance
- Locations of lists of recognized available compliance controls
- Compliance requirements variation among AWS services
- Various encryption options on AWS
- AWS encryption for the respective service
- Services involved in auditing and reporting
- Least privileged access
Module 6: AWS Access Management
- User and Identity Management
- Groups/users
- Roles
- Policies
Module 7: Methods of Deployment and Operation in the AWS Cloud
- Ways to provision and operate in the AWS cloud
- Types of cloud deployment models
- Connectivity options
Module 8: AWS Global Infrastructure
- Relationships between availability zones, regions, and edge locations
- How to achieve high availability using multiple availability zones
- Use of multiple AWS regions
- Benefits of edge locations at a high level
Module 9: Security Support
- Network security capabilities
- Documentation
- Security checks as a component of AWS Trusted Advisor
Module 10: Technology Support
- Documentation
- Levels and scope of AWS support
- Partner network like system integrators and independent software vendors
- Sources of AWS technical assistance, including solution architects, professional services, training and certification, and the Amazon Partner Network
- Advantages of AWS Trusted Advisor
Module 11: Comparison between AWS Pricing Models
- On-demand Instance pricing
- Reserved-instance pricing
- Spot instance pricing
Module 12: Core AWS Services
- Categories of services on AWS
- AWS compute services
- AWS storage services
- AWS database services
Module 13: Account Structures in AWS Billing and Pricing
- Consolidated billing in AWS organizations
- Use of multiple accounts to allocate costs across departments
Module 14: Billing Support
- Ways to receive billing information and support
- Finding pricing information on AWS services
- Alarms and alerts
- Use of tags in cost allocation
