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Introduction to Cloud Computing on AWS for Beginners [2026]
>_ What You'll Learn
- This course covers fundamental concepts of cloud computing and is designed for absolute beginners
- Learn the basics of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world's leading cloud computing platform
- Gain an understanding of the fundamental systems on which the cloud is based, including storage, networking, and compute
- Develop hands-on skills using core Amazon Web Services (AWS) services
- Build knowledge from beginner level to advanced concepts
>_ Requirements
- This course is designed for individuals who are new to the world of cloud computing and AWS
- Absolutely no prior experience necessary
/ Course Details & Curriculum
- Learn fundamental concepts of cloud computing and including storage, database, networking, virtualization, containers, and cloud architecture
- Create an AWS Free Tier account and launch your first virtual servers (Amazon EC2 instances) on the AWS Cloud
- Configure elasticity, high availability and fault tolerance using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling and Amazon Elastic Load Balancing
- Create and configure storage services and upload files and objects using Amazon EBS, Amazon EFS and Amazon S3
- Launch a relational database on Amazon RDS and a NoSQL database using Amazon DynamoDB
- Automatically deploy infrastructure using code through AWS CloudFormation
- Create a Platform as a Service (PaaS) application on AWS Elastic Beanstalk
- Learn how to use DevOps tools on AWS to automate a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline
- Implement serverless computing and Docker containers on AWS using AWS Lambda and Amazon ECS
- Create serverless event-driven architectures on Lambda
- Create loosely coupled services with Amazon SQS and Amazon SNS
- Client / server computing
- Storage concepts: block, file, and object
- IP addressing and subnetting basics
- Networking: routers and switches
- Server virtualization and Docker containers
- Application programming interfaces (APIs)
- Legacy / traditional IT vs cloud computing
- The advantages of cloud computing services
- Cloud computing examples
- Cloud computing service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
- Cloud computing deployment models (private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, multicloud)
- Scaling up vs scaling out
- Load balancing
- High availability and Fault tolerance
- Monolithic vs microservices architectures
- AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Creating AWS IAM users and groups
- Cloud networking - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
- Creating custom Amazon VPCs
- Cloud computing security - security groups and network ACLs
- Creating security groups and NACLs
- Launching Amazon EC2 instances
- Create a website on Amazon EC2
- Using IAM Roles with EC2
- Scaling with Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
- Add high availability with Amazon Elastic Load Balancing
- Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) and Instance Stores
- Amazon EBS snapshots and AMIs
- Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)
- Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
- Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
- Create Amazon RDS DB with a Read Replica
- Amazon DynamoDB
- Create a DynamoDB table
- Deploy infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation
- Deploy a Platform as a Service (PaaS) application using AWS Elastic Beanstalk
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
- AWS CodeCommit, CodePipeline, and CodeDeploy
- Create an AWS CodePipeline with AWS Elastic Beanstalk
- Use Amazon Route 53 for DNS resolution and domain registration
- Use the Amazon CloudFront content delivery network (CDN)
- AWS Global Accelerator
- Docker Containers on Amazon ECS
- Serverless computing with AWS Lambda functions
- Application integration services and loose coupling
- Amazon EventBridge
- Over 750,000 students enrolled in our AWS courses on Udemy
- 4.7-star instructor rating from over 150,000 reviews
- Our students pass the AWS exam with an average score of over 85%
Author and Instructor
Neal Davis
Expert at Udemy
With years of hands-on experience in IT & Software, Neal Davis has dedicated thousands of hours to teaching and mentorship. This course is the culmination of industry best practices and a proven curriculum that has helped thousands of students transition into professional roles.
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