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Zero To Mastery

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner: Zero to Mastery

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Overview

Learn AWS from scratch, from an industry expert. You'll learn AWS fundamentals all the way to advanced cloud technologies, so that you'll be able to ace the certification exam and get hired as a Cloud Engineer!
  • Hands-on learning and demos of AWS technologies
  • Master cloud architecture design principles
  • The fundamentals & business of the cloud including security, scalability, and the economics of AWS
  • Learn the entire Amazon Web Services cloud ecosystem including EC2 Instances, S3 Storage, ElastiCache, RDS + much more
  • Full Practice Exam to simulate the actual exam, including detailed explanations for every answer
  • Learn precisely what is needed to ace the certification exam in an efficient and effective manner
  • Study strategies, tips, exam guide, and practice questions
  • Gain the skills and understanding to confidently apply for AWS Cloud jobs

Syllabus

  •   Section 1: Introduction
    • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
    • Introduction
    • Exercise: Meet Your Classmates and Instructor
    • Course Outline
    • Understanding Your Video Player
    • Course Slides
    • Demo: Creating an AWS Account for Labs
    • Demo: A Lap Around the AWS Console
    • Demo: Creating an AWS Budget for Labs
    • Set Your Learning Streak Goal
  •   Section 2: Cloud Concepts and Fundamentals
    • Introduction
    • Cloud Concepts Resources
    • The Core Components Required to Run Your Website
    • Moving to the Cloud - AWS
    • Is AWS Still Relevant?
    • Foundational Services
    • Benefits of the Cloud
    • Economics of AWS
    • AWS Well-Architected Framework
    • AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
    • Important Points to Remember: Cloud Concepts and Fundamentals
    • Practice Quiz: Cloud Concepts and Fundamentals
    • Practice Quiz: Answers & Explanations
    • Let's Have Some Fun (+ Free Resources)
  •   Section 3: Security and Compliance
    • Introduction
    • Security and Compliance Resources
    • AWS Shared Responsibility Model
    • Identity and Access Management (IAM)
    • AWS IAM Identity Center (formerly SSO)
    • IAM Users
    • IAM User Groups
    • IAM Roles
    • IAM Policies
    • Multi Factor Authentication (MFA)
    • Demo: Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication
    • Access Keys
    • IAM: Best Practices
    • AWS Security, Identity & Compliance Services
    • Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
    • AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF)
    • AWS Firewall Manager
    • AWS Key Management System (KMS)
    • Demo: Working with Keys in AWS KMS
    • Understanding Certificates
    • AWS Secrets Manager
    • Unlimited Updates
    • Demo: Working with AWS Secrets Manager
    • Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
    • Amazon Inspector
    • Amazon GuardDuty
    • AWS Configuration
    • Demo: Working with AWS Config
    • AWS Security Hub
    • Demo: A Tour of AWS Security Hub
    • Amazon Detective
    • AWS Artifact
    • Demo: A Tour of AWS Artifact
    • Important Points to Remember: Security and Compliance
    • Practice Quiz: Security and Compliance
    • Practice Quiz: Answers and Explanations
    • Course Check-In
  •   Section 4A: Technology
    • Introduction
    • A Note On This Section
    • Ways to Work with AWS
    • Demo: Installing the AWS CLI on Windows
    • Demo: Installing the AWS CLI on Linux
    • Demo: Installing the AWS CLI on Mac
    • Demo: Configuring the AWS CLI on Windows, Mac, Linux
    • Demo: Working with AWS CloudShell
    • Cloud Deployment Models
    • AWS Connectivity Options
    • AWS Infrastructure Concepts
    • Important Points to Remember: Technology
    • Exercise: Imposter Syndrome
  •   Section 4B: Compute
    • A Note On This Section
    • EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)
    • Demo: Create an EC2 Instance
    • SSH (Secure Shell)
    • Demo: SSH Connection from Linux
    • Demo: SSH Connection from Mac
    • Demo: SSH Connection from Windows 10 or Higher
    • Demo: SSH Connection from Windows 8 or Earlier (PuTTY)
    • Demo: EC2 Instance Connect with Linux
    • Demo: Remote Desktop with Windows
    • Elastic Load Balancing
    • Demo: Creating an Application Load Balancer
    • ASG (Auto Scaling Groups)
    • Demo: Creating an Auto Scaling Group
    • AWS Elastic Beanstalk
    • Demo: Creating an Elastic Beanstalk Application
    • AWS Batch
    • Amazon Lightsail
    • Amazon WorkSpaces
    • Serverless - AWS Lambda
    • Demo: Creating an AWS Lambda Function
    • Containers
    • Containers on AWS (ECS, EKS, Fargate, ECR)
    • Important Points to Remember: Compute
  •   Section 4C: Storage
    • A Note On This Section
    • S3 (Simple Storage Service)
    • Demo: Creating an S3 Bucket
    • Demo: Hosting a Static Website on S3
    • S3 Storage Classes, Transfer Acceleration, Replication
    • EBS (Elastic Block Store)
    • Demo: Creating and Attaching an EBS Volume
    • Elastic File System (EFS)
    • Amazon FSx
    • Storage Gateway
    • Snow Family of Products
    • AWS Backup
    • Important Points to Remember: Storage
  •   Section 4D: Networking & Content Delivery
    • A Note On This Section
    • VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
    • Internet Gateway, NAT Gateway and VPC Endpoints
    • Network ACLs and Security Groups
    • VPC Flow Logs and Peering
    • Amazon API Gateway
    • CloudFront
    • Demo: Working with CloudFront
    • AWS Global Accelerator
    • Route 53
    • Direct Connect and Site-to-Site VPN
    • Important Points to Remember: Networking and Content Delivery
  •   Section 4E: Databases
    • A Note On This Section
    • Databases in AWS
    • RDS (Amazon Relational Database Service)
    • Demo: Amazon RDS - Creating and Connecting to a MySQL Database
    • Amazon Redshift
    • Amazon DynamoDB
    • Demo: Creating a DynamoDB Table
    • Amazon ElastiCache
    • Amazon Neptune
    • Important Points to Remember: Databases
  •   Section 4F: Analytics
    • A Note On This Section
    • Amazon Athena
    • Kinesis Family of Services
    • Amazon QuickSight
    • Amazon EMR
    • Important Points to Remember: Analytics
  •   Section 4G: Deploying & Managing Infrastructure
    • A Note On This Section
    • CloudFormation
    • Demo: Deploying a CloudFormation Template
    • AWS Service Catalog
    • AWS Systems Manager
    • Important Points to Remember: Deploying - Managing Infrastructure
  •   Section 4H: Monitoring
    • A Note On This Section
    • CloudWatch
    • Demo: Creating CloudWatch Alarms
    • CloudTrail
    • Demo: Working with CloudTrail
    • Personal Health and Service Health Dashboards
    • Important Points to Remember: Monitoring
  •   Section 4I: Application Integration
    • Amazon SQS (Simple Queue Service)
    • Demo: Sending and Receiving Messages with SQS
    • Amazon SNS (Simple Notification Service)
    • Demo: Sending an Email Using Amazon SNS
    • Amazon EventBridge (CloudWatch Events)
    • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on AWS
    • DEMO: Using Amazon Q - Console, Developer, Business)
    • DEMO: Using Amazon Bedrock for Generative AI
    • Front End and Mobile - AWS Amplify
    • Important Points to Remember: Application Integration
  •   Section 4J: Support
    • A Note On This Section
    • CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, CodeStar
    • Support Resources (AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Support Plans)
  •   Section 4: Technology Section Quiz
    • Practice Quiz: Technology
    • Practice Quiz: Answers and Explanations
    • Implement a New Life System
  •   Section 5: Billing and Pricing
    • Introduction
    • Billing and Pricing Resources
    • EC2 Pricing Models
    • Accounts and Organizations
    • Demo: Working with Organizations, Accounts and AWS Control Tower
    • Working with Billing and Cost Management
    • Demo: Working with AWS Cost Explorer
    • Demo: Working with AWS Pricing Calculator
    • AWS Budgets and Billing Alerts/Alarms
    • Demo: Setting up AWS Budgets and CloudWatch Billing Alerts/Alarms
    • IMPORTANT: Deleting Resources Used in the Course
    • Important Points to Remember: Billing and Pricing
    • Practice Quiz: Billing and Pricing
    • Practice Quiz: Answers and Explanations
  •   Section 6: Preparing for the Exam
    • Introduction
    • Exam Prep Resources
    • Demo: Reviewing the Exam Guide and Sample Questions
    • Test-Taking Strategies and Tips
    • Demo: Registering for the Exam Cost and Vouchers
    • It's Exam Day! What To Expect
    • Practice, Practice, Practice!
    • Next Steps
  •   Section 7: Practice Exam
    • Instructions
    • Practice Exam
    • Practice Exam: Answers and Explanations
  •   Section 8: Where To Go From Here?
    • Thank You!
    • Review This Course!
    • Become An Alumni
    • Learning Guideline
    • ZTM Events Every Month
    • LinkedIn Endorsements

Taught by

Amber Israelsen

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