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Formats:
Live Online
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Duration:
20 hours
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Registration Fee:
$595
Start Date
Live Online 
Part-Time: Coming again in 2023
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AWS Cloud Practitioner: Overview
Ashton College’s AWS Academy Cloud Foundations course is intended for students who seek an overall understanding of cloud computing concepts, independent of specific technical roles. It provides a detailed overview of cloud concepts, AWS core services, security, architecture, pricing, and support. This course prepares students for AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification.
Check out our other AWS Academy courses: Solutions Architect – Associate, Developer – Associate, SysOps Administrator – Associate, Machine Learning Foundations and Data Analytics.
Prerequisites
This is an entry-level course, but students should possess:
- General IT technical knowledge
- General IT business knowledge
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the successful student will have reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Define the AWS Cloud
- Explain the AWS pricing philosophy
- Identify the global infrastructure components of AWS
- Describe the security and compliance measures of the AWS Cloud, including AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Create a virtual private cloud (VPC) by using Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
- Demonstrate when to use Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), AWS Lambda, and AWS Elastic Beanstalk
- Differentiate between Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS), and Amazon Simple Storage Service Glacier (Amazon S3 Glacier)
- Demonstrate when to use AWS database services, including Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift, and Amazon Aurora
- Explain the architectural principles of the AWS Cloud
- Explore key concepts related to Elastic Load Balancing, Amazon CloudWatch, and Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
Topics Covered
Course Introduction
Module 1: Cloud Concepts Overview
Module 2: Cloud Economics and Billing
Module 3: AWS Global Infrastructure Overview
Module 4: Cloud Security
Module 5: Networking and Content Delivery
Module 6: Compute
Module 7: Storage
Module 8: Databases
Module 9: Cloud Architecture
Module 10: Automatic Scaling & Monitoring
Module 11: Optional Sandbox Lab
Instructors
Subject to change without notice
Richard Spencer
Richard Spencer has worn many hats during his time in the IT industry over the last 15 years. Starting his career in the telecommunications field, Richard is now a full-time information technology instructor. Richard has successfully attained his Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification, CCNA “Train the Trainer” certification, and three certifications from Amazon Web Services: Solutions Architect Associate, Sysops Administrator, and DevOps associate. His professional expertise and interest align with all things AWS and networking.
Roman Mirakhmedov
Roman Mirakhmedov holds a Master’s in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Lomonosov Moscow State University and is a Ph. D. candidate in Artificial Intelligence. He loves building next-generation cloud-native solutions to help generate maximum value from the cloud. Roman is an AWS Academy Accredited Educator for Cloud Foundations, Cloud Architecture, SysOps, DevOps and Machine Learning. He is one of the very few people to hold all AWS certifications. He teaches cloud, machine learning, artificial intelligence, software development and applied mathematics. He is also a Senior Director, a Cloud Consulting with Prodapt Solutions, and a global system integrator.
Dates
Live Online
Part-Time:
- Coming again in 2023
- Students must devote at least 2.5 hours per week to attend live webinars
- Webinars will be held on Tuesdays from 5:00 to 7:30 pm PST
- Outside of live instructional periods, students will be expected to take part in various independent and/or group activities
Fees
Registration fee for this course is $595.
Technical Requirements
Live Online Students
Ashton College uses web conferencing tools for conducting online classes and online learning management systems for managing resources, assignments, and grades. These tools help instructors and students connect live online as well as asynchronously. The basic requirements for online learning include a computer, webcam, speakers, and a microphone or a headset and headphones, along with a reliable internet connection. Though online learning can be pursued using smartphones and tablets, the use of laptops or desktop computers is encouraged for an enhanced learning experience.
This course does not require approval by the Private Training Institutions Branch of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training. As such, it was not reviewed.
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