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AWS Cloud Foundations
Overview
AWS Academy Cloud Foundations 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.
Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to do the following:
• 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
ServiceGlacier (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
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Duration
Approximately 20 hours, over at least 2 weeks
Fees
AU$ 500 excluding GST
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