If you are a system administrator or developer who wants to learn cloud computing with AWS but does not know where to start, this beginner's guide offers a practical, configuration focused introduction. It covers setting up virtual servers with EC2, storage with S3 and EBS, monitoring with CloudWatch, CDN with CloudFront, email with SES, databases with RDS, and DNS with Route53.

This Course Offers

• A Practical, Configuration Focused Approach: You will learn how to configure AWS services in real time, with a focus on practical sessions rather than just theory.
• Core AWS Service Coverage: The course covers EC2 for virtual servers, S3 and EBS for storage, CloudWatch for monitoring, CloudFront for CDN, SES for bulk email, RDS for databases, and Route53 for highly available DNS.
• A Beginner Friendly Path: The course is designed for those with basic computer knowledge and no prior AWS experience, focusing on building infrastructure on the cloud.
• A Bonus Lecture on AWS CDK: The course includes a bonus lecture on learning AWS CDK using Python, added in June 2020.

Why We Love This Course

1. It is incredibly popular. With over 200,000 students, this course has helped an enormous number of learners take their first steps with AWS.
2. It focuses on practical configuration. Instead of just explaining concepts, you learn how to actually configure the most important AWS services.
3. It covers the foundational AWS services. EC2, S3, RDS, CloudFront, Route53, CloudWatch, and SES are the core services you need to know as a beginner.
4. It is taught by an experienced AWS professional. The instructor is an AWS Certified Solutions Architect with over a decade of experience in cloud computing and data engineering.

If you are a system administrator, developer, or small business owner who wants a practical, no fluff introduction to AWS, this course provides a solid foundation. Note that the course was last updated in 2016 (with a 2020 bonus lecture), so the AWS console interfaces and some service details may have changed significantly.

• System administrators who want to move from on premises infrastructure to cloud computing with AWS.
• Developers who need to understand how to deploy and manage applications on AWS.
• Small to medium enterprise owners and IT staff who want to build infrastructure on the cloud.
• Absolute beginners to cloud computing who want a practical, configuration focused introduction to AWS.

• Basic knowledge of computers is required.
• No prior AWS experience is needed. The course starts from the beginning.
• A willingness to follow along with practical configuration sessions is essential.

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