AWS Technical Essentials
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In just one day, this instructor-led training introduces you to core AWS concepts, services, and terminology. You’ll explore tools like Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)—and gain hands-on experience with real-world use cases. This technical essentials course also provides a launching point for further AWS training, helping you choose among several AWS compute services that align with your goals.
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$695.00
Sep 08 - Sep 08, 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM America/New_York- VILT
- Jan 11 - Jan 11, 2027
- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM America/New_York
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- Recognize terminology and concepts as they relate to the AWS platform and navigate the AWS Management Console.
- Understand the foundational services, including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), and Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS).
- Understand the security measures AWS provides and key concepts of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).
- Understand AWS database services, including Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).
- Understand AWS management tools, including Auto Scaling, Amazon CloudWatch, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), and AWS Trusted Advisor.
Who should attend AWS Technical Essentials Course
- Individuals responsible for articulating the technical benefits of AWS services
- Individuals interested in learning how to get started with using AWS
- SysOps Administrators, Solution Architects and Developers interested in using AWS services
Prerequisites for AWS Technical Essentials Course
AWS Technical Essentials Course Outline
- Overview of Amazon Web Services and its evolution
- AWS Global Infrastructure
- Demo: AWS Management Console
- Overview of AWS storage services
- Introduction to Amazon EBS
- Create and manage Amazon S3 buckets and objects
- Introduction to Amazon EC2, VPC, S3, and EBS
- Demo: Amazon S3
- Hands-on Lab: Build your own VPC and launch a web server
- AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts
- Demo: Setting up IAM roles and policies
- Overview of compute and networking options
- Describe Amazon VPC and EC2
- Launch an EC2 instance
- Use Amazon EBS with EC2
- Introduction to Amazon DynamoDB and RDS
- Understand use cases and architecture
- Launch a database instance with RDS
- SQL vs NoSQL in AWS
- Data storage considerations
- Hands-on Lab: Build a database server and connect to it
- Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)
- Monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch
- Introduction to AWS Trusted Advisor
- Hands-on Lab: Scale and load balance your architecture
- Understand AWS CloudFormation
- Use CloudWatch for metrics and alarms
- Revisit IAM for user and service-level access
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FAQs on AWS Technical Essentials
This course is designed for individuals who need to articulate the technical benefits of AWS services, those new to AWS, and SysOps Administrators, Solution Architects, and Developers looking to build foundational AWS knowledge.
Participants should have a working knowledge of distributed systems and multi-tier architectures, familiarity with general networking concepts, and basic familiarity with cloud computing concepts.
The course covers foundational AWS services including EC2, VPC, S3, and EBS, along with database services like DynamoDB and RDS, and management tools such as Auto Scaling, CloudWatch, ELB, and Trusted Advisor.
Yes, the course includes multiple hands-on labs and demos, such as building a VPC and launching a web server, setting up IAM roles and policies, launching EC2 instances, and building a database with RDS or DynamoDB.
You will be able to navigate the AWS Management Console, understand core compute, storage, and networking services, apply AWS security and IAM concepts, work with AWS database services, and use key AWS management tools effectively.