About the Book
7 Hours of Video Instruction
Seven hours of video instruction covering the fundamentals of cloud computing; AWS core services such as Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, and Amazon S3; security; architecture design principles; best practices; and cost management.
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Complete Video Course is a video product designed to help viewers understand Amazon Web Services at a high level, introduce cloud computing concepts, and key AWS services, and prepare them for the exam according to the certification exam guide published by Amazon Web Services.
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Complete Video Course provides seven hours of instruction. The videos contain slides, audio descriptions, and video captures. Demonstrations of Amazon Web Services and third-party cloud solutions are included to provide a clear guide to understanding the services offered by Amazon Web Services and the needs those services meet.
This course also includes:
End-of-lesson quizzes
Detailed use cases to help you learn and retain knowledge
A practice exam that runs in the Pearson test prep software
Topics include:
Cloud Practitioner Certification
Fundamental Concepts
Fundamentals
Basic Core Services
Advanced Core Services
Other Services
Security in AWS
Service Pricing
Cost Management
Learn How To
Includes seven hours of video presentation
Provides clear, in-depth explanations and demos
Provides an understanding across numerous services, principles, and cost management
Offers insights and hints to study for the Cloud Practitioner certification exam
Who Should Take This Course
The target audience for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Complete Video Course are individuals currently working in roles such as sales, project management, or at the executive level. These individuals will typically be involved in decision making where the use of Amazon Web Services is concerned and need to engage in intelligent, informed dialogue but not necessarily be involved with the more technical discussions or hands-on implementation as might be relevant to other certifications.
Course Requirements
There are no requirements for this course
Lesson descriptions
Lesson 1: Cloud Practitioner Certification. In this lesson, the requirements will be reviewed, along with the exam itself, the experience of taking the exam, and some resources for further study and preparation.
Lesson 2: Fundamental Concepts. In Lesson 2, an introduction to cloud computing will be provided, along with a review of business needs, and a discussion of how Amazon Web Services helps address those needs.
Lesson 3: Fundamentals. In this lesson, the fundamentals of the AWS global infrastructure will be covered, and guidelines that help teams make good architectural decisions are reviewed.
Lesson 4: Basic Core Services. Any exam will require knowledge of the core AWS services. For the certified cloud practitioner exam, the basics of the core services will be covered, without getting too deep into technical details. Networking with Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon EC2, block storage with Amazon EBS, and object storage with Amazon S3 will be reviewed.
Lesson 5: Advanced Core Services. In this lesson, building on the basic services, we advance into things like instrumentation, scalability, content delivery, and serverless computing. Various database technologies, and more use cases will also be discussed.
Lesson 6: Other Services. Amazon Web Services is a very extensive collection of features and services for any use case you can imagine. In this lesson, a few more key services regarding automation and security will be discussed.
Lesson 7: Security in AWS. In this lesson, the shared responsibility model, identity and access management, and key services and concepts in managing your AWS accounts and credentials will be reviewed. Assurance programs like PCI and HIPAA, and a use case to help clarify which services solve which aspects of security, are provided.
Lesson 8: Service Pricing. When planning an application in the cloud, it’s more important to be aware of the details in how your choices will affect your bill. In this lesson, the pricing structures of various services for computing, databases, and storage will be explained.
Lesson 9: Cost Management. In this lesson, ways to predict costs for future applications, and review the costs of existing applications will be reviewed. The AWS calculators, tools for analyzing our monthly bill, and review AWS support plans are covered.
About Pearson Video Training
Pearson publishes expert-led video tutorials covering a wide selection of technology topics designed to teach you the skills you need to succeed. These professional and personal technology videos feature world-leading author instructors published by your trusted technology brands: Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, Pearson IT Certification, Prentice Hall, Sams, and Que Topics include: IT Certification, Network Security, Cisco Technology, Programming, Web Development, Mobile Development, and more.
Table of Contents:
Module 1: Cloud Concepts
Lesson 1: Cloud Practitioner Certification
Lesson 2: Fundamental Concepts
Module 2: Technology
Lesson 3: Fundamentals
Lesson 4: Basic Core Services
Lesson 5: Advanced Core Services
Lesson 6: Other Services
Module 3: Security
Lesson 7: Security in AWS
Module 4: Billing and Pricing
Lesson 8: Service Pricing
Lesson 9: Cost Management
About the Author :
Richard A. Jones is a certified AWS Solution Architect and an AWS Authorized Instructor having taught the IT teams of numerous Fortune 500s, and postgraduate students at the University of Colorado.
Programming since age 10, Richard has spent more than 25 years furthering his knowledge and skills of information technologies. He studied network switching systems in the U.S. Army, attained a degree in Digital Media, and has a long history of web and mobile application development. Beginning with a funded startup in 2009, Richard has dedicated more than nine years to building robust, highly-available, fault-tolerant systems in Amazon Web Services, and has taught hundreds of IT professionals how to do the same.
Richard holds the AWS Solution Architect and DevOps Engineer Professional certifications, AWS Developer and SysOps Administrator associate-level certifications, and the AWS Advanced Networking Specialty certification.
