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Learning objectives

How to create and manage an aws account
Aws fundamental concepts including regions, availability zones, and virtual private clouds (vpcs)
How to install and use the aws sdks
How to use aws compute services, both via the aws console and programmatically

How to use aws managed services such as amazon rds
How to use amazon ai image and text-to-speech applications
How to make your applications more durable, distributed, and highly available

How to create and manage an aws account
Aws fundamental concepts including regions, availability zones, and virtual private clouds (vpcs)
How to install and use the aws sdks
How to use aws compute services, both via the aws console and programmatically
How to use aws managed services such as amazon rds
How to use amazon ai image and text-to-speech applications
How to make your applications more durable, distributed, and highly available

Syllabus

Welcome to Building on AWS

Meet the instructors

Discussion:Introduce yourself

What are we building this course? Project Intro

Intro to Week 1

Why should I (developer) build on the AWS cloud?

AWS Free Tier

Quiz

Exercise 1: Creating an AWS Account

Service Oriented Architectures and APIs in AWS

Exercise 2: Hello Amazon EC2

Understanding AWS Infrastructure

Networking: Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

AWS vs Developer responsibility in the cloud

EC2 Metadata

Exercise 3 - Logs, SSH, instance metadata

Create an AWS IAM user/access key video

Exercise 4: AWS IAM user, CLI, Boto, access keysAWS APIs

Intro to Amazon S3

Amazon S3 Access Control

Developing on AWS Cloud

Exercise 5: AWS Cloud 9

Introduction to Amazon Rekognition

Exercise 6: Amazon Rekognition

AWS IAM Roles

Amazon Relational Database Service

Exercise 7: Amazon RDS

Availability

What could go wrong?

Elastic Load Balancer

Exercise 8: Deploy an instance add ALB

Amazon Cognito

Authorization Flows in Our Application

Securing the Connection to the Server with TLS

End-to-End and At Rest

Using SSH Tunnel to Connect to C9

Exercise 9: Adding Amazon Cognito

AWS XRay

Exercise 10: Adding X-Ray

Intro to AWS Lambda

Exercise 11: AWS Lambda

Event Driven Architectures

How do AWS services do Async?

Amazon Simple Queuing Service

Exercise 12 - Amazon SQS

Couse Wrap up and Preview of Next course

End of Course Assessment

Good to know

Know what's good

, what to watch for

, and possible dealbreakers

Explores tools and technologies that are widely used in industry, such as Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, and Amazon S3

Develops core skills for cloud computing, such as developing and deploying applications, managing resources, and monitoring performance

Provides hands-on experience with AWS services, which is valuable for students seeking to gain practical knowledge

Taught by experienced AWS instructors, ensuring the quality and relevance of the content

Requires some prior knowledge of AWS and Python, which may be a barrier for beginners

May not cover all aspects of cloud computing, such as security and networking, in great detail

Career center

Learners who complete AWS Developer: Building on AWS will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineers are responsible for the development and operations of software systems. This course can help you enter or advance in this career field. You will learn how to use AWS compute services both through the AWS Console and programmatically. You will also become familiar with topics including Availability, Elastic Load Balancer, AWS X-Ray, and Intro to AWS Lambda. Using AWS, you will practice developing applications with improved durability, distribution, and high availability.

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Cloud Security Architect

Cloud Security Architects maintain and improve the security of cloud computing systems. This course can help prepare you for this role. You will learn how to use AWS services and tools to secure applications and data.

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Security Engineer

Security Engineers ensure the security of computer networks and systems. This course is an excellent choice for Security Engineers as it will teach you how to build security into applications. You will learn about essential security services such as Amazon Cognito. You will also apply security measures to applications deployed on AWS.

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Cloud Architect

Cloud Architects plan, design, and manage the cloud computing systems. This course will teach you about essential cloud concepts like Regions, Availability Zones, and Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs). You will also use Amazon's SDKs, the AWS CLI, and the AWS Cloud9 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to deploy applications programmatically. You will develop hands-on experience with load balancing, using messaging, and queuing with AWS SNS messaging service and Amazon SQS queuing service.

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Software Developer

Software Developers deploy, maintain, and implement software solutions. An understanding of cloud computing is becoming more important to employers in this role. This course can serve as foundational knowledge for you. It will help you build software development skills such as deploying applications on AWS, installing SDKs, and programming via AWS SDKs, AWS CLI, and AWS Cloud9 Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Concepts such as Architectures and APIs in AWS, Service Oriented Architectures in AWS, AWS Infrastructure, and AWS Security will be helpful to your development work.

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Software Architect

Software Architects design and develop software systems. This course will introduce you to general AWS concepts such as Regions, Availability Zones, Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), and Security Groups. You will also learn how to use AWS SDKs, the AWS CLI, and the AWS Cloud9 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to build and deploy applications on AWS.

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Web Developer

Web Developers translate designs into code to ensure smooth operation. This AWS course is well suited to Web Developers because it teaches deployment of applications through AWS, including both Amazon EC2 and AWS Lambda compute services. Developers will also learn about object stores and how to save and access images and videos in Amazon S3. This course may be especially helpful if you are interested in using Amazon Rekognition to analyze images and videos or Amazon AI image and text-to-speech applications.

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IT Manager

IT Managers oversee the implementation and support of an organization's IT systems. This course can help prepare you for an IT management role. You will implement and manage applications on the AWS platform. You will also learn to use AWS services and tools to develop a web application.

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Project Manager

Project Managers plan, execute, and close projects. This course can help Project Managers with a background in technology or interest in IT Management. You will set up and manage an AWS account, install SDKs, and use both the Amazon EC2 and AWS Lambda compute services.

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Network Engineer

Network Engineers plan, implement, and maintain computer networks. This course will help you develop the skills needed for this role. You will learn about networking and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).

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Business Analyst

Business Analysts help companies understand their business processes and make better decisions. This course is a good fit for Business Analysts who are looking to gain technical skills. You will learn about AWS fundamental concepts such as Regions and Availability Zones. You will also gain an understanding of how to use AWS APIs programmatically.

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Database Administrator

Database Administrators maintain and manage a company's data storage systems. This course may be useful to your career. Throughout the lessons, you will learn about and use Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).

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Systems Analyst

Systems Analysts study the needs of businesses and design computer systems that support those needs. To be successful in this role, you need a strong understanding of cloud computing services. This course may be useful. You will gain experience in the hands-on exercises where you build out a web application and learn to manage a database using Amazon RDS.

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Data Analyst

Data Analysts collect and analyze data to help companies make informed decisions. Familiarity with cloud computing is very helpful for Data Analysts. This course may be useful to you. Using Amazon S3 you will practice saving and accessing images and videos. You will also use Amazon Rekognition to analyze images and video. Collected data will be managed using the Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).

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Data Scientist

Data Scientists use scientific methods, processes, algorithms and systems to extract knowledge and insights from data. This course may be helpful to you in this role. You will learn how to use AWS managed services such as Amazon RDS. You will also get practice using Amazon Rekognition to analyze images and video.

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