AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Complete Video Course

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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.


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Table of contents

  1. Introduction
    1. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Complete Video Course: Introduction
  2. Module 1: Cloud Concepts
    1. Module 1: introduction
  3. Lesson 1: Cloud Practitioner Certification
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 1.1 Overview
    3. 1.2 Exam Preparation Resources
    4. 1.3 Taking the Exam
    5. 1.4 Documentation and Study Material
  4. Lesson 2: Fundamental Concepts
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 2.1 Introduction to Cloud Computing
    3. 2.2 Business Needs and Cloud Solutions
    4. 2.3 Overview of Amazon Web Services
    5. 2.4 AWS Cloud Value Proposition
  5. Module 2: Technology
    1. Module 2: introduction
  6. Lesson 3: Fundamentals
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 3.1 AWS Global Infrastructure
    3. 3.2 Demo: AWS Management Console
  7. Lesson 4: Basic Core Services
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 4.1 Setting the Stage
    3. 4.2 Networking with Amazon VPC
    4. 4.3 Routing and Firewalls
    5. 4.4 DNS, VPN, and Direct Connect
    6. 4.5 Use Case: Network Security
    7. 4.6 Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Part 1
    8. 4.7 Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Part 2
    9. 4.8 Demo: Launching an EC2 Instance
    10. 4.9 Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
    11. 4.10 Elastic Load Balancing
    12. 4.11 Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
    13. 4.12 Demo: Using Amazon S3
  8. Lesson 5: Advanced Core Services
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 5.1 Advancing the Stage
    3. 5.2 Amazon CloudWatch
    4. 5.3 AWS Auto Scaling
    5. 5.4 Amazon CloudFront
    6. 5.5 AWS Lambda
    7. 5.6 Demo: Creating and Invoking AWS Lambda Functions
    8. 5.7 Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
    9. 5.8 Amazon DynamoDB
    10. 5.9 Amazon Glacier
    11. 5.10 Amazon Redshift
    12. 5.11 Use Case: E-Commerce
  9. Lesson 6: Other Services
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 6.1 Importance of Automation
    3. 6.2 AWS Elastic Beanstalk
    4. 6.3 AWS CloudFormation
    5. 6.4 AWS WAF
    6. 6.5 AWS Shield
  10. Module 3: Security
    1. Module 3: introduction
  11. Lesson 7: Security in AWS
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 7.1 The Shared Responsibility Model
    3. 7.2 Identity and Access Management (IAM) Part 1
    4. 7.3 Identity and Access Management (IAM) Part 2
    5. 7.4 Demo: Managing Users, Groups, and Roles
    6. 7.5 AWS Organizations
    7. 7.6 AWS Assurance Programs
    8. 7.7 Key Services for Auditing and Compliance
    9. 7.8 Use Case: PCI DSS Regulated Workload
    10. 7.9 Vulnerability and Penetration Testing
  12. Module 4: Billing and Pricing
    1. Module 4: introduction
  13. Lesson 8: Service Pricing
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 8.1 Compute Pricing Part 1
    3. 8.2 Compute Pricing Part 2
    4. 8.3 Database Pricing
    5. 8.4 Storage Pricing
  14. Lesson 9: Cost Management
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 9.1 AWS Calculators
    3. 9.2 Cost Management Tools
    4. 9.3 AWS Trusted Advisor
    5. 9.4 AWS Support
  15. Summary
    1. Summary

Product information

  • Title: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Complete Video Course
  • Author(s): Richard A. Jones
  • Release date: May 2018
  • Publisher(s): Pearson IT Certification
  • ISBN: 013517550X