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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Course

Beginner17 Hours 17 Minutes171 Course Videos102 Test Questions

$249.00

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner training for beginners who want to learn core AWS services. 17 hours 17 minutes across 171 videos, plus 102 practice questions.

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This AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Course teaches the core services of Amazon Web Services and prepares you for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. It is for beginners and IT staff who want a solid first step in AWS. You get 17 hours 17 minutes of training in 171 videos, with 102 test questions to check your progress.

What you will learn

  • Explain cloud deployment models and find your way around the AWS Management Console
  • Create users, groups, roles and policies in IAM, and turn on multi-factor authentication
  • Launch and secure EC2 instances and choose the right storage, such as EBS and EFS
  • Scale apps with Elastic Load Balancing and Auto Scaling
  • Store and protect data in Amazon S3
  • Compare AWS databases such as RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB and Redshift
  • Run code without servers using Lambda, ECS and Fargate
  • Monitor with CloudWatch and CloudTrail, and build networks with VPCs
  • Apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework and the shared responsibility model

Course outline

  1. Introduction to cloud computing: cloud types and models, the AWS platform and the console
  2. Identity and Access Management (IAM): users, groups, policies, MFA, the CLI and roles
  3. EC2: creating and managing instances, security groups, SSH and shared responsibility
  4. EC2 storage: EBS, snapshots, AMIs, instance store and EFS
  5. Elastic Load Balancer and Auto Scaling: high availability and scaling
  6. Amazon S3: buckets, security, versioning, replication and data transfer devices
  7. Database and analytics: RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift and analytics tools
  8. Other services: ECS, Fargate, Lambda and serverless
  9. Scaling your infrastructure: CloudFormation, Elastic Beanstalk and CodeDeploy
  10. Global applications: DNS, content delivery and global performance
  11. Cloud integration: SQS and SNS messaging
  12. Cloud monitoring: CloudWatch, CloudTrail, X-Ray and health dashboards
  13. Virtual private cloud: VPCs, subnets, gateways, NACLs, peering and Direct Connect
  14. Security and compliance: DDoS protection, encryption, key management and compliance tools
  15. Machine learning: Rekognition, Transcribe, Polly, Translate and SageMaker
  16. Advanced identity: Cognito, directory services and single sign-on
  17. Are you well architected?: the Well-Architected Framework and Trusted Advisor
  18. Exam preparation: tips for the Cloud Practitioner exam

Who this course is for

  • Beginners who want their first cloud certification
  • Aspiring cloud engineers and solutions architects
  • Developers who are new to AWS
  • System and network administrators moving to the cloud
  • Big data staff who need to know AWS services

Before you start

You do not need any AWS experience to start this course. A basic understanding of computers and the internet is enough. AWS suggests that exam candidates have up to six months of exposure to the AWS Cloud, so practise in a free-tier account as you learn.

About the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner is a foundational certification issued by Amazon Web Services. It shows that you understand the AWS Cloud, its core services, security, and costs and billing, whatever your job. The lessons were recorded for the earlier CLF-C01 version of the exam. The current version, CLF-C02, has four domains: cloud concepts; security and compliance; cloud technology and services; and billing, pricing and support. Use the official AWS exam guide alongside this course and check the AWS website before you book.

Jobs this course supports

  • Cloud support associate
  • Junior cloud engineer
  • Cloud developer
  • System administrator
  • Network administrator

Skill level

Beginner
Duration

17 Hours 17 Minutes
Videos

171 Course Videos
Questions

102 Test Questions
Certification

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Certification body

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Prerequisites

None. Some time using AWS helps before you sit the exam.
Best for

Cloud beginners, aspiring cloud engineers, developers, system and network administrators, big data staff
Topics covered

Cloud basics, IAM, EC2 and storage, load balancing and auto scaling, S3, databases, serverless, monitoring, VPC, security and compliance, Well-Architected Framework
Format

Online video lessons, self-paced
Language

English
Closed captions

Yes
Certificate

StemBoss Certificate of Completion

What is inside this course

18 modules and 171 lessons. Here is the full outline.

Module 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing9 lessons
  1. Welcome
  2. Why Cloud Computing
  3. What is Cloud Computing
  4. Cloud Computing Deployment Models
  5. Cloud Computing Types
  6. AWS Cloud Overview
  7. AWS Management Console Walk-Through
  8. AWS Shared Responsibility
  9. Summary
Module 2: Identity and Access Management IAM15 lessons
  1. IAM Overview
  2. IAM Users & Groups Hands-On
  3. IAM Policies Hands-On
  4. MFA Overview
  5. MFA Hands-On
  6. AWS CLI
  7. AWS CLI Installation Hands-On
  8. AWS CLI Hands-On
  9. IAM Roles
  10. IAM Roles Hands-On
  11. IAM Security Tools
  12. IAM Security Tools Hands-On
  13. IAM Best Practices
  14. Shared Responsibility Model for IAM
  15. IAM Summary
Module 3: Elastic Cloud Computing EC213 lessons
  1. Budget Setup
  2. EC2 Overview
  3. EC2 Instance Hands-On
  4. Security Groups
  5. Security Groups Hands-On
  6. SSH Overview
  7. SSH Using Putty-Windows
  8. SSH Using CMD-Windows
  9. EC2 Instance Connect
  10. EC2 Instance Roles
  11. EC2 Launch Types
  12. Shared Responsibility Model for EC2
  13. EC2 Summary
Module 4: EC2 Storage13 lessons
  1. Intro to EC2 Instance Storage
  2. EBS Volume Overview
  3. EBS Volume Hands-On
  4. EBS Snapshots
  5. EBS Snapshots Hands-On
  6. AMI Overview
  7. AMI Hands-On
  8. EC2 Instance Store
  9. EC2 Instance Store Hands-On
  10. Elastic File System - EFS
  11. Shared responsibility Model for EC2 Storage
  12. Section Cleanup
  13. EC2 Instance Storage Summary
Module 5: Elastic Load Balancer and Auto Scaling Group ELB and ESG8 lessons
  1. Introduction to Scalability & High-Availability
  2. High Availability, Scalability and Elasticity
  3. ELB Overview
  4. ELB Hands-On
  5. ASG Overview
  6. ASG Hands-On
  7. Section Cleanup
  8. Summary
Module 6: Amazon S316 lessons
  1. S3 Introduction
  2. S3 Overview
  3. S3 Hands-On
  4. S3 Security
  5. S3 Bucket Policies Hands-On
  6. S3 Websites
  7. S3 Website Hands-On
  8. S3 Versioning
  9. S3 Versioning Hands-On
  10. S3 Access Logs
  11. S3 Access Logs Hands-On
  12. S3 Replication
  13. S3 Replication Hands-On
  14. S3 Storage Classes
  15. Snowball, Snowball Edge and SnowMobile
  16. S3 Summary
Module 7: Database and Analytics12 lessons
  1. Database Introduction
  2. RDS & Aurora Overview
  3. RDS Database Hands-On
  4. ElastiCache Overview
  5. DynamoDB Overview
  6. DynamoDB Hands-On
  7. RedShift Overview
  8. Amazon EMR Overview
  9. Athena Overview
  10. AWS Glue
  11. DMS Overview
  12. Database & Analytics Summary
Module 8: Other Services9 lessons
  1. Other Compute Introduction
  2. ECS-Fargate-ECR Overview
  3. What is Serverless
  4. AWS Lambda
  5. AWS Lambda Hands-On
  6. AWS Batch
  7. AWS LightSail
  8. AWS LightSail Hands-On
  9. Other Compute Summary
Module 9: Scaling Your Infrastructure8 lessons
  1. CloudFormation Overview
  2. Cloud Formation Hands-On
  3. Elastic Beanstalk Overview
  4. Elastic Beanstalk Hands-On
  5. AWS CodeDeploy
  6. AWS SSM
  7. AWS OpsWorks
  8. Infrastructure at Scale Summary
Module 10: Global Applications8 lessons
  1. Why Global Application
  2. Route 53
  3. Route 53 Hands-On
  4. CloudFront
  5. CloudFront Hands-On
  6. S3 Transfer Acceleration
  7. AWS Global Aceelerator
  8. Global Application Summary
Module 11: Cloud Integration6 lessons
  1. Cloud Integration Introduction
  2. SQS Service
  3. SQS Service Hands-On
  4. SNS Service
  5. SNS Service Hands-On
  6. Cloud Integration Summary
Module 12: Cloud Monitoring10 lessons
  1. CloudWatch Metrics and Alarms
  2. CloudWatch Metrics and Alarms Hands-On
  3. CloudWatch Logs
  4. CloudWatch Events and EventBridge
  5. CloudWatch Events and EventBridge Hands-On
  6. CloudTrail
  7. X-Ray
  8. Service Health Dashboard
  9. Personal Health Dashboard
  10. Monitoring Summary
Module 13: Virtual Private Network13 lessons
  1. Settings the Expectations
  2. VPC and subnets, Internet Gateway and NAT Gateways
  3. VPC and subnets, Internet Gateway and NAT Gateways-Hands-On
  4. NACL and Security Groups
  5. NACL and Security Groups Hands-On
  6. VPC Flow Logs
  7. VPC Peering
  8. VPC Flow Logs and VPC Peering Hands-On
  9. VPC Endpoints
  10. VPC Endpoints Hands-On
  11. Site-to-Site VPNs and Direct Connect
  12. Transit Gateway
  13. VPC Summary
Module 14: Security and Compliance11 lessons
  1. Introduction to Security and Compliance
  2. DDoS Mitigration
  3. Penetration Testing
  4. KMS and CloudHSM
  5. Secrets Manager
  6. AWS Artifact
  7. GuardDuty
  8. Inspector
  9. AWS Config
  10. AWS Macie
  11. Security and Compliance Summary
Module 15: Machine Learning8 lessons
  1. Amazon Rekognition
  2. Amazon Transcribe
  3. Amazon Polly
  4. Amazon Translate
  5. Amazon Lex and Connect
  6. Amazon Comprehend
  7. Amazon SageMaker
  8. Machine Learning Summary
Module 16: Advanced Identity4 lessons
  1. Amazon Cognito
  2. Directory Services
  3. Single Sign-On (SSO)
  4. Advanced Identity Summary
Module 17: Are You Well Architected?7 lessons
  1. Are You Well Architected
  2. Operational Excellence
  3. Security
  4. Reliability
  5. Performance Efficiency
  6. Cost Optimization
  7. Trusted Advisor
Module 18: Congratulations and Exam Preparation1 lessons
  1. Exam Tips & Congratulations

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Frequently asked questions

Which version of the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam does this course cover?

The lessons were recorded for CLF-C01. The current exam is CLF-C02, so use the official AWS exam guide alongside the course to cover any changes.

What are the CLF-C02 exam domains?

Cloud concepts; security and compliance; cloud technology and services; and billing, pricing and support.

Do I need AWS experience before this course?

No. The course starts with cloud basics. AWS suggests up to six months of exposure before the exam, so practise in a free-tier account as you go.

Which AWS services does the course cover?

IAM, EC2, EBS, EFS, S3, load balancing, Auto Scaling, RDS, DynamoDB, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, VPC, SageMaker and more.

How long is the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Course?

It runs for 17 hours 17 minutes across 171 videos, with 102 test questions.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes. You get a StemBoss Certificate of Completion when you finish the course.

Can I get a refund?

Yes, within 14 days if you have completed less than 20% of the course. See our refund policy for details. Read the refund policy.

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