Example Curriculum
Module 1: Course Introduction
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- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (2:18)
- Exercise: Meet Your Classmates and Instructor
- ZTM Plugin + Understanding Your Video Player
- Why This Course? (1:46)
- Where This Fits into the AWS Certification Path (3:18)
- Course Outline & Resources (3:20)
- Course Slides
- DEMO: Creating an AWS Account for Labs (3:08)
- DEMO: Creating an AWS Budget for Labs (3:00)
- Set Your Learning Streak Goal
Module 2: AWS Cloud Practitioner Refresher
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- Module Introduction (0:28)
- Module Resources
- AWS Infrastructure Concepts (2:25)
- Core AWS Services (1:09)
- An Overview of Ways to Work with AWS (1:19)
- DEMO: Installing the AWS CLI on Windows (1:34)
- DEMO: Installing the AWS CLI on Linux (2:04)
- DEMO: Installing the AWS CLI on Mac (2:10)
- DEMO: Configuring the CLI on Linux, Windows and Mac (4:43)
- DEMO: Working with AWS CloudShell (3:26)
- Important Points to Remember (2:12)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
- Let's Have Some Fun (+ Free Resources)
Module 3: Authentication and Authorization – Identity and Access Management (IAM)
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- Module Introduction (0:37)
- Module Resources
- AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Overview (0:35)
- AWS IAM Identity Center (formerly SSO) (2:43)
- DEMO: Creating IAM Users (4:46)
- DEMO: Creating IAM User Groups (0:45)
- IAM Roles (4:00)
- IAM Policies (2:20)
- DEMO: Creating IAM Policies (2:37)
- DEMO: Attaching IAM Policies (3:25)
- Security Token Service (STS) Overview (1:52)
- DEMO: Switching Roles in the AWS Console (4:22)
- Identity Federation (3:52)
- AWS Directory Services Overview (3:04)
- AWS Single Sign-On Overview (1:03)
- Accounts and Organizations Overview (2:19)
- DEMO: Working with Organizations, Accounts and AWS Control Tower (3:39)
- Important Points to Remember (2:06)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
- Unlimited Updates
Module 4: Compute
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- Module Introduction (0:38)
- Module Resources
- EC2 Overview, Instance Types and Purchasing (2:49)
- DEMO: Creating an EC2 Instance (8:35)
- Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) Overview (1:05)
- DEMO: Creating an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) (3:28)
- Connecting to EC2 Instances: Overview (1:12)
- DEMO: SSH Connection from Linux (4:11)
- DEMO: SSH Connection from Mac (4:22)
- DEMO: SSH Connection from Windows 10 or Higher (2:50)
- DEMO: SSH Connection from Windows 8 or Earlier (5:23)
- DEMO: EC2 Instance Connect with Linux (1:40)
- DEMO: Remote Desktop with Windows (2:39)
- EC2 Placement Groups Overview (3:07)
- DEMO: Creating EC2 Placement Groups (1:53)
- EC2 Storage: Elastic Block Store (EBS) Overview (4:34)
- DEMO: Creating and Attaching an EBS Volume (8:19)
- EC2 Storage: EC2 Instance Store Overview (1:17)
- Lambda Overview (1:58)
- DEMO: Creating a Lambda Function with an S3 Trigger (6:23)
- Lambda Quotas and Use Cases (1:37)
- Elastic Beanstalk Overview (1:45)
- DEMO: Creating an App with Elastic Beanstalk (10:57)
- Containers and Docker Overview (4:43)
- Containers on AWS: ECS, EKS, Fargate and ECR Overview (2:40)
- Elastic Container Service (ECS) Terminology and Concepts (3:09)
- DEMO: Creating an ECS Cluster (2:02)
- DEMO: Creating an ECS Service (7:45)
- Important Points to Remember (2:08)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
- Course Check-In
Module 5: Elastic Load Balancing and Auto Scaling
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- Module Introduction (1:24)
- Module Resources
- Elastic Load Balancing Overview (3:12)
- DEMO: Creating an Application Load Balancer (8:23)
- Sticky Sessions Overview (1:26)
- DEMO: Working with Load Balancer Sticky Sessions (2:21)
- Connection Draining and Deregistration Delay (1:56)
- Load Balancing with TLS/SSL Certificates (3:27)
- Auto Scaling Groups Overview (1:23)
- DEMO: Creating an Auto-Scaling Group (7:11)
- Auto Scaling Policies (4:50)
- DEMO: Creating an ECS Service with a Load Balancer (14:37)
- Auto Scaling with ECS (2:11)
- Auto Scaling for RDS and DynamoDB (1:13)
- Important Points to Remember (4:33)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
- Implement a New Life System
Module 6: Networking
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- Module Introduction (0:40)
- Module Resources
- Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Overview (4:35)
- Private, Public and Elastic IP Addresses (3:19)
- CIDR Notation and RFC 1918 (6:40)
- DEMO: Creating a VPC (2:11)
- Subnets Overview (4:00)
- DEMO: Creating Subnets in a VPC (2:31)
- Internet Gateways and Route Tables Overview (2:37)
- DEMO: Creating an Internet Gateway and Routing to It (8:20)
- Elastic Network Interfaces (ENI) Overview (1:16)
- DEMO: Working with Elastic Network Interfaces (ENIs) (5:41)
- Security Groups Overview (3:26)
- DEMO: Creating a Custom Security Group (2:44)
- Network Access Control Lists (NACLs) Overview (7:37)
- DEMO: Working with Network Access Control Lists (NACLs) (3:40)
- Network Access Control Lists (NACLs) vs. Security Groups (1:41)
- Network Address Translation (NAT) Overview (2:27)
- Network Address Translation (NAT) Devices (3:30)
- Bastion Hosts Overview (1:46)
- VPC Peering Overview (1:42)
- DEMO: Setting up VPC Peering (7:21)
- VPC Endpoints Overview (1:49)
- VPC Flow Logs Overview (1:22)
- VPC Reachability Analyzer Overview (1:27)
- DEMO: Working with VPC Reachability Analyzer (3:39)
- IMPORTANT! Shut Down Resources (1:59)
- Site-to-Site VPN Overview (2:17)
- Direct Connect Overview (1:48)
- Transit Gateway Overview (2:07)
- Important Points to Remember (3:56)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
Module 7: Storage
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- Module Introduction (0:55)
- Module Resources
- Overview (3:26)
- DEMO: Creating and Uploading to an S3 Bucket (4:14)
- Durability and Availability (1:28)
- Encryption with S3 Overview (5:20)
- DEMO: Encrypting Buckets and Objects in S3 (3:51)
- S3 Versioning Overview (4:35)
- DEMO: Enabling Versioning in S3 (2:41)
- S3 Storage Classes and Lifecycle Overview (5:56)
- DEMO: Creating S3 Lifecycle Rules (2:56)
- Accessing S3 Objects (3:30)
- DEMO: Creating an S3 Bucket Policy (4:19)
- DEMO: Working with Presigned URLs (2:04)
- DEMO: Hosting a Static Website on S3 (3:49)
- Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) and S3 (4:39)
- Elastic File System (EFS) Overview (3:08)
- Amazon FSx (1:21)
- Storage Gateway (3:26)
- Snow Family of Products (2:04)
- Important Points to Remember (4:36)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
- Exercise: Imposter Syndrome (2:55)
Module 8: Databases
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- Module Introduction (0:58)
- Module Resources
- Overview of Databases in AWS (0:51)
- Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) Overview (6:07)
- DEMO: Amazon RDS: Creating and Connecting to a MySQL Database (7:28)
- Amazon Redshift Overview (1:34)
- Amazon DynamoDB Overview (3:48)
- DEMO: Creating a DynamoDB Table (3:11)
- Amazon ElastiCache Overview (1:54)
- Amazon Neptune Overview (0:58)
- Important Points to Remember (2:11)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
Module 9: Data Migration and Transfer
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- Module Introduction (0:32)
- Module Resources
- AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) Overview (2:08)
- AWS DataSync Overview (1:09)
- AWS Application Migration Service Overview (2:22)
- AWS Transfer Family Overview (1:04)
- AWS Snow Family Overview (0:55)
- Important Points to Remember (1:49)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
Module 10: Analytics
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- Module Introduction (0:48)
- Module Resources
- Amazon Athena Overview (1:09)
- DEMO: Using Athena to Query S3 Data (5:59)
- Amazon Kinesis Family Overview (1:52)
- Amazon QuickSight Overview (0:50)
- Amazon EMR Overview (0:46)
- Important Points to Remember (0:54)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
Module 11: Monitoring
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- Module Introduction (0:44)
- Module Resources
- CloudWatch Overview (1:27)
- CloudWatch Metrics Overview (4:39)
- DEMO: Working with CloudWatch Metrics (4:06)
- CloudWatch Logs Overview (1:16)
- DEMO: Working with CloudWatch Logs (3:48)
- CloudWatch Alarms Overview (1:34)
- DEMO: Working with CloudWatch Alarms (5:02)
- CloudWatch Dashboards Overview (1:05)
- DEMO: Working with CloudWatch Dashboards (3:44)
- CloudWatch Agent Overview (1:26)
- CloudTrail Overview (2:43)
- DEMO: Working with CloudTrail (7:11)
- CloudWatch vs. CloudTrail (1:02)
- AWS Config Overview (0:42)
- DEMO: Working with AWS Config (5:02)
- Important Points to Remember (1:27)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
Module 12: Security and Compliance
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- Module Introduction (1:23)
- Module Resources
- Overview of the AWS Shared Responsibility Model (1:29)
- Infrastructure Protection: AWS Shield (2:57)
- Infrastructure Protection: AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) (1:38)
- DEMO: Infrastructure Protection: AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) (3:41)
- Data Protection: AWS Key Management System (KMS) and CloudHSM (4:45)
- DEMO: Working with Keys in AWS KMS (2:47)
- Data Protection: AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) (2:00)
- Data Protection: AWS Secrets Manager (2:26)
- DEMO: Working with AWS Secrets Manager (2:24)
- Data Protection: Amazon Macie (1:00)
- Detection: Amazon Inspector (1:06)
- Detection: Amazon GuardDuty (0:54)
- Detection: AWS Config Overview (0:42)
- DEMO: Working with AWS Config (5:02)
- Detection: AWS Security Hub (0:49)
- DEMO: A Tour of AWS Security Hub (1:49)
- Incident Response: Amazon Detective (1:31)
- Compliance: AWS Artifact (0:43)
- DEMO: A Tour of AWS Artifact (1:02)
- Important Points to Remember (3:29)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
Module 13: Automation and Governance
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- Module Introduction (0:36)
- Module Resources
- CloudFormation Overview (2:22)
- DEMO: Deploying a CloudFormation Template (5:57)
- AWS Service Catalog Overview (1:32)
- AWS Systems Manager and Parameter Store Overview (3:35)
- Important Points to Remember (1:14)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
Module 14: DNS and Network Routing
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- Module Introduction (0:41)
- Module Resources
- Domain Name System (DNS) Basics (6:40)
- Amazon Route 53 Overview (7:33)
- DEMO: Working with Record Types in Route 53 (5:11)
- CloudFront Overview (2:47)
- DEMO: Setting up a CloudFront Distribution with an S3 Origin (6:13)
- AWS Global Accelerator Overview (3:13)
- Important Points to Remember (1:59)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
Module 15: Application Integration
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- Module Introduction (2:05)
- Module Resources
- Amazon API Gateway Overview (2:01)
- DEMO: Creating a REST API with API Gateway and Lambda (4:35)
- Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) Overview (2:29)
- SQS Queue Types and Functionality (6:18)
- DEMO: Sending and Receiving Messages with SQS (4:28)
- Simple Notification Service (SNS) Overview (1:58)
- DEMO: Sending an Email Using Amazon SNS (3:06)
- Amazon EventBridge (CloudWatch Events) Overview (2:41)
- AWS Step Functions Overview (1:27)
- Front End and Mobile: AWS Amplify (5:59)
- Important Points to Remember (2:31)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
Module 16: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
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Module 17: Backup and Recovery
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- Module Introduction (0:52)
- Module Resources
- Disaster Recovery Terminology and Strategies (4:54)
- Overview of Backup Features in AWS (1:32)
- DEMO: Data Lifecycle Manager Overview (3:38)
- DEMO: Creating a Backup with AWS Backup (5:20)
- DEMO: Restoring a RDS Database to a Point in Time (2:50)
- DEMO: Restoring a RDS Database from a Snapshot (2:45)
- DEMO: Promoting a RDS Read Replica (3:21)
- Disaster Recovery with Amazon Aurora (1:47)
- Amazon Aurora Multi-Master and Global Databases (1:47)
- Important Points to Remember (2:57)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
Module 18: Billing and Pricing
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- Module Introduction (0:44)
- Module Resources
- Overview of EC2 Pricing Models (4:36)
- DEMO: Working with Savings Plans, Spot and Reserved Instances (5:10)
- Organizations and Consolidated Billing (1:35)
- DEMO: Working with the Billing Dashboard (5:39)
- DEMO: Working with AWS Cost Explorer (6:20)
- DEMO: Working with the AWS Pricing Calculator (3:31)
- AWS Budgets and Billing Alerts/Alarms Overview (6:58)
- DEMO: Setting up AWS Budgets and CloudWatch Billing Alerts/Alarms (8:08)
- IMPORTANT: Deleting Resources Used in the Course (4:34)
- Important Points to Remember (3:31)
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions: Answers & Explanations
Module 19: The Well-Architected Framework and Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
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Module 20: Preparing for the Exam
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Practice Exam
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Where To Go From Here?
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