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Foundations of Cloud Computing and AWS

  • Understanding cloud service models: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).
  • Comparing public cloud environments with private and hybrid setups.
  • Overview of AWS's global infrastructure, including regions, availability zones, and edge locations.
  • Key business reasons for adopting cloud technologies.

Essential Compute, Storage, and Database Offerings

  • Brief introduction to EC2, Lambda, and container services (ECS / EKS).
  • Exploring S3, EBS, and various storage classes, focusing on durability and access methods.
  • Review of relational and NoSQL database choices, such as RDS, Aurora, and DynamoDB.
  • Criteria for selecting services based on performance needs, scalability, and budget.

Network Connectivity and Hybrid System Design

  • Core concepts of VPCs, including subnets, routing tables, and security groups.
  • Available connectivity solutions: VPN, Direct Connect, and Transit Gateway.
  • Architectural patterns for hybrid and multi-account configurations.

Fundamentals of Security, Identity, and Compliance

  • The AWS Shared Responsibility Model explained.
  • Core principles of Identity and Access Management (IAM) and recommended best practices.
  • Basics of encryption, key management, and logging tools like CloudTrail and CloudWatch.
  • Awareness of compliance requirements and data residency considerations.

Operational Best Practices and Cost Control

  • Introduction to the Well-Architected Framework and its core principles.
  • Insights into pricing models, billing mechanisms, and strategies for optimizing costs.
  • Concepts related to monitoring, alerting, and initial incident response.

Data Analytics, Integration, and Practical Applications

  • Overview of analytics tools (Athena, Redshift, QuickSight) and their common business applications.
  • Serverless integration techniques for event-driven processes.
  • Real-world scenarios: web applications, data analysis, and backup/disaster recovery strategies.

Practical Workshop: Aligning Business Needs with AWS Solutions

  • Collaborative hands-on exercise: designing a solution architecture for a representative business challenge.
  • Drafting a high-level cost projection and conducting a risk/benefit evaluation.
  • Sharing the solution with the group for peer review and feedback.

Wrap-Up and Future Pathways

Requirements

  • Foundational knowledge of IT principles and networking concepts.
  • Awareness of business workflows and typical enterprise IT requirements.
  • No previous experience with AWS is necessary.

Intended Participants

  • Business executives and senior decision-makers.
  • Product owners and project managers.
  • IT leaders and architects who require a business-centric perspective on cloud technologies.
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