1. AWS Cloud Technology and Services
Welcome to this course on AWS Cloud Technology and Services. I'm Alex, the head of Cloud Curriculum here at DataCamp. I have over 10 years of experience creating technical courses, and I'm thrilled to be one of your instructors on this course. Throughout this course, you will also hear from Rahul Singh, a Technical Product Manager at Bloomberg.
We are excited to bring you this interactive course on AWS and dive deeper into the available services it has to offer. In this video, we'll walk you through the goals of this course and give you a preview of what's to come.
2. Chapter 1: Compute Services
This course is divided into three chapters, each designed to deepen your understanding of AWS. In the first chapter, we will explore AWS compute services, starting with Amazon EC2, followed by optimizing resources with load balancing and auto-scaling. We’ll also review serverless options like AWS Lambda.
3. Chapter 2: Databases, networking, and storage
In Chapter 2, we’ll dive into other essential AWS services, focusing on databases like DynamoDB, migration tools such as AWS Database Migration Service, as well as networking and storage solutions.
4. Chapter 3: AI, machine learning, and more
Finally, we'll conclude the course by diving deeper into AWS services in AI and machine learning, analytics and business intelligence, and other secondary AWS service categories.
5. Prerequisites
Let’s discuss prerequisites. Is this course right for you? No technical experience is required to take this course. The goal is to provide you with a solid understanding of the various cloud services at your disposal.
However, a basic understanding of AWS would be beneficial. We recommend taking our Introduction to AWS course if you are new to AWS.
6. Course format
Let’s talk about how this course works. At DataCamp, we believe the best way to learn is by doing! For many of the exercises in this course, you'll receive a Sandbox account in AWS, allowing you to explore and experiment in a real environment.
7. Let's practice!
So enough talk! Let’s refresh our memory and dive into exploring the AWS user interface.