AWS Cloud Practitioner/Cloud Concepts

Objectives and Skills

Objectives and skills for the cloud concepts portion of AWS Cloud Practitioner certification include:

• Define the AWS Cloud and its value proposition
• Identify aspects of AWS Cloud economics
• List the different cloud architecture design principles

Readings

1. Wikipedia: Cloud computing
2. Wikipedia: Amazon Web Services
3. AWS: Overview of Amazon Web Services
4. AWS: Fundamentals - Core Concepts

Multimedia

1. YouTube: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Training
2. YouTube: AWS Cloud Value Proposition
3. YouTube: Practice Questions Walkthrough for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (1/4)

Activities

1. Complete AWS: Cloud Practitioner Essentials Modules 1 - 3.

Lesson Summary

Define the AWS Cloud and its value proposition

• Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of compute power, database, storage, applications, and other IT resources through a cloud services platform via the Internet with pay-as-you-go pricing.

Identify aspects of AWS Cloud economics

• Six advantages of cloud computing are:
  • Trade capital expense for variable expense
  • Benefit from massive economies of scale
  • Stop guessing capacity
  • Increase speed and agility
  • Stop spending money running and maintaining data centers
  • Go global in minutes

List the different cloud architecture design principles

• Cloud computing models include:
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS)
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Cloud computing deployment models include:
  • Cloud
  • Hybrid
  • On-premises
• The AWS Cloud infrastructure is built around AWS Regions and Availability Zones.
• An AWS Region is a physical location in the world with multiple Availability Zones.
• Availability Zones consist of one or more discrete data centers, each with redundant power, networking, and connectivity, housed in separate facilities.
• The AWS cloud platform includes:
  • AWS Management Console
  • AWS Command Line Interface
  • Software Development Kits
  • Services for:
    • Analytics
    • Application Integration
    • Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
    • AWS Cost Management
    • Blockchain
    • Business Applications
    • Compute Services
    • Customer Engagement
    • Database
    • Desktop and App Streaming
    • Developer Tools
    • Game Technology
    • Internet of Things (IoT)
    • Machine Learning
    • Management and Governance
    • Media Services
    • Migration and Transfer
    • Mobile Services
    • Networking and Content Delivery
    • Robotics
    • Satellite
    • Security, Identity, and Compliance
    • Storage
• The AWS Well-Architected Framework includes:
  • Operational Excellence
    • Infrastructure as Code
    • Observability
  • Security
    • Identity and Access Management (IAM)
    • Network Security
    • Data Encryption
  • Reliability
    • Fault Isolation
    • Limits
  • Performance Efficiency
    • Selection
    • Scaling
  • Cost Optimization
    • Pay For Use
    • Cost Optimization Lifecycle

Key Terms

client

server

See Also

• Quizlet: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam-Cloud Concepts

References

AWS Cloud Practitioner

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