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AWS Academy Cloud Foundations

This course provides students with an overall understanding of AWS Cloud Computing concepts, independent of specific technical roles. Students will learn about AWS Cloud Computing infrastructure and application services, cost and billing practices, and the pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

Course Overview

Overall Proficiency Level
3 - Advanced
Course Catalog Number
CIS242
Course Prerequisites

CIS142

Training Purpose
Functional Development
Skill Development
Specific Audience
All
Delivery Method
Online, Instructor-Led
Online, Self-Paced
Classroom
Course Locations

10021 Balls Ford Rd
Suite 100
Manassas, VA 20109

5234 Airport Rd NW
Suite 200
Roanoke, VA 24012

11104 W Broad St
Glen Allen, VA 23060

800 Moorefield Park Dr.
Richmond, VA 23236

5555 Greenwich Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

1001 Omni Blvd
Newport News, VA 23606

4800 Airport Center Pkwy
Suite 100
Charlotte, NC 28208

7802 Airport Center Dr
Greensboro, NC 27409

4101 Doie Cope Rd
Raliegh, NC 27613

1001 Keys Dr
Suite 100
Greenville, SC 29615

250 Berryhill Rd
Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29210

3800 Paramount Dr
Charleston, SC 29405

660 Century Point
Suite 1050
Lake Mary, FL 32746

4715 Fredericksburg Rd
San Antonio, TX 78229

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Learning Objectives

Examine the six advantages of cloud computing as defined by AWS. Determine networking’s total cost of ownership (TCO) and the AWS pricing model. Analyze the AWS global infrastructure, regions and availability zones (AZs). Commission AWS Compute services such as EC2, Lambda and Elastic Beanstalk Review AWS Storage options such as S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier and the data storage lifecycle. Explore the structure of AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), the role of Security Groups, and importance of AWS CloudFront and Content Delivery Network (CDN). Review the myriad AWS Database services including RDS options, Aurora, DynamoDB and Amazon Redshift. Recognize the importance of AWS Elastic Load Balancer (ELB), Amazon CloudWatch and Auto Scaling. Understand the AWS Shared Responsibility model regarding security, and the role of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). Review the 5 pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework. Examine AWS billing and consolidated accounting features.

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Systems Requirements Planning

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

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