AWS

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) have taken the world by storm since it's official launch in 2006. It started with an innovative use of spare, aging, but capable computing resources. Amazon found a way to virtualize and abstract the hardware that would ultimately be used to drive the software for a business IT resource. By eliminating the need for specific hardware, the entire IT infrastructure has been revolutionized. IT teams no longer have to build servers, worry about redundancy of hardware, or worry about scaling hardware either up or down based on need. What used to take days or weeks to plan, buy, install, and configure, can now be done in seconds. Want a new server? Click, click, click, select the size of processor, RAM, etc. and you have a server. That's where it started.

Now, years after that innovative start, with services and capabilities being added at a breakneck pace, there is very little that can't be virtualized in the AWS cloud. The increase in capability when moving from physical, on premises hardware to an AWS virtualized infrastructure is mind boggling. With virtual private networks and circuits, intrusion protection, virtualized firewalls, and many other protection services, there is little to no security risk with an AWS virtualized IT infrastructure, certainly less risk that a physical on premises IT infrastructure.

The second huge innovation that AWS brought was the ability to pay for your services by the hour, based on resources used. This guarantees that your IT infrastructure will always be utilizing the hardware you "purchase" at a rate of 100%. It used to be that IT would buy more hardware than needed to build in capacity for growth and to account for the time, risk, and expense of adding hardware to an existing system. Typical cost savings from moving from on premises IT infrastructure to AWS virtualized infrastructure can be as high as 90%.

You can start taking advantage of these innovations with our comprehensive training courses.

Certifications

Certification-focused training

AWS is the largest cloud provider and the standard for the modern IT infrastructure. Due to the popularity of AWS, the demand for IT professionals who can leverage the AWS platform and its services continues to increase. Becoming AWS-certified is the best way for IT pros to gain and develop the knowledge and skills they need to manage a cloud infrastructure.

AWS certification training levels & paths

There are four AWS certification levels — Foundational, Associate, Professional, and Specialty. Despite there being no prerequisites for AWS certifications, cloud professionals working through the AWS certification roadmap typically start with an associate-level certification in one of three certification tracks: Architect, Developer, and Operations. Given the market share of AWS and the demand for certified cloud practitioners, AWS certifications prepare cloud professionals for increasing levels of responsibility. AWS Specialty certifications are standalone, but are more narrow and focused in scope. As such, professionals who attempt to earn a Specialty certification will likely have earned other AWS certifications.

AWS Foundational certifications

Designed for non-technical professionals, the AWS foundational certification validates the most basic AWS and cloud infrastructure knowledge. It’s common to use this training during a cloud adoption to familiarize both non-technical and IT professionals about the benefits and inner workings of the AWS Cloud.

Recommended Experience: None

AWS Associate certifications

This is the entry point for many IT professionals into the AWS certification program and a career in cloud infrastructure. These certifications are highly sought after by employers using AWS because they validate best practices in architecture, services, and development.

Recommended Experience: 12 months

AWS Specialty certifications

AWS Specialty certifications enable cloud professionals to validate their skills in specific technical areas. Though there are no formal prerequisites for AWS Professional or Specialty exams, cloud professionals should have considerable experience before heading into these notoriously hands-on exams.

Recommended Experience: 2 to 5 years

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AWS Skill Courses

Job-focused training

Amazon has been increasing capability with AWS constantly since its debut in 2006. Certification is valuable for establishing and proving a base level of skills, but if you want to get the most for your business, you have to be learning at the same pace that Amazon is innovating. The skills-based courses offered here will keep you and your team current with all the latest features and capabilities of Amazon AWS.

AWS Automation: AWS Machine Learning Tutorial
Skills Course6 skills6 hrs 12 mins
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
Skills Course4 skills5 hrs 30 mins
Automating AWS End User Computing Services
Skills Course3 skills3 hrs 1 min
Automating AWS VPC Tutorial
Skills Course3 skills3 hrs 7 mins
AWS Cloud Automation with Python
Skills Course9 skills10 hrs 16 mins
AWS EBS Tutorial: How to Implement AWS EBS Encryption
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AWS EBS Tutorial: How to Manage Amazon EBS with Python and PowerShell
Skills Course2 skills2 hrs 11 mins
AWS PowerShell Automation: Compute and AWS EC2 Tutorial
Skills Course11 skills11 hrs 54 mins
AWS PowerShell Automation: Management & Governance Services Tutorial
Skills Course11 skills13 hrs 35 mins
AWS SQS vs SNS: How to Implement Amazon Simple Notification Service & Simple Queueing Service
Skills Course5 skills5 hrs 28 mins
AWS Tutorial: Automate Compute and AWS EC2 Tutorial
Skills Course8 skills8 hrs 7 mins
AWS Tutorial: Automating Application Integration Services
Skills Course6 skills5 hrs 36 mins
AWS Tutorial: Automating AWS Database Services Tutorial
Skills Course7 skills6 hrs 33 mins
AWS Tutorial: Automating AWS EFS, AWS EBS, and Amazon S3 Tutorial
Skills Course9 skills9 hrs 5 mins
AWS Tutorial: Automating Developer Tools Tutorial
Skills Course5 skills4 hrs 50 mins
AWS VPC Training | Amazon Virtual Private Cloud
Skills Course4 skills4 hrs 5 mins
How to Manage AWS EFS with Python and PowerShell
Skills Course2 skills1 hr 55 mins
AWS Access Management
Skills Course1 skill2 hrs 49 mins
AWS Compliance and Governance
Skills Course1 skill4 hrs 49 mins
AWS Data Security
Skills Course1 skill5 hrs 18 mins
AWS Protective Controls
Skills Course1 skill6 hrs 32 mins
Juniper vSRX Firewalls on AWS
Skills Course
AWS Amazon DynamoDB
Skills Course3 skills3 hrs 22 mins
AWS Beginner Skills
Skills Course12 skills8 hrs 13 mins
Planning for AWS S3 Data Security
Skills Course3 skills1 hr 33 mins
AWS EC2
Skills Course3 skills2 hrs 51 mins
AWS Lambda
Skills Course7 skills7 hrs 2 mins
Working with Amazon S3
Skills Course6 skills4 hrs 36 mins
Automate AWS Management and Governance with Python
Skills Course12 skills11 hrs 51 mins
Automate Container Services in AWS
Skills Course14 skills15 hrs 4 mins
Automating AWS Storage with Python
Skills Course2 skills2 hrs 17 mins
Database Automation in AWS with Python
Skills Course3 skills3 hrs 40 mins

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