AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification Objectives

## Cloud Concepts
- **Definition of Cloud Computing**
  - Understand the fundamental concepts of cloud computing.
- **Advantages and Disadvantages**
  - Explore the pros and cons of cloud solutions.
- **Cloud Service Models**
  - Differentiate between Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).
- **Cloud Deployment Models**
  - Recognize public, private, and hybrid cloud architectures.

## AWS Global Infrastructure
- **Regions, Availability Zones, Edge Locations**
  - Comprehend the AWS infrastructure hierarchy.
- **Global Edge Network**
  - Explore AWS's Content Delivery Network (CDN) for faster content delivery.
- **Data Transfer Methods**
  - Understand how data moves within the AWS ecosystem.

## AWS Services
- **Compute Services**
  - Overview of EC2, ECS, Lambda, and more.
- **Storage Services**
  - Explore S3, EBS, Glacier, etc.
- **Database Services**
  - Understand RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, etc.
- **Networking Services**
  - Overview of VPC, Route 53, CloudFront, etc.
- **Security Services**
  - Explore IAM, KMS, AWS WAF, etc.

## Pricing and Billing
- **AWS Pricing Models**
  - Understand various pricing structures (On-Demand, Reserved Instances, etc.).
- **AWS TCO Calculator**
  - Use the Total Cost of Ownership tool for cost estimation.
- **AWS Billing and Cost Management**
  - Explore billing alerts, budgets, and detailed billing reports.

## Security and Compliance
- **Shared Responsibility Model**
  - Understand the division of security responsibilities between AWS and customers.
- **AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)**
  - Learn how to manage access and permissions.
- **AWS Key Management Service (KMS)**
  - Securely manage encryption keys.
- **AWS Organizations**
  - Implement and manage policies across multiple AWS accounts.

## Architecting on AWS
- **Well-Architected Framework**
  - Comprehend AWS best practices for building secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure.
- **Design Principles**
  - Understand the principles for building reliable systems in the cloud.
- **AWS Solutions**
  - Explore pre-built architectures and solutions.

## AWS Operational Excellence
- **Operations Best Practices**
  - Implement best practices for operational excellence.
- **Monitoring and Management Tools**
  - Use CloudWatch, AWS Config, and AWS Trusted Advisor for monitoring and management.
- **AWS Health Dashboard**
  - Monitor the health of AWS services globally.

## Troubleshooting
- **Troubleshoot Using AWS Support**
  - Understand AWS support plans and how to create support cases.
- **AWS Trusted Advisor Recommendations**
  - Resolve issues using recommendations provided by Trusted Advisor.
- **AWS Documentation**
  - Effectively use AWS documentation for troubleshooting.

## Tools and Methodologies
- **AWS Management Console**
  - Navigate and manage AWS resources using the web-based console.
- **AWS Command Line Interface (CLI)**
  - Learn to use the command-line interface for AWS.
- **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)**
  - Understand the benefits and use of tools like AWS CloudFormation.

## Exam Tips
- **Study Strategies**
  - Effective ways to prepare for the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam.
- **Practice Exams**
  - Utilize practice exams for self-assessment.
- **AWS Training Resources**
  - Leverage official AWS training materials and resources.

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Module 1: Introduction to Amazon Web Services

• Summarize the benefits of AWS
• Describe differences between on-demand delivery and cloud deployments
• Summarize the pay-as-you-go pricing model

Module 2: Compute in the Cloud

• Describe the benefits of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) at a basic level
• Identify the different Amazon EC2 instance types
• Differentiate between the various billing options for Amazon EC2
• Describe the benefits of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
• Summarize the benefits of Elastic Load Balancing
• Give an example of the uses for Elastic Load Balancing
• Summarize the differences between Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) and Amazon Simple Queue Services (Amazon SQS)
• Summarize additional AWS compute options

Module 3: Global Infrastructure and Reliability

• Summarize the benefits of the AWS Global Infrastructure
• Describe the basic concept of Availability Zones
• Describe the benefits of Amazon CloudFront and Edge locations
• Compare different methods for provisioning AWS services

Module 4: Networking

• Describe the basic concepts of networking
• Describe the difference between public and private networking resources
• Explain a virtual private gateway using a real life scenario
• Explain a virtual private network (VPN) using a real life scenario
  Describe the benefit of AWS Direct Connect
• Describe the benefit of hybrid deployments
• Describe the layers of security used in an IT strategy
• Describe which services are used to interact with the AWS global network

Module 5: Storage and Databases

• Summarize the basic concept of storage and databases
• Describe benefits of Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
• Describe benefits of Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
• Describe the benefits of Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)
• Summarize various storage solutions
• Describe the benefits of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
• Describe the benefits of Amazon DynamoDB
• Summarize various database services

Module 6: Security

• Explain the benefits of the shared responsibility model
• Describe multi-factor authentication (MFA)
• Differentiate between the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) security levels
• Describe security policies at a basic level
• Explain the benefits of AWS Organizations
• Summarize the benefits of compliance with AWS
• Explain primary AWS security services at a basic level

Module 7: Monitoring and Analytics

• Summarize approaches to monitoring your AWS environment
• Describe the benefits of Amazon CloudWatch
• Describe the benefits of AWS CloudTrail
• Describe the benefits of AWS Trusted Advisor

Module 8: Pricing and Support

• Understand AWS pricing and support models
• Describe the AWS Free Tier
• Describe key benefits of AWS Organizations and consolidated billing
• Explain the benefits of AWS Budgets
• Explain the benefits of AWS Cost Explorer
• Explain the primary benefits of the AWS Pricing Calculator
• Distinguish between the various AWS Support Plans
• Describe the benefits of AWS Marketplace

Module 9: Migration and Innovation

• Understand migration and innovation in the AWS Cloud
• Summarize the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF)
• Summarize six key factors of a cloud migration strategy
• Describe the benefits of various AWS data migration solutions, such as AWS Snowcone, AWS Snowball, and AWS Snowmobile
• Summarize the broad scope of innovative solutions that AWS offers

Module 10: The Cloud Journey

• Summarize the six pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Explain the six benefits of cloud computing

Module 11: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Basics

• Determine resources for preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner examination
• Describe benefits of becoming AWS Certified

Course Final Assessment

• Solve questions similar to those found within the AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification examination