In this course, you'll learn what Elastic Compute Service (ECS) is, how to use it, and what makes Alibaba Cloud's new 6th generation instances faster and more powerful than their predecessors. You'll also learn how to choose the right type of instance for your workload, and how to save money by understanding the ECS pricing model. Finally, you'll learn how to launch your own ECS instance from Alibaba Cloud's web console.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the fundamentals of Alibaba ECS
- Learn the advantages of the sixth-generation ECS hardware
- Learn the instance types and families in ECS
- Learn how to choose the right instance type for your workload
- Understand ECS's different pricing models
- Learn how to purchase an ECS instance from the Alibaba Cloud console
Intended Audience
- Solution architects
- System operators
- Developers
- Anyone who wants to learn about Alibaba ECS
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this course, you should have a basic understanding of the Alibaba Cloud platform.
Hello and welcome to this introductory course from Alibaba Cloud. 6th Generation ECS: Better Performance, More Choices. In this course, we'll be explaining some of the basic concepts behind the ECS service. And we'll be talking about some of the advantages of the new sixth-generation ECS hardware. Here's our agenda. We'll start out in part zero by discussing what is ECS.
In part one, we'll discuss some of the advantages of the new sixth-generation ECS hardware. In part two, we'll move on to understanding instance types and families. In part three, we'll look at how you can use your instance type and family knowledge to choose the right instance type for your workload. In number four, we'll explain ECS's different pricing models. And then in part five, we will have a hands-on where we show you how to purchase an ECS instance from the Alibaba Cloud console.
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