This course explores how the AWS Snowcone service can be used to provide portable edge computing and data transfer. We'll cover the basics of the service, what it's used for, how to request one, and how to transfer data in and out of it. For any feedback relating to this course, please contact us at support@cloudacademy.com.
Learning Objectives
- Learn the basics of AWS Snowcone, its features, and its typical use cases
- Learn how to request a Snowcone and transfer data with it
Intended Audience
- Anyone looking to understand more about the AWS Snowcone and how it can be used to run operations at the edge in addition to providing data transfer capabilities both into and out of AWS.
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this course, you should have an understanding and awareness of the Amazon S3 storage service in addition to a basic understanding of edge computing.
Hello and welcome to this course which will look at how the AWS Snowcone can be used to provide portable edge computing and data transfer.
Before we start I’d like to introduce myself, my name is Stuart Scott, and I am the AWS content Director here at Cloud Academy. Feel free to connect with me to ask any questions using the details shown on the screen, alternatively you can always get in touch with us here at Cloud Academy by sending an e-mail to support@cloudacademy.com where one of our Cloud experts will reply to your question.
This course has been designed to help those who are looking to understand more about the AWS Snowcone and how it can be used to help them run operations at the edge in addition to providing data transfer capabilities both into and out of AWS.
The objective of this course is to introduce you to the AWS Snowcone, helping you to understand what it is, what it's typically used for, and how you can order one.
As a prerequisite to this course, it would be beneficial to have an understanding and awareness of the Amazon S3 storage service in addition to a basic understanding of edge computing, which effectively allows you to improve response times by bringing your compute power and data storage closer to the location where it’s needed.
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Stuart has been working within the IT industry for two decades covering a huge range of topic areas and technologies, from data center and network infrastructure design, to cloud architecture and implementation.
To date, Stuart has created 150+ courses relating to Cloud reaching over 180,000 students, mostly within the AWS category and with a heavy focus on security and compliance.
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He is AWS certified and accredited in addition to being a published author covering topics across the AWS landscape.
In January 2016 Stuart was awarded ‘Expert of the Year Award 2015’ from Experts Exchange for his knowledge share within cloud services to the community.
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