Introduction

Course Description

One of the core building blocks of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is that of storage, and AWS provides a wide range of storage services that allow you to architect the correct solution for your needs.  Understanding what each of these services is and what they have been designed and developed for, gives you the knowledge to implement best practices ensuring your data is stored, transmitted and backed up in the most efficient and scalable way.  This course will focus on each of the storage services provided by AWS and will explain what the service is, its key features and when and why you might use the service within your own environment.

Learning Objectives:

The objectives of this course are to provide:

• An overview and introduction to the different AWS storage services
• An understanding of how to transfer data into and out of AWS
• The knowledge to confidently select the most appropriate storage service for your needs

Audience:

This course is designed as an introduction to the AWS storage services and methods of storing data.  As a result, this course is suitable for:

• Those who are starting out their AWS journey to understand the various services that exist and their use case
• Storage engineers responsible for maintaining and storing data within the enterprise
• Security engineers who secure and safeguard data within AWS
• Those who are looking to begin their certification journey with either the AWS Cloud Practitioner or one of the 3 Associate level certifications

Prerequisites

This is an entry-level course to AWS storage services and so no prior knowledge of these services are required, however, a basic understanding of Cloud Computing and awareness of AWS would be beneficial but not essential.

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