Compute (CLF-C02)
In this lesson of the Cloud Practitioner course, we introduce you to the various Compute services currently available in AWS that are relevant to the CLF-C02 exam.
Objectives
- Identify the various Compute services available in AWS
- Define the different families within AWS Compute services
- Identify the purpose of load balancers and Elastic Load Balancing
- Understand how Auto Scaling can enable your Compute resources to scale elastically based on varying levels of demand
Prerequisites
This lesson is designed for anyone who is new to cloud computing, so no prior experience with AWS is necessary. While it may be helpful to have a basic understanding of AWS and its services, as well as some exposure to AWS Cloud design, implementation, and operations, this is not required as all of the concepts we will introduce in this lesson will be explained and reinforced from the ground up.
Danny has over 20 years of IT experience as a software developer, cloud engineer, and technical trainer. After attending a conference on cloud computing in 2009, he knew he wanted to build his career around what was still a very new, emerging technology at the time — and share this transformational knowledge with others. He has spoken to IT professional audiences at local, regional, and national user groups and conferences. He has delivered in-person classroom and virtual training, interactive webinars, and authored video training courses covering many different technologies, including Amazon Web Services. He currently has nine active AWS certifications, including certifications at the Professional and Specialty level.