Course Introduction
AWS Compute Fundamentals
Elastic Load Balancing
EC2 Auto Scaling
AWS Auto Scaling Policies
Gateway Load Balancer
AWS Outposts
AWS Compute Options
The course is part of this learning path
This section of the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional learning path introduces you to the core computing concepts and services relevant to the SAP-C02 exam. We start with an introduction to the AWS compute services, understand the options available, and learn how to select and apply AWS compute services to meet specific requirements.
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Learning Objectives
- Learn the fundamentals of AWS compute services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, and AWS Batch
- Understanding how load balancing and auto scaling can be used to optimize your workloads
- Learn how to select the appropriate compute platform based on your requirements
Hello, and welcome to this course on compute in AWS, where we’re here to help you on your journey to prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional certification. Before we get started, I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Danny Jessee, and I am one of the trainers here at Cloud Academy, specializing in AWS – Amazon Web Services – and AWS certifications.
In this course, the AWS team will be presenting a series of lectures that introduce the various compute services currently available in AWS that may be covered on the exam. Feel free to contact me with any questions using the details shown on the screen, or you can always get in touch with us here at Cloud Academy by sending an email to support@cloudacademy.com, where one of our Cloud experts will reply to your question.
This course has been specifically curated to help you pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional exam and is ideal for anyone who is looking to learn more about the various compute services in AWS in preparation for the exam.
The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to AWS compute services for solution architects, including:
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Containers on AWS,
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Elastic load balancing and auto-scaling, and
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Selecting the appropriate compute platform
Together with the other courses in this learning path, we’ll cover all of the key tools, technologies, and concepts from the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional exam guide and ensure that you are fully prepared to sit this exam.
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional certification has been designed for anyone who has experience in a solutions architect role. You should also have experience using AWS services to design and implement cloud solutions based on the AWS Well-Architected Framework. All of the AWS Cloud concepts introduced in this course will be explained and reinforced from the ground up.
Here at Cloud Academy, we strive to keep our content current to provide the best training available. If you have any feedback, positive or negative, or if you notice anything that needs to be updated or corrected for the next release cycle, please reach out to us at support@cloudacademy.com. Thank you!
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 six active AWS certifications, including certifications at the Professional and Specialty level.