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Introduction to the Amazon ElastiCache Service

Contents

Course Introduction
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Introduction
PREVIEW1m 22s
Amazon ElastiCache Service
Course Conclusion
3
Summary
1m 1s

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Introduction
Difficulty
Beginner
Duration
12m
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Description

This is a beginner level course intended for anyone who is interested in learning the basics about the Amazon ElastiCache Service. We will discuss the concept of caching and how it relates to the Amazon ElastiCache service. We will define and discuss ElastiCache. We will talk about the benefits of the service. Then we will talk about ElastiCache features. Next, we will talk about why we would use ElastiCache. And finally, we will discuss how to locate ElastiCache in the AWS console and describe the basic steps for setting it up. This course was authored by Sarah Blatnik and narrated by Mark Thomas.

Transcript

Welcome to the introduction to the Amazon ElastiCache service course. This is a beginner level course intended for anyone who's interested in learning the basics about the Amazon ElastiCache service.

Before attending this course, you may want to attend the "Benefits of Cloud Computing" and "Fundamentals of AWS" learning paths, or attend the "What is Cloud Computing" and "Technical Fundamentals of AWS" courses. While these are not required to attend this course, they include helpful concepts that might make the content of this course a little easier to understand.

At the end of this course, you'll be able to describe the features and benefits of the Amazon ElastiCache service, explain when to use the Amazon ElastiCache service, locate the ElastiCache option in the AWS console and discuss how to configure it, and give examples of use case scenarios for Amazon ElastiCache. What are we going to learn in this course? We'll discuss the concept of caching and how it relates to the Amazon ElastiCache service. We'll define and discuss ElastiCache. We'll talk about the benefits of the service, then we'll talk about ElastiCache features. Next, we'll talk about why we would use ElastiCache. Finally, we'll discuss how to locate ElastiCache in the AWS console and describe the basic steps for setting it up.

About the Author

Sarah is an educator and instructional designer. She started her career doing computer training, Microsoft Certified training, then telephony training for a local Indianapolis start up. She has a passion for helping others to learn and writing engaging content. When she is not working, she loves to travel with her family, walk her dog, or curl up somewhere with a good book.