This learning path is focused on two key services, these being Amazon EC2 and the Elastic Block Store service. These two services are often used in conjunction with each other, EC2 provides you with compute processing power for your applications, while EBS offers persistent block-level storage through its seamless integration with EC2.
Intended Audience
The content set out in this learning path is ideal for Architects designing new solutions, System Administrators who are responsible for fleet management and maintaining AWS environments, and anyone looking to develop their knowledge across Amazon EC2 and Amazon EBS, especially when preparing for an AWS certification.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this learning path, you will have an understanding of:
- Amazon EC2 and its configurable components
- How to create EC2 instances
- EC2 Image Builder for building and testing images
- EBS use cases
- EBS volume types and security controls
- EBS Multi-Attach
Prerequisites
To get the most from this learning path it would be advantageous if you have a basic understanding of AWS
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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.
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