CNTS 256 - AWS Cloud Foundations

5 Total Credits
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Foundations (ACF) is an AWS Academy course designed to provide students with an overall understanding of the AWS Cloud, independent of specific technical roles. It provides a detailed overview of cloud concepts, AWS core services and their pricing, security, architecture, and support. This course prepares individuals for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. This course is taught through instructor-led classes, hands-on labs, and assessments. A student kit is provided and includes course manuals, access to labs, assessments, and a discount voucher for the Certified Cloud Practitioner certification exam. This course serves as a prerequisite to the AWS Solutions Architect - Associate certification, which is offered in the RTC Computer Network Architecture, Bachelors of Applied Science Degree.

Course Outcomes

Define the AWS Cloud
Explain the AWS pricing philosophy.
Identify the global infrastructure components of AWS.
Describe the security and compliance measures of the AWS Cloud, including AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Create a virtual private cloud (VPC) by using Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Demonstrate when to use Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), AWS Lambda, and AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Differentiate between Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS), and Amazon Simple Storage Service Glacier (Amazon S3 Glacier)
Demonstrate when to use AWS database services, including Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift, and Amazon Aurora
Explain the architectural principles of the AWS Cloud
Explore key concepts related to Elastic Load Balancing, Amazon CloudWatch, and Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling