THE LEARNING PATH
Eight steps into the cloud.
No experience needed. Work through the modules in order, or revisit a topic whenever you need a refresher.
MODULE 01 / 08FOUNDATION
Cloud computing & AWS
Understand the cloud before learning individual services.
01Cloud computing
Rent computing resources over the internet instead of buying and maintaining physical hardware.
02AWS
Amazon Web Services provides cloud services for compute, storage, databases, networking, analytics, and more.
03Pay-as-you-go
Many services charge based on usage. Check pricing before creating resources.
✦Remember thisLearn what a service does, what problem it solves, and one security or cost consideration before memorising its features.
KEEP THESE HANDY
A small cloud glossary.
Technical terms you will hear often in beginner tutorials and cloud interviews.
01Scalability
Adjusting capacity as demand changes.
High availability
Designing systems to remain available despite certain failures.
Fault tolerance
Continuing to operate when a component fails.
Encryption
Protecting data so it is unreadable without the required key.
IAM role
An identity with permissions that an authorized user or service can assume.
CloudWatch alarm
A rule that watches a metric and can trigger an action or notification.