AWS Snowball Getting Started

With AWS Snowball, you can transport large amounts of data securely and efficiently into and out of AWS Cloud services. In this course, you will learn the benefits and technical concepts of Snowball. If you are new to the service, you will learn how to start using Snowball through a demonstration using the AWS Management Console. You will learn about how to transfer massive amounts of data quickly and securely when internet-based transfers are impractical.

Activities

• Presentations
• Demonstrations
• Knowledge checks

Course objectives

• Identify the purpose of Snowball
• Recognize problems Snowball can solve
• Identify the benefits of Snowball
• Recognize key characteristics about Snowball pricing
• Recognize the relationship between Snowball and other components of the AWS Cloud
• Recognize the meaning of Snowball technical concepts
• Identify typical use cases for Snowball
• Recognize how to use Snowball

Intended Audience

• Architects
• Cloud Operators
• Data Engineers
• Infrastructure Engineers
• Pre-Sales Consultants

Recommended Skills

• A basic understanding of the AWS Cloud

Course outline

Module 1: Introduction

• Introduction to Snowball
• Architecture and Use Cases

Module 2: Snowball Demonstrations

• How to Use Snowball

Module 3: Resources

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