Amazon EC2 Getting Started

Description

In this course, you will learn the benefits and technical concepts of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). If you are new to the service, you will learn how to start using Amazon EC2 through a demonstration using the AWS Management Console. You will learn about how to provision and manage virtual servers in the cloud without investing in physical hardware.

Activities

• Presentations
• Demonstrations
• Knowledge Checks

Course objectives

• Identify the purpose of Amazon EC2.
• Recognize problems Amazon EC2 can solve.
• Understand the benefits of Amazon EC2.
• Recognize key characteristics about Amazon EC2 pricing.
• Recognize how to use Amazon EC2.

Intended audience

• Architects
• Cloud Operators
• Infrastructure Engineers

Recommended Skills

• A basic understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS) offerings

Course outline

Module 1: Introduction

• Introduction to Amazon EC2
• Architecture and Use Cases

Module 2: Using Amazon EC2

• Launch an Amazon EC2 Instance
• Connect to an Amazon EC2 Instance
• Create an Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
• Clean Up Amazon EC2

Module 3: Resources

• Learn More
• Contact Us