AWS Cloud Practitioner/Cloud Concepts

Objectives and Skills
Objectives and skills for the cloud concepts portion of AWS Cloud Practitioner certification include:
 * Define the AWS Cloud and its value proposition
 * Identify aspects of AWS Cloud economics
 * List the different cloud architecture design principles

Readings

 * 1)  Cloud computing
 * 2)  Amazon Web Services
 * 3) AWS: Overview of Amazon Web Services
 * 4) AWS: Fundamentals - Core Concepts

Multimedia

 * 1) YouTube: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Training
 * 2) YouTube: AWS Cloud Value Proposition
 * 3) YouTube: Practice Questions Walkthrough for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (1/4)

Activities

 * 1) Complete AWS: Cloud Practitioner Essentials Modules 1 - 3.

Define the AWS Cloud and its value proposition

 * Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of compute power, database, storage, applications, and other IT resources through a cloud services platform via the Internet with pay-as-you-go pricing.

Identify aspects of AWS Cloud economics

 * Six advantages of cloud computing are:
 * Trade capital expense for variable expense
 * Benefit from massive economies of scale
 * Stop guessing capacity
 * Increase speed and agility
 * Stop spending money running and maintaining data centers
 * Go global in minutes

List the different cloud architecture design principles

 * Cloud computing models include:
 * Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
 * Platform as a Service (PaaS)
 * Software as a Service (SaaS)
 * Cloud computing deployment models include:
 * Cloud
 * Hybrid
 * On-premises
 * The AWS Cloud infrastructure is built around AWS Regions and Availability Zones.
 * An AWS Region is a physical location in the world with multiple Availability Zones.
 * Availability Zones consist of one or more discrete data centers, each with redundant power, networking, and connectivity, housed in separate facilities.
 * The AWS cloud platform includes:
 * AWS Management Console
 * AWS Command Line Interface
 * Software Development Kits
 * Services for:
 * Analytics
 * Application Integration
 * Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
 * AWS Cost Management
 * Blockchain
 * Business Applications
 * Compute Services
 * Customer Engagement
 * Database
 * Desktop and App Streaming
 * Developer Tools
 * Game Technology
 * Internet of Things (IoT)
 * Machine Learning
 * Management and Governance
 * Media Services
 * Migration and Transfer
 * Mobile Services
 * Networking and Content Delivery
 * Robotics
 * Satellite
 * Security, Identity, and Compliance
 * Storage
 * The AWS Well-Architected Framework includes:
 * Operational Excellence
 * Infrastructure as Code
 * Observability
 * Security
 * Identity and Access Management (IAM)
 * Network Security
 * Data Encryption
 * Reliability
 * Fault Isolation
 * Limits
 * Performance Efficiency
 * Selection
 * Scaling
 * Cost Optimization
 * Pay For Use
 * Cost Optimization Lifecycle

Key Terms

 * client
 * server