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AWS Cloud Practitioner 2023: Benefits & Design Principles of the AWS Cloud

Understand AWS Cloud essentials. Explore infrastructure, availability, and design principles for scalable and agile architectures.

  • Skill level

    Beginner
  • Time to complete

    Approx. <1 hour
  • Certificate of completion

    Yes
  • Prerequisites

    None

About this course

It has always been a top priority for Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide their potential and existing customers with the knowledge and tools necessary to conduct proper due diligence. In this course, you will explore the value proposition of the AWS Cloud and understand the economies of scale. Next, you will examine the AWS global infrastructure and the advantages of high availability, elasticity, and agility. Finally, you will discover the AWS Well-Architected Framework and the six pillars of design principles. This course is one of a collection that prepares learners for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) exam.

Learning objectives

  • Discover the key concepts covered in this course
  • Define the various value proposition elements of the aws cloud such as trading fixed expenses for variable expenses
  • Outline the economies of scale

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In this course, you'll watch videos created by industry-leading experts for some of the biggest tech companies in the world. They'll cover key concepts, go through sample applications, prepare you for industry certifications, and more. Watch on any device — whenever and wherever you want — to learn at your own pace.

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What Does an AWS Developer Do?

Adam Carpenter
Jul 19, 2022

Amazon has come a long way from just selling books — and not just because it’s become a one-stop shop for everything from toilet paper to grocery deliveries. Thanks to businesses shifting operations and infrastructure to the cloud, systems and applications that used to run right down the hall in a server room are now hosted in a remote data center. One of these cloud providers is Amazon Web Services (AWS). As with all digital solutions, you need people to work with, manage, and improve them, which is where AWS developers come into play.

Read on to learn what an AWS Developer does, the skills you need to become one, the salary you can expect to earn, and how you can get closer to your AWS professional goals by learning to code.

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