The First Cloud Journey

Hi everyone! Thank you for your interest in learning about Amazon Web Services cloud computing technology. Together we will explore and experience awesome technologies and exciting services, experiment with migrating applications to the cloud, and apply best practices to improve your systems.

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Content

• Explore AWS Services

  • Creating Your First AWS Account
  • Managing Costs with AWS Budgets
  • Getting Help with AWS Support
  • Access Management with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • Networking Essentials with Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
  • Compute Essentials with Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
  • Instance Profiling with IAM Roles for EC2
  • Cloud Development with AWS Cloud9
  • Static Website Hosting with Amazon S3
  • Database Essentials with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
  • Simplified Computing with Amazon Lightsail
  • Container Deployment with Amazon Lightsail Containers
  • Scaling Applications with EC2 Auto Scaling
  • Monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch
  • Hybrid DNS Management with Amazon Route 53
  • Command Line Operations with AWS CLI
  • NoSQL Database Essentials with Amazon DynamoDB
  • In-Memory Caching with Amazon ElastiCache
  • Networking on AWS Workshop
  • Content Delivery with Amazon CloudFront
  • Edge Computing with CloudFront and Lambda@Edge
  • Windows Workloads on AWS
  • Directory Services with AWS Managed Microsoft AD
  • Building Highly Available Web Applications

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• Migrate to AWS

  • VM Migration with AWS VM Import/Export
  • Database Migration with AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) and Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)
  • Disaster Recovery with AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery
  • AWS Migration Hub (Coming Soon)
  • AWS Application Migration Service (Coming Soon)
  • AWS Migration Evaluator (Coming Soon)
  • AWS Application Discovery Service (Coming Soon)

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• Optimizing the system on AWS

  • Operations

    • Serverless Automation with AWS Lambda
    • Advanced Monitoring with CloudWatch and Grafana
    • CloudWatch Advanced Workshop
    • Resource Organization with Tags and Resource Groups
    • Access Control with IAM and Resource Tags
    • Systems Management with AWS Systems Manager
    • Remote Server Access with Systems Manager Session Manager
    • Infrastructure as Code with AWS CloudFormation
    • Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) Essentials
    • AWS CDK Advanced
    • Infrastructure as Code Workshop Series
    • Right-Sizing with EC2 Resource Optimization
    • Network Monitoring with VPC Flow Logs
    • Billing Console Delegation
    • Managing Quotas with Service Quotas
    • Cost and Usage Management
    • Snapshot Automation with Amazon EBS Data Lifecycle Manager
    • Anomaly Detection for EBS Backups
    • Development Environment with AWS Toolkit for VS Code
    • Internet Traffic Monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch Internet Monitor (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Resource Explorer (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Control Tower (Coming Soon)
    • Multi-Account Strategy with AWS Organizations (Coming Soon)
    • Service Control Policies Advanced (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Landing Zone Implementation (Coming Soon)
    • Cross-Account Access Patterns (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Resource Access Manager (Coming Soon)
    • Centralized Logging with CloudWatch Logs (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Systems Manager Advanced Automation (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Config Advanced Rules (Coming Soon)
    • AWS CloudTrail Advanced Analytics (Coming Soon)
    • AWS License Manager (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Service Catalog Advanced (Coming Soon)

  • Security

    • Identity Federation with AWS Single Sign-On
    • Permission Management with IAM Permission Boundaries
    • Access Control with IAM Policies and Conditions
    • Security Compliance with AWS Security Hub
    • Private Access to S3 with VPC Endpoints
    • Application Protection with AWS WAF
    • Encryption with AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
    • Data Protection with Amazon Macie
    • Credentials Management with AWS Secrets Manager
    • Security Governance with AWS Firewall Manager
    • Threat Detection with AWS GuardDuty
    • Systems Patching with EC2 Image Builder
    • Cross-Domain Authentication with Amazon Cognito
    • S3 Security Best Practices
    • ALB Authentication with Amazon Cognito (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Network Firewall (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Config (Coming Soon)
    • Advanced IAM Policies and Cross-Account Access (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Certificate Manager Advanced (Coming Soon)
    • AWS CloudHSM Hardware Security (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Directory Service Advanced (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Inspector Advanced Vulnerability Assessment (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Detective Security Investigation (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Security Lake (Coming Soon)
    • Zero Trust Architecture on AWS (Coming Soon)
    • Compliance Automation with AWS Config (Coming Soon)
    • Data Classification and Protection (Coming Soon)
    • Security Incident Response Automation (Coming Soon)

  • Reliability

    • Data Protection with AWS Backup
    • Network Integration with VPC Peering
    • Centralized Network Management with AWS Transit Gateway
    • Messaging Systems with SQS and SNS
    • Shared Storage with Amazon EBS Multi-Attach
    • Database High Availability with EBS Multi-Attach and Systems Manager
    • Windows Server Failover Clustering on AWS
    • SQL Server High Availability on AWS (2019)
    • SQL Server High Availability on AWS (2022)
    • AWS Resilience Hub (Coming Soon)
    • Amazon RDS Proxy (Coming Soon)
    • Amazon EventBridge (Coming Soon)

  • Performance

    • Containerization with Docker
    • Container Orchestration with Amazon ECS
    • Infrastructure as Code for ECS with CDK
    • CI/CD Pipeline with AWS CodePipeline
    • Automated Deployments with AWS CodePipeline
    • DevOps with AWS CodePipeline
    • Hybrid Storage with AWS Storage Gateway
    • Windows File Storage with Amazon FSx
    • Building Advanced Applications with Amazon DynamoDB
    • Workflow Orchestration with AWS Step Functions
    • Storage Performance Workshop
    • AWS X-Ray Advanced Tracing (Coming Soon)
    • AWS CodeBuild (Coming Soon)
    • AWS CodeDeploy (Coming Soon)
    • Global Load Balancing with Route 53 (Coming Soon)
    • Amazon CloudFront Advanced Optimization (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Global Accelerator (Coming Soon)
    • High Performance Computing on AWS (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Batch Advanced Patterns (Coming Soon)
    • Amazon EFS Performance Optimization (Coming Soon)
    • Amazon FSx Advanced Performance (Coming Soon)
    • Database Performance Optimization (Coming Soon)
    • Caching Strategies Advanced (Coming Soon)
    • Auto Scaling Advanced Patterns (Coming Soon)
    • Load Testing on AWS (Coming Soon)

  • Cost Optimization

    • Cost Savings with Savings Plans and Reserved Instances
    • Cost Visualization and Analytics
    • Cost Data Analysis with AWS Glue and Amazon Athena
    • AWS Cost Explorer Advanced Analysis (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Compute Optimizer (Coming Soon)
    • FinOps Best Practices on AWS (Coming Soon)
    • Cost Allocation Tags Strategy (Coming Soon)
    • AWS Budgets Advanced Automation (Coming Soon)
    • Spot Instance Optimization Strategies (Coming Soon)
    • S3 Storage Classes Optimization (Coming Soon)
    • Data Lifecycle Management Advanced (Coming Soon)
    • Reserved Capacity Planning (Coming Soon)
    • Cost Anomaly Detection (Coming Soon)
    • Multi-Account Cost Management (Coming Soon)
    • Resource Right-Sizing Automation (Coming Soon)

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• Application Modernization on AWS

  • Serverless - DevAx Series

    • Monolith to Microservices Migration
    • CI/CD for Application Release
    • Building Microservices
    • Data and Workflow Restructuring
    • Event-Driven Architecture
    • Single Page Application Authentication
    • AWS AI Services Integration

  • Serverless - Book Store Series

    • Serverless Backend with Lambda, S3, and DynamoDB
    • Frontend Development for Serverless APIs
    • Deployment Automation with AWS SAM
    • User Authentication with Amazon Cognito
    • Custom Domains and SSL for Serverless Applications
    • Event Processing with SQS and SNS
    • CI/CD for Serverless Applications
    • Monitoring Serverless Applications
    • Building GraphQL APIs with AWS AppSync

  • Serverless - Document Management System Series

    • Building Serverless CRUD with Lambda and DynamoDB
    • Serverless Storage and Auth with AWS Amplify
    • Frontend Integration with API Gateway
    • Document Management System Deployment with AWS SAM
    • Content Delivery Setup with CloudFront
    • Adding Search Functionality
    • DevOps for Document Management System
    • Distributed Tracing with X-Ray and CloudWatch

  • Serverless Web App Workshop

    • Building Serverless APIs
    • Serverless Chat Application
    • Amazon SES Integration (Coming Soon)
    • Serverless Reporting System (Coming Soon)

  • Elastic Beanstalk Workshop

    • Deploying Node.js Applications
    • CI/CD with Elastic Beanstalk and CDK Pipelines
    • Blue/Green Deployments with Elastic Beanstalk (Coming Soon)

  • WordPress on AWS

    • WordPress Architecture on AWS
    • Running WordPress on Amazon EC2

  • Static Sites on AWS

    • Hugo Website Deployment with AWS Amplify (Coming Soon)
    • CI/CD with GitHub Actions for Static Sites (Coming Soon)

• Container Services on AWS

  • Amazon Lightsail Containers

    • Getting Started with Amazon Lightsail Containers

  • Amazon ECS Workshop

    • Containerization with Amazon ECS and AWS Fargate
    • Infrastructure as Code for ECS with CDK
    • CI/CD Pipeline for ECS Applications
    • Building Applications on Amazon ECS (Coming Soon)
    • Blue/Green Deployments with ECS (Coming Soon)

  • Amazon EKS Workshop

    • Getting Started with Amazon EKS
    • Infrastructure as Code with EKS Blueprints for CDK
    • CI/CD for EKS Applications
    • Deploying Your First Application to Amazon EKS
    • Terraform with Amazon EKS (Coming Soon)

  • Red Hat OpenShift on AWS

    • Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA)

• Data Analytics Services on AWS

  • Data Lake

    • Data Lake Fundamentals on AWS
    • Building a Data Lake with Your Own Data
    • AWS Serverless Data Lake Jumpstart (Coming Soon)
    • Data Lake with Change Data Capture (Coming Soon)

  • Analytics & Business Intelligence

    • Data Analytics Services Overview
    • Business Intelligence with Amazon QuickSight
    • Data Engineering Immersion Day
    • Serverless Analytics with Amazon Athena
    • PostgreSQL Workshop Series
    • Advanced PostgreSQL on AWS - Part 1
    • Advanced PostgreSQL on AWS - Part 2

• AI/ML Services on AWS

  • Machine Learning Essentials

    • Machine Learning with Amazon SageMaker
    • SageMaker Immersion Day
    • Intelligent Search with Amazon Kendra and Rekognition
    • Architecture Diagram Search with Kendra and Rekognition (Coming Soon)

  • Generative AI on AWS (Coming Soon)

    • Foundation Models with Amazon Bedrock
    • Building Agents with Amazon Bedrock
    • RAG Pattern Implementation
    • AI-powered Search and Conversational Applications
    • Multi-Modal Foundation Models
    • Fine-Tuning LLMs with Amazon SageMaker

  • Amazon Q Series (Coming Soon)

    • Getting Started with Amazon Q Developer
    • AI-Assisted Coding with Amazon Q
    • Troubleshooting and Debugging with Amazon Q
    • Code Transformation and Modernization with Amazon Q
    • Amazon Q Business for Enterprise Users
    • Security Features in Amazon Q
    • Accelerate Mainframe Modernization with Amazon Q Developer Transform
    • Secure Your Code With Amazon Q Developer
    • Building Agentic Workflows on AWS with Amazon Q
    • Building with Generative AI using PartyRock, Bedrock, and Amazon Q

  • Machine Learning Specialty Certification (Coming Soon)

    • SageMaker Advanced - Model Training and Optimization
    • SageMaker Pipelines - MLOps Implementation
    • SageMaker Feature Store - Feature Engineering
    • SageMaker Model Registry - Model Versioning
    • SageMaker Clarify - Model Explainability
    • SageMaker Data Wrangler - Data Preparation
    • SageMaker Autopilot - AutoML Implementation
    • SageMaker Ground Truth - Data Labeling
    • SageMaker Neo - Edge Deployment
    • Amazon Comprehend Advanced NLP
    • Amazon Textract Document Processing
    • Amazon Rekognition Custom Models
    • Amazon Polly Advanced Speech Synthesis
    • Amazon Transcribe Advanced Speech Recognition
    • Amazon Translate Advanced Translation
    • Amazon Lex Advanced Chatbots
    • Amazon Forecast Time Series Forecasting
    • Amazon Personalize Recommendation Systems
    • Amazon Fraud Detector Fraud Prevention
    • Amazon CodeGuru Code Analysis and Optimization
    • AWS DeepRacer Reinforcement Learning
    • AWS Panorama Computer Vision at Edge
    • AWS HealthLake Healthcare AI
    • Amazon Lookout Anomaly Detection Suite
    • Amazon Monitron Industrial IoT ML

• Data Analytics & Database Services

  • Data Analytics Specialty Certification (Coming Soon)

    • Amazon Redshift Advanced Data Warehousing
    • Amazon Redshift Serverless Implementation
    • Amazon Redshift Spectrum External Data Queries
    • AWS Glue Advanced ETL Patterns
    • AWS Glue DataBrew Visual Data Preparation
    • Amazon EMR Big Data Processing
    • Amazon EMR Serverless Implementation
    • Amazon Kinesis Data Streams Real-time Processing
    • Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose Data Delivery
    • Amazon Kinesis Analytics Stream Processing
    • Amazon MSK Managed Kafka Implementation
    • Amazon OpenSearch Search and Analytics
    • Amazon QuickSight Advanced BI
    • AWS Lake Formation Data Lake Governance
    • AWS DataSync Data Transfer Optimization
    • AWS Data Pipeline Workflow Orchestration
    • Amazon Timestream Time Series Database
    • AWS Clean Rooms Privacy-Enhanced Analytics
    • Amazon DataZone Data Management

  • Database Specialty Certification (Coming Soon)

    • Amazon RDS Advanced Administration
    • Amazon Aurora Advanced Features
    • Amazon Aurora Serverless Implementation
    • Amazon DynamoDB Advanced Patterns
    • Amazon DynamoDB Global Tables Multi-Region
    • Amazon DocumentDB MongoDB Compatibility
    • Amazon Neptune Graph Database Advanced
    • Amazon QLDB Ledger Database Implementation
    • Amazon Keyspaces Cassandra Implementation
    • Amazon MemoryDB Redis Implementation
    • Amazon RDS Proxy Connection Management
    • AWS Database Migration Service Advanced
    • AWS Schema Conversion Tool Advanced
    • Database Performance Insights Optimization
    • Multi-AZ Deployments High Availability
    • Read Replicas Scaling Strategies
    • Database Backup and Recovery Advanced
    • Database Security Best Practices
    • Database Monitoring and Alerting
    • Cross-Region Database Replication

• Advanced Networking & Security

  • Advanced Networking Specialty (Coming Soon)

    • AWS Direct Connect Advanced Implementation
    • AWS Transit Gateway Advanced Routing
    • AWS VPN Advanced Site-to-Site
    • AWS Client VPN Remote Access
    • AWS PrivateLink Advanced Connectivity
    • Amazon VPC Advanced Networking
    • AWS Global Accelerator Performance Optimization
    • Amazon CloudFront Advanced CDN
    • AWS Route 53 Advanced DNS
    • Elastic Load Balancing Advanced Patterns
    • AWS Network Firewall Advanced Security
    • AWS WAF Advanced Protection
    • AWS Shield DDoS Protection Advanced
    • VPC Flow Logs Advanced Analysis
    • Network Access Control Lists Advanced
    • Security Groups Advanced Patterns
    • AWS Network Manager Monitoring
    • Hybrid Cloud Networking Best Practices
    • Multi-Account Networking Strategies
    • Network Troubleshooting Advanced

  • Security Specialty Advanced (Coming Soon)

    • AWS Identity Center Advanced SSO
    • AWS Organizations Security Governance
    • AWS Control Tower Security Controls
    • AWS Config Advanced Compliance
    • AWS CloudTrail Advanced Auditing
    • AWS Security Hub Advanced Integration
    • AWS GuardDuty Advanced Threat Detection
    • AWS Inspector Advanced Vulnerability Assessment
    • AWS Macie Advanced Data Protection
    • AWS Detective Security Investigation
    • AWS Security Lake Centralized Security Data
    • AWS Artifact Compliance Reports
    • AWS Audit Manager Compliance Automation
    • AWS Certificate Manager Advanced SSL/TLS
    • AWS CloudHSM Hardware Security Modules
    • AWS Secrets Manager Advanced Rotation
    • AWS Systems Manager Security Patching
    • Zero Trust Architecture Implementation
    • Incident Response Automation
    • Compliance as Code Implementation

• Enterprise & Specialty Services

  • SAP on AWS Specialty (Coming Soon)

    • SAP HANA on AWS Implementation
    • SAP NetWeaver on AWS Deployment
    • SAP S/4HANA Migration to AWS
    • SAP RISE with AWS Implementation
    • SAP Disaster Recovery on AWS
    • SAP High Availability on AWS
    • SAP Performance Optimization on AWS
    • SAP Security Best Practices on AWS
    • SAP Monitoring on AWS
    • SAP Backup and Recovery on AWS

  • Data Engineer Associate (Coming Soon)

    • Data Ingestion Patterns and Best Practices
    • Data Transformation with AWS Glue Advanced
    • Data Storage Optimization Strategies
    • Data Pipeline Orchestration with Step Functions
    • Data Quality Management and Validation
    • Data Catalog Management with AWS Glue
    • Data Lineage Tracking and Governance
    • Data Security and Access Control
    • Data Monitoring and Alerting
    • Data Cost Optimization Strategies
    • Streaming Data Processing Patterns
    • Batch Data Processing Optimization
    • Data Lake Architecture Best Practices
    • Data Warehouse Design Patterns
    • Data Mesh Implementation on AWS

• FCJ Workforce

  • AWS Training & Certification

    • Cloud Quest - Cloud Citizen

  • Foundational Certification (Coming Soon)

    • AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
    • AWS Cloud Practitioner Practice Exams
    • AWS Cloud Practitioner Exam Readiness
    • AWS Billing and Pricing Deep Dive
    • AWS Support Plans Overview

  • Associate Level Certifications (Coming Soon)

    • AWS Solutions Architect Associate - Domain 1: Design Resilient Architectures

    • AWS Solutions Architect Associate - Domain 2: Design High-Performing Architectures

    • AWS Solutions Architect Associate - Domain 3: Design Secure Applications

    • AWS Solutions Architect Associate - Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures

    • AWS Solutions Architect Associate - Practice Exams

    • AWS Solutions Architect Associate - Exam Readiness

    • AWS Developer Associate - Domain 1: Development with AWS Services

    • AWS Developer Associate - Domain 2: Security

    • AWS Developer Associate - Domain 3: Deployment

    • AWS Developer Associate - Domain 4: Troubleshooting and Optimization

    • AWS Developer Associate - Practice Exams

    • AWS Developer Associate - Exam Readiness

    • AWS SysOps Administrator Associate - Domain 1: Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation

    • AWS SysOps Administrator Associate - Domain 2: Reliability and Business Continuity

    • AWS SysOps Administrator Associate - Domain 3: Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation

    • AWS SysOps Administrator Associate - Domain 4: Security and Compliance

    • AWS SysOps Administrator Associate - Domain 5: Networking and Content Delivery

    • AWS SysOps Administrator Associate - Domain 6: Cost and Performance Optimization

    • AWS SysOps Administrator Associate - Practice Exams

    • AWS SysOps Administrator Associate - Exam Readiness

  • Professional Level Certifications (Coming Soon)

    • AWS Solutions Architect Professional - Domain 1: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity

    • AWS Solutions Architect Professional - Domain 2: Design for New Solutions

    • AWS Solutions Architect Professional - Domain 3: Migration Planning

    • AWS Solutions Architect Professional - Domain 4: Cost Control

    • AWS Solutions Architect Professional - Domain 5: Continuous Improvement

    • AWS Solutions Architect Professional - Practice Exams

    • AWS Solutions Architect Professional - Exam Readiness

    • AWS DevOps Engineer Professional - Domain 1: SDLC Automation

    • AWS DevOps Engineer Professional - Domain 2: Configuration Management and IaC

    • AWS DevOps Engineer Professional - Domain 3: Monitoring and Logging

    • AWS DevOps Engineer Professional - Domain 4: Policies and Standards Automation

    • AWS DevOps Engineer Professional - Domain 5: Incident and Event Response

    • AWS DevOps Engineer Professional - Domain 6: High Availability, Fault Tolerance, and Disaster Recovery

    • AWS DevOps Engineer Professional - Practice Exams

    • AWS DevOps Engineer Professional - Exam Readiness

  • Career Development (Coming Soon)

    • Cloud Career Roadmap Planning
    • Resume Building for Cloud Professionals
    • Interview Preparation for AWS Roles
    • Portfolio Projects Development
    • Networking in Tech Industry
    • Salary Negotiation Strategies
    • Remote Work Best Practices
    • Leadership in Cloud Teams
    • Mentorship Programs
    • Community Building and Engagement
    • Speaking at Conferences
    • Technical Writing and Documentation
    • Open Source Contributions
    • Entrepreneurship in Cloud Computing
    • Continuous Learning Strategies