AWS: Compute and Storage is the second course of Exam Prep DVA-C02: AWS Certified Developer Associate Specialization. This course provides fundamentals of EC2 concepts, including instance types, purchasing options, and storage solutions. It explores serverless computing with AWS Lambda and AWS SAM, demonstrating how to build, deploy, and manage serverless applications.



AWS: Compute and Storage
This course is part of Exam Prep DVA-C02: AWS Certified Developer Associate Specialization

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What you'll learn
Different EC2 purchasing options, including On-Demand, Reserved Instances, and Savings Plans, to optimize costs.
AWS Elastic Beanstalk and AWS Lambda for deploying and managing applications without managing servers.
The core concepts and functionalities of Amazon Web Services (AWS) storage services.
Effectively utilize AWS storage solutions for various use cases.
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There are 2 modules in this course
Welcome to Week 1 of the AWS: Compute and Storage course. This week, we'll delve into Amazon EC2, covering its fundamentals, instance types, purchasing options, and storage solutions, including volumes and encryption. We'll also explore AWS Elastic Beanstalk for application deployment and AWS Lambda for serverless computing, accompanied by practical demos. Additionally, we'll introduce the AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM), guiding you through installing the CLI, creating, packaging, and deploying Lambda functions, and integrating API Gateway and databases. By week's end, you'll have a solid foundation in these core AWS services, preparing you for more advanced topics ahead.
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11 videos2 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
Welcome to Week 2. This week, we'll explore Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), covering its features, versioning, access control mechanisms (ACLs and bucket policies), and object lifecycle management. We'll delve into various S3 storage classes, including Glacier, and understand their use cases. Additionally, we'll discuss encryption methods to secure your data in S3. Next, we will explore Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), and Amazon Elastic File System (EFS), guiding you through the process of mounting an EFS file system onto an EC2 instance.
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15 videos3 readings4 assignments
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