Cloud Platforms — AWS

Lessons

1. 1

   The Cloud Landscape

   Free

   Compare AWS / GCP / Azure; set a billing alarm; create your first IAM user.

   Beginner·35 min
2. 2

   AWS Core Services

   Recognise EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, VPC, CloudFront, Route 53.

   Beginner·40 min
3. 3

   IAM in Depth

   Apply IAM users, roles, policies, and least privilege; understand instance profiles.

   Intermediate·55 min
4. 4

   EC2

   Launch EC2 with proper security, pick instance types, use ASGs + launch templates.

   Intermediate·45 min
5. 5

   S3

   Use S3 for storage with bucket policies, presigned URLs, lifecycle rules.

   Intermediate·40 min
6. 6

   RDS

   Use managed Postgres with Multi-AZ, read replicas, automated backups, and Proxy pooling.

   Intermediate·45 min
7. 7

   Lambda

   Build serverless functions; understand triggers, cold starts, execution roles.

   Intermediate·45 min
8. 8

   VPC

   Design a 3-tier VPC and understand security groups vs NACLs.

   Intermediate·40 min
9. 9

   CloudFront

   Configure CloudFront with S3 origins, caching headers, and invalidation strategy.

   Intermediate·35 min
10. 10

    AWS Data Services: DynamoDB, Aurora, ElastiCache

    Choose DynamoDB, Aurora, or ElastiCache beyond RDS and design DynamoDB around access patterns.

    Intermediate·45 min
11. 11

    AWS Application and Integration Services

    Decouple with SQS + SNS, expose Lambda via API Gateway, and route traffic with Route 53.

    Intermediate·45 min
12. 12

    AWS Monitoring and Security Services

    Observe with CloudWatch + X-Ray and protect workloads with Secrets Manager, KMS, WAF, and Shield.

    Intermediate·45 min
13. 13

    AWS CLI and Infrastructure as Code

    Use the AWS CLI and write Terraform for declarative infrastructure.

    Intermediate·45 min
14. 14

    AWS-Native CI/CD: CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy

    Build an AWS-native pipeline with CodePipeline/CodeBuild/CodeDeploy and weigh it against GitHub Actions.

    Intermediate·40 min
15. 15

    AWS Certification Path

    Plan an AWS cert path (Cloud Practitioner, SAA, Pro) that matters.

    Beginner·30 min
16. 16

    Passion Project: 3-Tier App on AWS

    Deploy a full app on AWS with Terraform; document the architecture.

    Advanced·240 min
17. 17

    AWS Job Readiness

    Translate AWS skills into a resume, portfolio, and interview answers for Cloud Engineer / DevOps / SRE roles.

    Beginner·30 min