Introduction
Hello, and welcome to this course all about Amazon Web Services.
In this course, you’re going to learn some good practices and basic knowledge that will help you get to grips with the key services provided by AWS. You’ll learn to make the most of their flexibility to minimize your operational costs and provide long-term reliability, whether you’re developing your own website or building more complex software architecture on multiple servers.
Discover the Course Structure
Amazon Web Services has many advantages, but you might get lost because there are so many services available.
In the first part, you’ll discover the main AWS services and you’ll create your very first server.
In the second part of the course, you’ll use EC2 to set up a web server, then in the third part, you’ll tackle the task of installing a database on RDS.
To finish things off in the final part, you’ll explore file storage using S3 and you’ll learn how to seamlessly manage your billing.
Meet Your Teachers
Mathieu needs no introduction, really, as he was the very first teacher on this platform! His courses are well-loved and always popular. We keep them updated on a regular basis to ensure that they meet our exacting requirements for a multimedia learning experience.
Kevin is an AWS certified engineer who has worked on a number of cloud projects and migrations for global businesses. He understands how important it is for individuals and businesses to utilize the power of the cloud and is keen to share his knowledge through online learning. Kevin will be guiding you through the key concepts of this course. You’ll meet him in the course text and see him on camera. You’ll also follow him through screencast tutorials, helping you to apply the concepts you’ve been exploring.
Learn by Doing
Do you understand the principle behind OpenClassrooms online courses?
This course follows a logical progression and is split into four parts. Each part contains a number of chapters that should be followed in the order presented.
Before we get started, here are a few words of advice to help you make the most of the course content and optimize your learning experience:
Watch Kevin’s videos at the start of each chapter to understand why the concepts being covered are important.
Read the text below the video and watch Kevin’s demonstrations that show you how you can put these ideas into practice.
Take some time to practice on your own, taking a break from the course and following the step-by-step process you’ve learned from the course.
Meet me in the next chapter and let’s get this course started!
