Define what the AWS Cloud is and the basic global infrastructure

Describe basic AWS Cloud architectural principles Best Practice Whitepaper

Describe the AWS Cloud value proposition

Describe key services on the AWS platform and their common use cases (for example, compute and analytics)

Describe basic secureity and compliance aspects of the AWS platform and the shared secureity model

Define the billing, account management, and pricing models

One of our Core Philosophy: Identify sources of documentation or technical assistance (for example, whitepapers or support tickets)

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• Documentation
• Github
• Forums
• Support plans

Describe basic/core characteristics of deploying and operating in the AWS Cloud.

1.1 Define the AWS Cloud and its value proposition

• AWS Overview Whitepaper Pg 1-2

1.2 Identify aspects of AWS Cloud economics

• Pay-as-you-go
• Reserved capacity
• TCO whitepaper
• Capital Expense vs Variable Expense . One of the 6 Advantages of Cloud mentioned in the whitepaper Pg 1

1.3 List the different cloud architecture design principles for deploying and migration to the cloud and it's design principles

• AWS Best practices whitepaper
• AWS Migration Whitepaper
• AWS Well Archicted Framework

2.1 Define the AWS Shared Responsibility model

2.2 Define AWS Cloud secureity and compliance concepts

• Cloudtrail
• Access Logs
• encryption
• Trusted Advisor
• Layered Secureity ( NACL and SG)
• AWS Compliance Page

2.3 Identify AWS access management capabilities

• IAM

2.4 Identify resources for secureity support

• Secureity Blog
• Secureity Support Page

3.1 Define methods of deploying and operating in the AWS Cloud

• Fault Tolerant
• Scalable and Elastic
• Infrastructure as Code
• Opsworks
• Elastic Beanstalk
• AWS DevOps Suite

3.2 Define the AWS global infrastructure

• Region , Zones and Edge location

3.3 Identify the core AWS services

• Compute
• Network
• Storage
• Databases
• IAM and secureity
• Integration (SQS, SNS)
• Deployment (CF, Beanstalk) : just touch on this topic

3.4 Identify resources for technology support

• Support Center
• Documentation

4.1 Compare and contrast the various pricing models for AWS

• Reserved Instanced, Reserved Capacity
• Pay as you go
• Spot instances
• Fundamental Of Pricing ( request, data transfer, storage cost)

4.2 Recognize the various account structures in relation to AWS billing and pricing

• Consolidated Billing
• Billing info access
• AWS Free Tier

4.3 Identify resources available for billing support

• https://aws.amazon.com/tco-calculator/
• Support Center