Differences Between Security Groups and NACLs
This is an introductory course on the differences between security groups and NACLs, or Network Access Control Lists. In this course, we discuss how to secure the networking of your applications in AWS by using these two resources. We also review concepts like stateless and stateful to help you more effectively control traffic flow to and from your application.
Amazon CloudWatch Getting Started
In this course, you will learn the benefits and technical concepts of Amazon CloudWatch. Using CloudWatch, developers and operators can improve the performance and availability of their applications. CloudWatch helps you observe and monitor resources and applications in AWS Cloud, hybrid, or on-premises environments. In this course, you will also review the basics of CloudWatch, including the business and technical challenges it can solve. – Course level: Fundamental – Duration: 1 hour Activities This course includes presentations, demonstrations, and knowledge checks. Course objectives In this course, you will learn to: – Understand the basic technical concepts of CloudWatch. – Understand both the business and technical challenges of CloudWatch. – Create alarms, explore metrics, and monitor availability using synthetics. Intended audience This course is intended for: – Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers, partners, and internal resources who wish to better understand how CloudWatch can help them operate AWS solutions at scale Prerequisites We recommend that attendees of this course have: – A basic understanding of AWS offerings and the challenges that organizations face when operating Course outline Lesson 1: Introduction to CloudWatch Lesson 2: Architecture and Use Cases Lesson 3: How Do You Explore and Graph Default CloudWatch Metrics? Lesson 4: How Do You Explore and Graph Apache Logs in CloudWatch Logs? Lesson 5: How Do You Create CloudWatch Alarms? Lesson 6: How Do You Use CloudWatch Synthetics?
AWS X-Ray Getting Started
Course description In this course, you will learn the benefits and technical concepts of AWS X-Ray. Using X-Ray, developers and operators can analyze the behavior of their distributed production applications with end-to-end tracing capabilities. X-Ray helps to identify performance bottlenecks, edge case errors, and other hard-to-detect issues. In this course, you will also review the […]
AWS Organizations Getting Started
Course description In this course, you will learn the benefits and technical concepts of AWS Organizations. Using Organizations, you can manage accounts and consolidate billing capabilities so you can better meet the budgetary, security, and compliance needs of your organization. As an administrator of an organization, you can consolidate multiple Amazon Web Services (AWS) accounts and manage them centrally. In this course, you will also review the basics of Organizations and the business and technical challenges it can solve. ‐ Course level: Fundamental ‐ Duration: 1 hour Activities This course includes presentations, demonstrations, and knowledge checks. Course objectives In this course, you will learn to: ‐ Understand the basic technical concepts of Organizations. ‐ Understand both the business and technical challenges of organizations. ‐ Set up an organization. ‐ Manage invitations, services, and policies. ‐ View consolidated billing. Intended audience This course is intended for: ‐ AWS customers, partners, and internal resources who want to better understand how Organizations can help them operate AWS solutions at scale Prerequisites We recommend that attendees of this course have: ‐ A basic understanding of AWS offerings and the challenges that organizations face when operating them Course outline Lesson 1: Introduction to AWS Organizations Lesson 2: Architecture and Use Cases Lesson 3: How Do You Set Up Organizations in the AWS Management Console? Lesson 4: How Do You Manage an Organization? Lesson 5: How Do You View Consolidated Billing with an Organization? Lesson 6: How Do You Delete an AWS Organization? Lesson 7: How Do You AWS CLI with Organizations? Lesson 8: How Do You Use CloudFormation with Organizations?
Trails for AWS CloudTrail Getting Started
Course description In this course, you will learn the benefits and technical concepts of trails for AWS CloudTrail. Using trails for CloudTrail, you can archive, analyze, and respond to changes in your Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources. A trail is a configuration that helps deliver CloudTrail events to an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) bucket that you specify. In this course, you will also review the basics of trails for CloudTrail and the business and technical challenges it can solve. ‐ Course level: Fundamental ‐ Duration: 1 hour Activities This course includes presentations, demonstrations, and knowledge checks. Course objectives In this course, you will learn to: ‐ Understand the basic technical concepts of trails for CloudTrail. ‐ Understand both the business and technical challenges of trails for CloudTrail. ‐ Create a trail and query logs. Intended audience This course is intended for: AWS customers, partners, and internal resources who want to better understand how trails for CloudTrail can help them operate AWS solutions at scale. Prerequisites We recommend that attendees of this course have the following: ‐ A basic understanding of AWS offerings ‐ Completed the Getting Started with AWS CloudTrail course Course outline ‐ Introduction to Trails for CloudTrail ‐ Architecture and Use Cases ‐ How Do I Create a Trail in AWS CloudTrail in the AWS Management Console? ‐ How Do I Query AWS CloudTrail Logs? ‐ How Do I Use AWS CLI with Trails for CloudTrail? ‐ How Do I Delete Resources?
Amazon Managed Grafana – Getting Started
In this course, you will learn the benefits and technical concepts of Amazon Managed Grafana, a fully managed service based on open-source Grafana. With Amazon Managed Grafana, you can analyze your metrics, logs, and traces without having to provision servers, or configure and update software. You can also avoid the heavy lifting involved in securing and scaling Grafana in production. In addition, you will review the basics of Amazon Managed Grafana and explore the business and technical challenges it can help you solve. • Course level: Fundamental • Duration: 1 hour Activities This course includes presentations, demonstrations, and knowledge checks. Course objectives In this course, you will learn to: • Understand the basic technical concepts of Amazon Managed Grafana. • Understand both the business and technical challenges that Amazon Managed Grafana can address. • Create a workspace, log in to the workspace, and visualize metrics. Intended audience This course is intended for: • Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers, partners, and internal resources who want to better understand how Amazon Managed Grafana can help them operate AWS solutions at scale Prerequisites We recommend that attendees of this course have: • A basic understanding of AWS offerings and the challenges that organizations face when operating • Completed the Getting Started with Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus course Course outline Introduction • Introduction to Amazon Managed Grafana • Architecture and Use Cases Using Amazon Managed Grafana • How Do I Create an Amazon Managed Grafana Workspace? • How Do I Operate in the Amazon Managed Grafana Workspace? • How Do I Query and Analyze Metrics from Amazon Managed Grafana? • How Do I Clean Up Workspace Resources? Resources
Getting Started with AWS Control Tower
AWS Control Tower provides the easiest way to set up and govern secure, multi-account AWS environments. AWS Control Tower creates your landing zone using AWS Organizations, bringing ongoing account management and governance. In this course you will explore the AWS Control Tower features, architecture and use cases. Course level: Fundamental Duration: 60 minutes Activities This course includes presentations, architecture diagrams, explore use cases and demos. Course objectives In this course, you will learn to: • Understand how AWS Control Tower Works. • Familiarize yourself with the technical concepts of AWS Control Tower. • Explore use cases for AWS Control Tower. • Explain the pricing philosophy of AWS Control Tower. Intended audience This course is intended for: • Architects • Cloud Operations • Dev Ops • IT leaders Prerequisites No prerequisites needed. Course outline • AWS Control Tower Overview • Benefits of AWS Control Tower • Overview of AWS Control Tower • AWS Control Use Cases • AWS Control Tower Pricing philosophy • AWS Control Tower Demos • Learn More
Basics of AWS Managed Services (AMS)
Learn about AWS Managed Services (AMS) and how these services can support organizations that want to operate at scale in the cloud. This course reviews the basics of AMS, the business and technical challenges AMS can help solve, and which organizations may be a good fit for these services. • Course level: Fundamental • Duration: 20 minutes Activities This course includes interactive learning, including use cases, quotes from AMS customers, and learning assessments. Course objectives In this course, you will learn to: • Explain the services provided by AMS and their value. • Understand both the business and technical challenges that AMS can help solve. • Identify organizations that might be a good match for AMS. Intended audience This course is intended for: • AWS customers, partners, and internal resources who wish to better understand how AMS can help them operate AWS solutions at scale. Prerequisites We recommend that attendees of this course have: • A basic understanding of AWS offerings and the operational challenges that organizations face. Course outline Lesson 1: Introduction to Building Cloud Foundations through AMS • What organizations want from a managed service • Common challenges to cloud adoption • How AMS serves you as an operations expert Lesson 2: Move Quickly by Using AMS Security and Resilience Guardrails • How AMS security principles can help organizations realize value fast • How organizations can use AMS internal processes and technical mechanisms Lesson 3: Where AMS Fits within AWS • How AMS works with other AWS support services – Who comprises the Operational Specialist team – What services AWS Partner Network (APN) partners can provide Lesson 4: How Organizations May Benefit from AMS • How to determine which organizations would be a good fit for AMS • Which roles and responsibilities belong to whom Lesson 5: Extend AMS Services with Operations on Demand • Which operational capabilities AMS o
Automatically Detect and Mitigate Account Compromise Issues
In this course, you will learn how to deploy a method of detecting and mitigating account compromise issues. The solution uses services such as the AWS Personal Health Dashboard, AWS Lamba, and Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS). The solution can be deployed to any customer, and the course includes sample solution files. • Course level: Fundamental • Duration: 30 minutes Activities This digital course includes presentations, demonstrations, and videos. Course objectives After completing this course, you should be able to: • Define AWS Health service • Recognize how AWS identifies compromise risk • Identify and filter events using Amazon CloudWatch Events rules • Prepare management and member accounts • Deploy a suggested account compromise mitigation solution Intended audience This course is intended for: • Cloud professionals • Security investigators • Software developers • DevOps administrators • IT administrators • Network administrators Prerequisites We recommend that attendees of this course have: • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner • AWS Certified Security – Specialty Course outline • Overview of existing risk scenarios • Overview of AWS Health • Walkthrough of solution phases – detection, notification, mitigation • Introduction to CloudWatch Events pattern • Introduction to Lambda automatic mitigation • Setting up management accounts • Setting up member accounts • AWS architecture overview of solution • Video walkthrough • Deploying the solution • Additional tips and takeaways • CloudWatch Event Bus permissions
Getting Started with AWS Systems Manager
AWS Systems Manager is a secure end-to-end management solution for hybrid cloud environments. It helps to simplify resource and application management and shortens the time it takes to detect and resolve operational problems. This Getting Started course provides an overview of the core features and functionality of Systems Manager to help give you an introductory understanding of the services it provides. •Course level: Fundamental •Duration: 60 minutes Activities: This course includes presentation, architecture overview, and pricing information. Course objectives: In this course, you will learn to: •Understand how Systems Manager works and familiarize yourself with technical concepts. •Recognize the benefits of Systems Manager. •Identify typical use cases. •Explain the cost structure. Intended audience: This course is intended for: •Solutions architects •Cloud practitioners •IT operations engineers •IT professionals •IT leaders Prerequisites: None Course outline: •How to Use this Course •Introduction to AWS Systems Manager •Architecture and Use Cases •How Do I Register an EC2 Instance with Systems Manager? •How Do I Scan for Patches on a Managed Node and Install On-demand? •How Do I Schedule Patch Installations on a Managed Node? •How Do I Securely Connect to a Managed node with Systems Manager? •How Can I Use Systems Manager with the AWS CLI? •How Do I Remove the Resources Used in this Course? •Learn More
Getting Started with AWS Config
AWS Config monitors and records your Amazon Web Services (AWS) resource configurations so you can automate the evaluation of recorded configurations against desired configurations. With AWS Config, you can examine detailed resource configuration histories and determine your overall compliance against the configurations specified in your internal guidelines. In this course, you will learn the benefits, typical use cases, and technical concepts of AWS Config. You will have an opportunity to try the service through demonstrations on the AWS Management Console. •Course level: Fundamental •Duration: 1.5 hours Activities: This course includes presentations, graphics, and interactive activities. Course objectives: In this course, you will learn to: •Understand how AWS Config works. •Familiarize yourself with the technical concepts of AWS Config. •List typical use cases for AWS Config. •Specify what it would take to implement AWS Config in a real-world scenario. •Recognize the benefits of AWS Config. •Explain the cost structure of AWS Config. •Show how to use AWS Config from the AWS Management Console and using the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI). Intended audience: This course is intended for: •Solutions architects •Cloud practitioners •IT professionals •IT leaders Prerequisites: No prerequisites needed. Course outline: •AWS Config Basics •AWS Config Use Cases •AWS Config Cost Structure •How to Use AWS Config •AWS Config Demonstration •Learn More
Getting Started with AWS CloudTrail
AWS CloudTrail monitors and records account activity across your Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure. The service helps you gain control over storage, analysis, and remediation actions. In this Getting Started course, you will learn the benefits, typical use cases, and technical concepts of CloudTrail. •Course level: Fundamental •Duration: 1 hour Activities: This course includes presentations, architecture diagrams, and service demonstrations. Course objectives: In this course, you will learn to: •Understand how CloudTrail works •Review CloudTrail use cases •Explain the cost structure of CloudTrail •Recognize the benefits of CloudTrail Intended audience: This course is intended for: •DevOps and security DevOps •Solutions architects •Cloud practitioners •IT operations and site reliability engineers •IT auditors and technical IT managers Prerequisites: None Course outline: •Overview of CloudTrail •CloudTrail Architecture and Use Cases •Learn More
