AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam Guide

Develop proficiency in AWS technologies and validate your skills by becoming an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Key Features

• Develop the skills to design highly available and fault-tolerant solutions in the cloud
• Learn how to adopt best-practice security measures in your cloud applications
• Achieve credibility through industry-recognized AWS Cloud Practitioner certification

Book Description

Amazon Web Services is the largest cloud computing service provider in the world. Its foundational certification, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01), is the first step to fast-tracking your career in cloud computing. This certification will add value even to those in non-IT roles, including professionals from sales, legal, and finance who may be working with cloud computing or AWS projects. If you are a seasoned IT professional, this certification will make it easier for you to prepare for more technical certifications to progress up the AWS ladder and improve your career prospects.

The book is divided into four parts. The first part focuses on the fundamentals of cloud computing and the AWS global infrastructure. The second part examines key AWS technology services, including compute, network, storage, and database services. The third part covers AWS security, the shared responsibility model, and several security tools. In the final part, you’ll study the fundamentals of cloud economics and AWS pricing models and billing practices.

Complete with exercises that highlight best practices for designing solutions, detailed use cases for each of the AWS services, quizzes, and two complete practice tests, this CLF-C01 exam study guide will help you gain the knowledge and hands-on experience necessary to ace the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam.

What you will learn

• Create an AWS account to access AWS cloud services in a secure and isolated environment
• Understand identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and multifactor authentication (MFA) protection
• Configure multifactor authentication for your IAM accounts
• Configure AWS services such as EC2, ECS, Lambda, VPCs, and Route53
• Explore various storage and database services such as S3, EBS, and Amazon RDS
• Study the fundamentals of modern application design to shift from a monolithic to microservices architecture
• Design highly available solutions with decoupling ingrained in your design architecture

Who this book is for

If you’re looking to advance your career and gain expertise in cloud computing, with particular focus on the AWS platform, this book is for you. This guide will help you ace the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Certification exam, enabling you to embark on a rewarding career in cloud computing. No previous IT experience is essential to get started with this book, since it covers core IT fundamentals from the ground up.

Table of Contents

1. What is Cloud Computing?
2. Introduction to AWS and the Global Infrastructure
3. Exploring AWS Accounts, Multi-Account Strategy, and AWS Organizations
4. Identity and Access Management
5. Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
6. AWS Networking Services – VPCs, Route53, and CloudFront
7. AWS Compute Services
8. AWS Database Services
9. High Availability and Elasticity on AWS
10. Application Integration Services
11. Analytics on AWS
12. Automation and Deployment on AWS
13. Management and Governance on AWS
14. Implementing Security in AWS
15. Billing and Pricing
16. Mock Tests

About the Author

Rajesh Daswani is a senior solutions architect with over 20 years’ experience in IT infrastructure services and cloud computing. His work has been focused on both AWS and Microsoft 365 platforms. He has delivered cloud computing training on AWS as a corporate trainer for several clients globally.

Rajesh has helped thousands of IT professionals to appreciate real-world applications of cloud technologies and become better equipped to facilitate clients’ adoption of cloud technologies.

When Rajesh is not immersed in the world of cloud computing, he can be caught watching re-runs of his favorite Star Trek shows (TNG). He also likes to be known as a food connoisseur, conjuring up his own mix of fusion dishes for his family and friends.