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AWS Ramp-Up Guide: Cloud Foundations
Learn the basics of AWS Cloud—including the AWS Global Infrastructure; compute, storage, database, networking, security, and monitoring—at a
foundational level. From this base level of knowledge, expand into other role-based or domain-based areas of expertise. This guide can also help prepare
you for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification exam. If you're interested specifically in digital courses and labs to help you develop these skills,
explore the Cloud Practitioner Learning Plan at explore.skillbuilder.aws. To provide suggestions on Ramp-Up Guides, please contact
rampupguides@amazon.com.
Step 1: Learn the fundamentals of the AWS Cloud
Learning Resource Duration Type
What is Cloud Computing? 10 minutes
Webpage »
What is AWS? 5 minutes
Video »
Types of Cloud Computing 10 minutes
Webpage »
Cloud Computing with AWS 10 minutes
Webpage »
AWS Fundamentals Overview 10 minutes
Webpage »
AWS Fundamentals Core Concepts 1 hour
Webpage »
Overview of AWS 6 hours
Whitepaper >>
AWS Global Infrastructure 20 minutes
Webpage »
AWS Glossary 30 minutes
Webpage »
Job Roles in the Cloud 30 minutes
Digital Training »
Step 2: Dive deeper into AWS Cloud fundamentals, including AWS pricing and support, and core AWS service
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials 6+ hours
Digital Training »
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (Classroom) 1 day
Classroom Training »
AWS Cloud Security 10 minutes
Webpage »
Shared Responsibility Model 10 minutes
Webpage »
AWS Pricing 10 minutes
Webpage »
How AWS Pricing Works 3.5 hours
Whitepaper »
Compare AWS Support Plans 15 minutes
Webpage »
Getting Started with Cloud Acquisition 80 minutes
Digital Training »
AWS Well-Architected 1.5 hours
Digital Training »