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Exciting Milestone: Completing AWS Academy Cloud Foundations and Earning My Digital Badge!

Exciting Milestone: Completing AWS Academy Cloud Foundations and Earning My Digital Badge!
I'm thrilled to share that I've successfully completed the AWS Academy Cloud Foundations course and earned a digital badge from Amazon Web Services Training and Certification! This journey has been an incredible experience, packed with learning opportunities, hands-on labs, and deep dives into AWS services and concepts. Here’s an overview of the modules I explored:

Modules Covered:
Module 1 - Cloud Concepts Overview
Introduction to cloud computing

Advantages of the cloud

I'm thrilled to share that I've successfully completed the AWS Academy Cloud Foundations course and earned a digital badge from Amazon Web Services Training and Certification! This journey has been an incredible experience, packed with learning opportunities, hands-on labs, and deep dives into AWS services and concepts. Here’s an overview of the modules I explored:

Modules Covered:

Module 1 - Cloud Concepts Overview
Introduction to cloud computing
Advantages of the cloud
Introduction to AWS and moving to the AWS Cloud

Module 2 - Cloud Economics and Billing
Fundamentals of pricing
Total Cost of Ownership and case studies
AWS Organizations and Billing Dashboard demo
Technical support models

Module 3 - AWS Global Infrastructure Overview
AWS Global Infrastructure and services overview

Module 4 - AWS Cloud Security
AWS Shared Responsibility Model
Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Securing AWS accounts and data
Compliance measures

Lab: Introduction to AWS IAM

Module 5 - Networking and Content Delivery
Networking basics and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Route 53, CloudFront, and VPC security

Lab: Build your VPC and Launch a Web Server

Module 6 - Compute
Amazon EC2 (Introduction, Cost Optimization, and Console Demo)
AWS Lambda and Elastic Beanstalk overview

Lab: Introduction to Amazon EC2
Activities: AWS Lambda and Elastic Beanstalk

Module 7 - Storage
AWS EBS, S3, and EFS
S3 Glacier for data archiving

Lab: Working with EBS

Module 8 - Databases
Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift, and Aurora

Lab: Build a Database Server

Module 9 - Cloud Architecture
AWS Well-Architected Framework design principles
Operational excellence, security, reliability, and cost optimization
AWS Trusted Advisor

Module 10 - Auto Scaling and Monitoring
Elastic Load Balancing, Amazon CloudWatch, and EC2 Auto Scaling

Lab: Scale & Load Balance your Architecture

Achievements:

  • Successfully completed all modules and labs.
  • Earned the AWS Academy Cloud Foundations digital badge.
  • Gained access to AWS Educate, a platform offering free online training resources, hands-on practice with AWS Console, and opportunities to earn learner badges.

Next Steps:
I’m looking forward to leveraging these skills to dive deeper into cloud computing and AWS technologies. The hands-on labs have provided invaluable practical experience, and the AWS Educate platform will enable me to continue my learning journey at my own pace.

If you're considering starting your cloud journey, I highly recommend AWS Academy Cloud Foundations. It’s an excellent stepping stone for beginners and those looking to solidify their understanding of AWS fundamentals.

Feel free to connect with me if you’re interested in discussing AWS, cloud technologies, or anything tech-related. Let’s learn and grow together! 🚀

AWS #CloudComputing #AWSAcademy #AWSBadge #CloudJourney

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