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 DescriptionAmazon 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 forIf 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.