COM2163 - AWS Cloud Foundations

Honolulu Community College - PCATT

Course Description

This introductory course provides a detailed overview of cloud concepts, AWS core services, security, architecture, pricing, and support. It contains 20 hours of course content and prepares participants to pursue an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification.

Why become an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner? There is an increasing demand for cloud professionals. Whether you’re starting a new career or developing your professional skills, learning cloud computing will prove valuable and keep you relevant. “Cloud jobs are predicted to be one of the strongest tech careers of 2020, keeping up with previous years. An estimated 83% of enterprises will be in the cloud this year. By 2022, Gartner predicts the worldwide public cloud services market will hit $331.2 billion, which would make the cloud services industry three times bigger than overall IT services, according to a new study from Indeed.com." *https://www.techrepublic.com/article/top-cloud-computing-trends-impacting-it-job-market/

Honolulu Community College is an authorized AWS Academy. Curriculum is regularly updated and comes directly from AWS.

Course Outline

This course provides an overall understanding of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud, independent of specific technical roles. You will learn about AWS cloud concepts, AWS core services, security, architecture, pricing, and support to build your AWS Cloud knowledge. It contains 20 hours of course content and prepares participants to pursue an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification.

Prerequisites

1. Evidence of prior industry knowledge and exposure to cloud projects.

2. Must have a computer/laptop with a microphone and camera and robust Internet.

3. General IT Business knowledge.