Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2: An Introduction

Overall Course Objective:

Gain a fair introductory level understanding of AWS EC2.

Pre-requisite: A learner needs to have a good understanding of Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Computer Networks, and IP Addressing. It is also assumed that a learner has an idea of what is Amazon Web Services (AWS), as this course does NOT provide an overview or introduction to AWS. It is also assumed that a learner knows how to create an AWS account and have an active AWS account. A computer with an Internet connection is required.

Learning Outcomes:

1.      Understand what is AWS EC2.

2.      Learn how to deploy a virtual network and virtual server on a cloud platform.

3.      Learn how to monitor the performance of virtual servers.

4.      Learn how to install a web server on a virtual cloud server.

5.      Learn how to allocate IP addresses to virtual cloud servers.

Course Outline:

–          Introduction to AWS EC2.

–          Creating key-pair.

–          Launch a virtual server.

–          Monitor virtual servers.

–          Deploying virtual servers in different geographic locations.

–          Install a web server on the virtual server.

–          Allocate IP addresses to virtual servers.

–          Demonstration on how to launch a WordPress website quickly with few clicks.

What a Student will learn?

This is a basic course to understand the concepts of AWS EC2 in general. This course aims to equip a learner with skills on EC2 to such an extent that a learner can master EC2 through Self-Directed Learning once they complete this course. This course shows how to build virtual cloud infrastructure on AWS. This is a basic and beginner-level course on EC2.