Course Outline

DAY 1

Module 1: User Sign Up

  • User Sign Up
  • Overview of the Amazon Management Console for government
  • Management Activity and Billing Overview
  • Amazon Pricing

Module 2: AWS Big Picture – 10,000 Feet Overview

  • An overview of AWS for government
  • EC2 – An Overview
  • EBS – An Overview
  • Security Group – An Overview
  • Elastic IP – An Overview
  • CloudFront – An Overview
  • S3 – An Overview
  • Glacier – An Overview
  • IAM – An Overview
  • RDS – An Overview

Module 3: Amazon EC2 – Windows Server 2012 (Hands-on Lab)

  • Launch a Windows Server 2012 Instance
  • Decrypt Password and Download RDP Shortcut Client
  • Connect to the EC2 Windows 2012 Instance
  • Terminate the Windows Server 2012 Instance

Module 4: Amazon EC2 – Security Groups (Hands-on Lab)

  • Creating Security Groups
  • Modify Security Groups
  • Delete Security Groups

Module 5: Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) (Hands-on Lab)

  • Create a Standard Volume
  • Create and Delete Snapshots
  • Assign Volumes to Windows Server 2012 and Ubuntu 14.04 Server
  • Disassociate and Delete Volumes

Module 6: Amazon Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) (Hands-on Lab)

  • Lab 6.1
    1. Launch Two Ubuntu EC2 Instances – Apache Web Servers with User Data
    2. Edit HTML Files on Both Servers
    3. Test Your Web Servers Through the Internet
  • Lab 6.2
    1. Create an Elastic Load Balancer
    2. Add Both Ubuntu Servers to ELB
    3. Test Your Elastic Load Balancer
    4. Delete Your Elastic Load Balancer

Module 7: AWS Route53

  • What is Route53?
  • Demo Integration of Route53 with ELB (Performed by Instructor Only)

Module 8: AWS S3 (Hands-on Lab)

  • AWS S3 – Overview and Pricing
  • Create a Bucket and Folder
  • Upload, Download, Share, and Delete Objects
  • Delete a Bucket

DAY 2

Module 1: Amazon EC2 – Windows Server 2012 with User Data (Hands-on Lab)

  • Launch the Windows 2012 R2 Server
  • Using PowerShell Command-Based User Data Web Server
  • Validate User Data is Executed Successfully
  • Terminate Ubuntu Server

Module 2: Amazon EC2 – Ubuntu 14.04 with User Data (Hands-on Lab)

  • Launch the EC2 Ubuntu Cloud Server
  • Using User Data of Web Server
  • Validate User Data is Executed Successfully

Module 3: Amazon EC2 – Ubuntu 14.04 with Metadata (Hands-on Lab)

  • Metadata Overview
  • Fetch Metadata Information About Your EC2 Instance
  • Terminate Ubuntu Server

Module 4: Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) (Hands-on Lab)

  • AWS S3 Overview and Pricing
  • Create an S3 Bucket
  • File Versioning
  • Static Web Hosting in S3
  • Cross-Region Replication of Your Objects
  • Using Route53 Redirect to Access Static Web (Live Demo by Instructor)

Module 5: Amazon Glacier (Hands-on Lab)

  • AWS Glacier Overview and Pricing
  • Create Lifecycle Policies for Your Data
  • Access Data from Glacier
  • Setting Auto Delete to Your Data from S3 Based on Rules

Module 6: AWS CloudFormation

  • Infrastructure as Code Using CloudFormation
  • CloudFormation – Create a New Stack
  • Deploy Sample Template in JSON Format
  • Use Existing Templates and Deploy

DAY 3

Module 7: AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management)

  • What is IAM? – A Comprehensive Introduction for Government
  • AWS Federation with Active Directory – Theory Only
  • Getting Started with IAM
  • IAM Roles – Delegation and Federation (Hands-on Lab)
    1. Creating a Role
    2. Assuming a Role
    3. Deleting a Role
  • IAM Users and Groups (Hands-on Lab)
    1. Creating a User and Group
    2. Adding a User to the Group
    3. Password Policy Setup for Users
    4. Attaching Policies to Users
    5. Enabling Dual Factor Authentication for Users
  • IAM Roles (Hands-on Lab)
    1. Creating an IAM Role with EC2 and S3 Full Access
    2. Launch an EC2 Instance and Validate CLI-Based Access

Module 8: AWS CLI

  • Working with the AWS CLI for Government
  • Launch Instance with S3 and EC2 Full Access
  • Configure AWSCLI Client
  • Create a Security Group Using CLI
  • Create a Key Pair Using CLI
  • Launch an EC2 Instance Using CLI
  • Stop an EC2 Instance Using CLI
  • Terminate an EC2 Instance Using CLI
  • Create a Load Balancer Using CLI
  • Delete a Load Balancer Using CLI
  • Create an S3 Bucket Using CLI
  • Upload and Download an Object from Your Local Machine to S3 Through CLI
  • List Buckets Through CLI
  • Delete Buckets Through CLI

Module 9: Application Development and Deployment Best Practices

  • Application Deployment Using AWS Elastic Beanstalk for Government
  • Deploy Python Beanstalk Environment
  • Deploy IIS Environment
  • Terminate Python and Beanstalk Environment

DAY 4

Module 10: AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

  • What is VPC? – A Comprehensive Introduction for Government
  • Understanding VPC Configurations
    1. VPC with a Single Public Subnet
    2. VPC with Public and Private Subnets
    3. VPC Peering
    4. Access Control List (ACL)
  • Configuring VPC Instances (Hands-on Lab by Students)
    1. Creating a VPC
    2. Subnets
    3. Internet Gateway
    4. Routing
    5. Configuring a NAT Instance
    6. Creating Security Groups
    7. Launching Instances

Module 11: AWS Managed Services & Database Using Python SDK

  • Describe Amazon DynamoDB for Government
  • Verify Key Aspects of Amazon RDS for Government
  • Configure Python SDK to Access DynamoDB for Government
  • Create Tables Using Python SDK
  • Put Item in Using SDK
  • Query Using Python SDK
  • Delete Item Using SDK

Module 12: AWS RDS (Theory Only)

  • Describe Amazon RDS for Government
  • Manage Your Own Database on EC2 vs. Using RDS for Government

Module 13: AWS SNS, SQS, and SWF (Theory Only)

  • Simple Notification Service (SNS) – Overview and Use Case for Government
  • Simple Queue Service (SQS) – Overview and Use Case for Government
  • Simple Workflow (SWF) – Overview and Use Case for Government

Requirements

Fundamental Linux skills for government, including working with files and directories.

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