AWS Cloud Platform: Infrastructure Mastery

Step 6 of the DevOps Roadmap

Pick one of the cloud providers AWS, GCP or Azure. Start with core services e.g. AWS VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, and then RDS, Route53, Cloudwatch and ECS. Create and deploy some application to AWS.

Why AWS for DevOps?

AWS is the leading cloud platform for DevOps because:

• Comprehensive service portfolio for all infrastructure needs
• Global infrastructure with high availability
• Extensive automation and API capabilities
• Strong integration with DevOps tools
• Industry-standard security and compliance

What You'll Learn

AWS Fundamentals

• Cloud Computing Concepts

  • Cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
  • AWS global infrastructure
  • AWS pricing models and cost optimization
  • AWS Well-Architected Framework

• AWS Account Management

  • Account setup and organization
  • Billing and cost management
  • Support plans and resources
  • AWS CLI and SDK setup

Identity & Access Management (IAM)

• Security Foundations

  • Users, groups, and roles
  • Policies and permissions
  • Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
  • Security best practices

• Advanced IAM

  • Cross-account access
  • Service-linked roles
  • Identity federation
  • Access logging and monitoring

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

• Network Architecture

  • VPC creation and configuration
  • Subnets and availability zones
  • Route tables and gateways
  • Security groups and NACLs

• Advanced Networking

  • VPC peering and Transit Gateway
  • VPN and Direct Connect
  • Load balancers and target groups
  • DNS and Route 53

Compute Services

• Amazon EC2

  • Instance types and selection
  • AMI creation and management
  • Auto Scaling groups
  • Elastic Load Balancing

• Container Services

  • Amazon ECS and Fargate
  • Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
  • Container registries (ECR)
  • Service mesh integration

Storage Services

• Amazon S3

  • Bucket configuration and policies
  • Storage classes and lifecycle
  • Static website hosting
  • Cross-region replication

• Block & File Storage

  • Elastic Block Store (EBS)
  • Elastic File System (EFS)
  • Storage performance optimization
  • Backup and snapshot strategies

Database Services

• Amazon RDS

  • Database engine selection
  • Multi-AZ deployments
  • Read replicas and scaling
  • Backup and restore procedures

• NoSQL & Analytics

  • DynamoDB for NoSQL workloads
  • ElastiCache for caching
  • Data warehousing with Redshift
  • Analytics services overview

Monitoring & Logging

• Amazon CloudWatch

  • Metrics and alarms
  • Log aggregation and analysis
  • Dashboard creation
  • Custom metrics and events

• AWS X-Ray & CloudTrail

  • Application performance monitoring
  • Distributed tracing
  • API call logging
  • Compliance and auditing

Hands-on Projects

Project 1: Multi-Tier Web Application

Deploy scalable web application:

• VPC with public and private subnets
• Auto Scaling EC2 instances
• Application Load Balancer
• RDS database with Multi-AZ

Project 2: Containerized Microservices

Build container-based architecture:

• ECS cluster with Fargate
• Service discovery and load balancing
• Container image pipeline
• Monitoring and logging setup

Project 3: Data Pipeline & Analytics

Create data processing system:

• S3 data lake architecture
• Lambda for serverless processing
• CloudWatch for monitoring
• Cost optimization implementation

Project 4: Disaster Recovery Setup

Implement enterprise DR solution:

• Cross-region replication
• Automated failover procedures
• Backup and restore testing
• Recovery time optimization

Course Modules

Module 1: AWS Foundations

• Cloud computing overview
• AWS account setup
• IAM security fundamentals
• Core service introduction

Module 2: Networking & Compute

• VPC design and implementation
• EC2 instance management
• Load balancing strategies
• Auto Scaling configuration

Module 3: Storage & Databases

• S3 storage strategies
• EBS and EFS implementation
• RDS database management
• Data backup and recovery

Module 4: Containers & Serverless

• ECS and EKS container platforms
• Lambda serverless functions
• API Gateway integration
• Event-driven architectures

Lab Environment

• AWS Free Tier account
• Hands-on lab exercises
• Real-world scenarios
• Cost-controlled environments

Prerequisites

• Required: All previous DevOps courses (1-5)
• Strong understanding of networking
• Linux system administration
• Container technology knowledge

Learning Path

This is the sixth course in the DevOps roadmap. After completing this course, continue with:

1. Terraform Infrastructure as Code - Infrastructure automation
2. Ansible Configuration Management - Configuration automation
3. CI/CD with GitHub Actions - Deployment automation

Tools & Technologies

• AWS Management Console
• AWS CLI and SDKs
• CloudFormation templates
• Various AWS services
• Third-party AWS tools

Cost Management

• Free Tier utilization
• Cost optimization strategies
• Resource tagging and monitoring
• Billing alerts and controls

Security & Compliance

• AWS security best practices
• Compliance frameworks
• Data encryption strategies
• Network security implementation

Real-world Applications

• Enterprise cloud migration
• Scalable web applications
• Data processing pipelines
• Disaster recovery solutions
• DevOps automation platforms

Industry Certifications Preparation

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator

Certification

Upon completion, you'll receive a certificate demonstrating your AWS cloud platform expertise essential for cloud-based DevOps infrastructure.

Build scalable, secure cloud infrastructure with AWS mastery!