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AWS Cloud Technology Consultant Professional Certificate

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Amazon Web Services

AWS Cloud Technology Consultant Professional Certificate

Start a career as a Cloud Technology Consultant. In this program, you’ll learn in-demand skills to advise clients on the use of cloud technology to meet business objectives. No degree or experience required.

Alex G.
Russell Sayers
Morgan Willis

Instructors: Alex G.

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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise

(736 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
4 months at 10 hours a week
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree

What you'll learn

  • Understand and translate business goals and drivers into appropriate technical solutions

  • Provide technical direction and oversight to cloud implementation teams

  • Create the conceptual, logical and physical design for cloud-based solutions for infrastructure and platforms

  • Learn how to gather technical requirements, assess client capabilities and analyze findings to provide appropriate cloud solution recommendations

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Professional Certificate - 9 course series

What you'll learn

  • Gain a foundational understanding of how computers work

  • Learn how computers talk to each other to exchange data

Skills you'll gain

Category: Javascript
Category: Information Technology
Category: Amazon S3
Category: Operating Systems
Category: Web Applications
Category: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Web Servers
Category: Data Analysis
Category: IT Infrastructure
Category: Computer Hardware
Category: Servers
Category: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Category: Data Centers
Category: Public Cloud
Category: General Networking
Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Network Security
Category: Project Management
AWS Cloud Technical Essentials

AWS Cloud Technical Essentials

Course 2 21 hours

What you'll learn

  • Describe terminology and concepts related to AWS services   

  • Articulate key concepts of AWS security measures and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)    

  • You will learn to distinguish among several AWS compute services, including Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, and Amazon ECS.

  • Understand AWS database and storage offerings, including Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon S3.    

Skills you'll gain

Category: General Networking
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Virtual Networking
Category: Containerization
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Category: Amazon S3
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Databases
Category: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Category: Amazon CloudWatch
Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Amazon DynamoDB
Category: Scalability

What you'll learn

  • Understand basics of troubleshooting in a cloud environment

  • Identify resources and routes to assist with understanding and troubleshooting

Skills you'll gain

Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Technical Support
Category: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Category: Amazon S3
Category: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Category: Network Troubleshooting
Category: Customer Support
Category: Scenario Testing
Category: Technical Consulting
Category: Customer Analysis
Category: Data Security
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: System Monitoring
Category: Requirements Analysis
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: System Support
Category: Virtual Networking
Category: Root Cause Analysis
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Serverless Computing

What you'll learn

  • Introductory level Python programming and Python packages

  • Explain the different roles in an organization building software

Skills you'll gain

Category: Python Programming
Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Event-Driven Programming
Category: Automation
Category: API Gateway
Category: Application Development
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: NoSQL
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Cloud API
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Service Oriented Architecture
Category: Microservices
Category: Web Development
Category: Database Management
Category: Amazon DynamoDB
Category: Cloud Development

What you'll learn

  • Examine essential soft skills for solving business problems

  • Describe the process of working with customers and how to use different soft skills

Skills you'll gain

Category: Professional Networking
Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Active Listening
Category: Relationship Management
Category: Business Consulting
Category: Relationship Building
Category: Analysis
Category: Brand Management
Category: Requirements Analysis
Category: Business Relationship Management
Category: Leadership Development
Category: Rapport Building
Category: Project Management
Category: Consulting
Category: Continuous Improvement Process
Category: Technical Consulting

What you'll learn

  • Learn about the use cases for project management in business

  • Understand the differences between Agile and Waterfall methodologies

Skills you'll gain

Category: CI/CD
Category: Application Deployment
Category: DevOps
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Waterfall Methodology
Category: Kanban Principles
Category: Continuous Integration
Category: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: Project Management
Category: Agile Software Development
Category: Software Testing
Category: Software Development
Category: Automation
Automation in the AWS Cloud

Automation in the AWS Cloud

Course 7 8 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Category: AWS CloudFormation
Category: Automation
Category: Configuration Management
Category: Bash (Scripting Language)
Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: Patch Management
Category: Continuous Integration
Category: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Category: Cloud Management
Category: Software Testing
Category: Continuous Monitoring
Category: Shell Script
Category: Scripting
Category: Amazon Web Services

What you'll learn

  • Key data types and structures

  • AWS services for the ETL process

  • Hands-on skills for Amazon API Gateway and Amazon QuickSight

Skills you'll gain

Category: Extract, Transform, Load
Category: Data Storage
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Pipelines
Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Big Data
Category: NoSQL
Category: Data Processing
Category: Data Warehousing
Category: Databases
Category: Unstructured Data
Category: Relational Databases
Category: SQL
Category: Data Transformation
Category: Business Analytics
Category: Data Architecture

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Corporate Sustainability
Category: Operational Excellence
Category: Systems Architecture
Category: Scalability
Category: Disaster Recovery
Category: Security Strategy
Category: Solution Architecture
Category: Cost Management
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Operational Efficiency
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Operational Performance Management
Category: Reliability

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When you complete this Professional Certificate, you may be able to have your learning recognized for credit if you are admitted and enroll in one of the following online degree programs.¹

 

Instructors

Alex G.
Amazon Web Services
16 Courses 98,174 learners
Russell Sayers
Amazon Web Services
21 Courses 129,426 learners
Morgan Willis
Amazon Web Services
32 Courses 925,852 learners

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