Cloud · Beginner
AWS Cloud Foundations
VPC design, IAM baselines, and cost-aware deployments for small teams.
Overview
Provision secure AWS environments with least-privilege IAM, monitored workloads, and tagging discipline suitable for SME upskilling cohorts.
Features
- VPC subnets and security group patterns
- IAM roles for services vs long-lived keys
- S3 lifecycle and encryption defaults
- EC2 and Lambda comparison labs
- CloudWatch alarms with sensible thresholds
- Cost allocation tags and spend tiers
- Disaster recovery tabletop exercise
Outcomes
- Deploy a two-tier app with documented runbooks
- Apply tagging policy mentors can audit
- Estimate monthly spend for a pilot workload
Reviews
"Tagging lab saved our startup from mystery S3 bills. Short, direct mentor notes."
FAQ
AWS account required?
Yes. We provide spend guardrails and teardown checklists to avoid surprise charges.
Certification included?
Exam vouchers are not included. We map topics to practitioner-level objectives only.
Honest limitation?
Multi-account landing zones for large enterprises are covered at overview depth.