AWS Tutorial
This AWS tutorial is designed for all the professionals who are interested to learn about Cloud Computing and will help you in career paths aimed for AWS Solution Architect, AWS Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Architect etc. In this AWS Tutorial today we will first try to understand what is AWS and then shall move ahead to learn about its services, at the end, I have also added a short video for a crisp summary delivered by our AWS Training expert but first let’s understand why are we learning about AWS, why is there a sudden need to know about cloud technologies.
Back in 2006-2007, companies were using their own private servers to create services like for storage, computing, etc. But now with internet speeds becoming better, companies big or small have started understanding the power of the cloud, therefore they are shifting their data to the cloud for improved performance, so that they can focus on core-competency.
For example, Netflix is a popular video streaming service which the whole world uses today, back in 2008 Netflix suffered a major database corruption, and for three days there operations were halted. The problem was scaling, that is when they realized the need for a highly reliable, horizontally scalable, distributed systems in the cloud. Came in AWS, and since then their growth has been off the charts.
Gartner says, By 2020, a Corporate “No-Cloud” Policy Will Be as Rare as a “No-Internet” Policy Today. Interesting, isn’t it?
Since every company has started to adopt the cloud services in one way or the other, and AWS being a major player in the cloud services industry, it makes sense to learn about AWS Cloud services.
Having said that, What is AWS?

Amazon Web Services(AWS) is a Amazon.com subsidiary which offers cloud-computing services at very affordable rates, therefore making its customer base strong from small scale companies like Pinterest (which has just 5 employees) to big enterprises like D-Link.
What is Cloud Computing?
It is the use of remote servers on the internet to store, manage and process data rather than a local server or personal computer.
There are basically 3 categories in cloud computing:
- SaaS (Software as a Service)
- It allows companies to use software without having to purchase them, which reduces the expenditure of the company drastically, since they are already installed on the cloud server they can be quickly deployed and therefore saves time.
- PaaS (Platform as a Service)
- It allows developers to build applications, collaborate on projects without having to purchase or maintain infrastructure.
- IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
- It allows companies to rent servers, storage space, etc. from a cloud provider.
When we talk about AWS, it’s more of an IaaS, moving along, let’s take a deep dive into AWS and understand what all services it has to offer us, but before that lets understand why there is a lot of buzz in the industry about AWS which therefore led to this awesome AWS Tutorial!
Read more about What is Cloud Computing.
Global Cloud Computing Forecasts and Market Predictions
Here are a few interesting insights provided by the Industry Knowledge Leaders which gives us a very clear perspective as to why understanding and adoption of AWS is highly recommended for IT professionals:
Worldwide spending on public cloud services will grow at a 19.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from nearly $70B in 2015 to more than $141B in 2019.
-Forbes
By 2019, more than 30 percent of the 100 largest vendors’ new software investments will have shifted from cloud-first to cloud-only.
-Gartner
The Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) market has been growing more than 40 percent in revenue per year since 2011, and it is projected to continue to grow more than 25 percent per year through 2019.
-Gartner
Now, let’s move ahead in this AWS Tutorial and explore the different domains in which AWS offer services:
- Compute
It is used to process data on the cloud by making use of powerful processors which serve multiple instances at a time. - Storage and Content Delivery
The storage as the name suggests, is used to store data in the cloud, this data can be stored anywhere but content delivery on the other hand is used to cache data nearer to the user so as to provide low latency. - Database
The database domain is used to provide reliable relational and non relational database instances managed by AWS. - Networking
It includes services which provide a variety of networking features such as security, faster access etc. - Management Tools
It includes services which can be used to manage and monitor your AWS instances. - Security and Identity
It includes services for user authentication or limiting access to a certain set of audience on your AWS resources. - Application Services
It includes simple services like notifications, emailing and queuing.
To include every customer need under the sun, amazon has further categorized services under each domain. Let’s discuss each one of them.
- AWS EC2
It is a web service which provides re-sizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make the web scale computing easier for developers. To know more about the service you can refer to our AWS EC2 blog. To know more, please go through the AWS EC2 blog
- AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Elastic Beanstalk lets you quickly deploy and manage applications in AWS without worrying about the underlying infrastructure.
- AWS Elastic Load Balancing

ELB automatically manages the workload on your instances and distributes them to other instances in case of an instance failure.
- AWS Lambda

AWS Lambda is used to execute backend code without worrying about the underlying architecture, you just upload the code and it runs, it’s that simple! To know more, please go through the AWS Lambda Blog
- AWS Autoscaling

The Autoscaling feature is used to scale up and down automatically as and when required. To know more, please go through the AWS EC2/Autoscaling Blog
- Storage and Content Delivery
- S3 AWS

S3 stands for simple storage service, it is used for storing data in the form of objects in the AWS Cloud. To know more about S3, please go through the S3 AWS Blog
- Amazon CloudFront

CloudFront is a content delivery network which is used to cache data to an edge location which reduces latency. To know more about Amazon Cloudfront, please go through the S3 AWS/CloudFront Blog
- Amazon EBS

Amazon Elastic Block Storage is a storage service wherein each block of storage acts like a separate hard drive. To know more about EBS, please refer our AWS EC2/EBS Blog
- Amazon Glacier

Glacier is an archiving service offered by Amazon, which offers low cost data archiving. To know more about Amazon Glacier, please refer our S3 AWS/Glacier Blog
- AWS Import/Export Snowball

It offers physical transfer of data between user’s location and AWS data centers, the device which is used to transfer the data is called Snowball. To know more about AWS Snowball, please refer out S3 AWS/Snowball Blog.
- AWS Storage Gateway

It is used to provide seamless integration with data security features between your on premise software appliance and AWS Cloud.
- Amazon Aurora

It is a relational database engine that combines the speed and reliability of high-end commercial databases and the cost effectiveness and simplicity of open-source databases.
- Amazon RDS

Amazon RDS is a managed relational database service which does routine database tasks in 6 familiar databases like Amazon Aurora, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL. To know more, please refer our RDS AWS Blog.
- Amazon DynamoDB

It is a fully managed No-SQL database service. It is known for extremely low latencies and scalability.
- Amazon ElastiCache

It is a web service that makes it easy to set up, manage and scale a distributed cache-in environment in the cloud.
- Amazon Redshift

Amazon Redshift is a fully managed petabyte-scale data warehouse service in the cloud.
- VPC AWS

Amazon VPC lets you launch AWS resources in a virtual network that you define. It closely resembles a traditional network that you’d operate in your data center.
- AWS Direct Connect

It helps you establish a private connection between your premises and AWS, therefore giving better network performance and throughput than an Internet based connection.
- Amazon Route 53

Route 53 is a highly scalable and highly available Domain Name System by Amazon AWS. The name is in reference to the TCP and UDP’s port 53 where DNS requests are addressed.
- Amazon CloudWatch

It is a monitoring tool by AWS which is used to keep a track on the AWS resources and the applications you run on Amazon AWS.
- AWS CloudFormation

It is a service which helps you setup and model your Amazon AWS resources so that you can spend less time managing these resources and more time focusing on the development.

AWS CloudTrail is a logging service which records the API calls to your Amazon AWS account and delivers them to you.
- AWS Command Line Tool

It is an all in one tool to manage all your AWS services, by downloading and configuring only one tool you can manage all the AWS services through the command line.
- AWS OpsWorks

It is a configuration management tool that helps configure and operate applications of all size and shapes using Chef.
- Trusted Advisor

Trusted Advisor is a customized cloud monitoring tool, that analyzes your AWS environment and gives insights on the expense, performance improvement, security gaps and reliability.
- AWS Identity and Access Management(IAM)

It is an AWS service that helps you control access to your AWS resources for your users.
- AWS Key Management Service

It is a managed service that helps you create and control encryption keys which is used to encrypt your data, and uses Hardware Security Modules to protect the security of your keys.
- Amazon SES

It is a cost effective emailing service which is built on the scalable and reliable infrastructure of Amazon.com
- Amazon SNS

It is a web service offered by AWS that manages the delivery of messages to subscribed endpoints or clients.
- Amazon SQS

It is a fast, reliable and scalable message queuing service, it can be used to transmit any volume of data at any level of throughput, without losing any messages or without the use of any other service.
AWS Pricing
- AWS follows a pay per use model, meaning you only pay for what you use. For example, if you are using 10GB of space on S3 on AWS, you would be paying only for that 10GB, traditionally you have to buy an ‘x’ amount of storage say 20GB in advance, and even if you are using 10GB in the purchased space, you will be billed for the whole 20GB.
- You can get started with AWS for free, AWS runs a free usage tier in which you can use the AWS services in a very basic manner for free.
AWS Certification
Now what next after you know all these AWS services?
AWS certifications are much sought after credentials in today’s IT world. You can plan for getting certified, and choose from a number of certifications offered by Amazon, not to worry, we have a detailed guide for you to choose the right certification.
The most in-demand certification is for the Associate Solution Architect.
AWS Jobs
Who is a solution architect?
A solution architect is typically a part of the solution development team, who translates functional requirements into an architecture.
With regards to AWS, a Solution Architect would design and define AWS architecture for existing systems, migrating them to cloud architectures as well as developing technical roadmaps for future AWS cloud implementations.
Now why would you become an AWS solution architect?
Fig. AWS Solution Architect job postings from Indeed.com
You can clearly identify in the graph above, that the job postings are rising each year for an AWS Solution Architect.
So, how can you become an AWS Solution Architect?
To become a Solution Architect you will need extensive knowledge and hands-on exposure with AWS services.
Don’t worry edureka! is here to help you with every step on your journey, for becoming a AWS Solution Architect, therefore besides this AWS Tutorial, we have come up with a curriculum which covers exactly what you would need to crack the exam! You can have a look here at the course details for AWS training.
Here’s a short AWS training Video that explains what is AWS, what is Cloud Computing, AWS Global Infrastructure and its benefits, What parameters to consider while choosing an AWS region, the criteria for choosing the right instance type etc. This AWS tutorial is important for those who want to become AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
AWS Cloud Practitioner | AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – Full Course | AWS Training | Edureka
This ‘AWS Cloud Practitioner’ tutorial video will give you a complete understanding of the AWS Cloud platform and help you prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Examination.
I hope you enjoyed this AWS Tutorial. The things that you learnt in this AWS Tutorial blog are the most sought-after skill sets that recruiters look for in an AWS Solution Architect Professional. Here’s a collection of AWS Architect interview questions to help you prepare for your next AWS job interview. We have also come up with a curriculum which covers exactly what you would need to crack the Solution Architect Exam! You can have a look at the course details for AWS Solution Architect training.
Furthermore, this AWS Tutorial blog will be updated frequently as we expand our blog section on AWS services, so stay tuned!
Got a question for us? Please mention it in the comments section of this AWS Tutorial and we will get back to you.
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Hi , I am working as a developer in one of the product base company. would you recommend me to take this course.
I planning to move to the cloud computing completely . which certification is good ,for me AWS Architecture or AWS Administrator. please give me some clarification. any coding included in AWS or only Administrator operations ? please give me some clarification.
Hi, I am a Telecom professional and I have 6 years of experience. As I wanted to shift my career to Cloud professional which one I have to do like AWS, Openstack, Microsoft Azure etc. could you please suggest me.
Hi I am a software developer but i dont have computer science background and networking backgroud.have interest to move to cloud industry.please suggest which I should go for solution architect or developer.which is the mostly growing and be benificial for future.please advice
Hi Royal,
Below are the AWS exams which you should give in below order.
AWS Solution Architect (Associate ) Then AWS Solution Architect (Proffesional)
AWS Developer (Associate) Then AWS Developer (Proffesional)
AWS Sysyops Administrator (Associate) Then AWS Sysyops Administrator (Proffesional)
AWS Solution Architect (Associate ) exam is the basic or First level of exam.I have enrolled the Oline Traing for AWS Solution Architect (Associate ) from EDUREKA and attended 2 sessions till now and its wonderful.Before appearing for exam I would recommend you to buy an online course because the Course providers will provide you the sufficient material,Practical demos,Assesments and Assignments for the preparation of exam.
Thanks
Anshika
Hi, I am SQL SERVER DBA with 4 years experience. which cloud is good for my career?. If it is AWS, which certification is goof, AWS Architecture or AWS Administrator or both?
Can i lead my career as AWS Architecture?
Hey Venkatesh, AWS Architecture would be the most suitable certification for you. With good job openings it will be easier to shift to this domain once you clear the certification. You can definitely lead your career with AWS Architecture. Cheers :)
Hi,I am a fresher would you recommend me to take this course.
Hey Rahul, you sure can. Clearing the AWS Development exam will help you get your career started in cloud computing. You can definitely think about clearing the certification by enrolling for our courses. Hope this helps :)
Hi, I am a software tester do you recommend any certification for me that would add more value to my resume.
Thanks!
Hey Sandy, you can go with Selenium if you are working in manual testing right now. If you are into automation testing already then think about up-skilling with RPA. Cheers :)
Thank you for the info. It would be helpful if you could let me know how can I start up-skilling with RPA.
Hey Sandy, we offer a full fledged training for RPA using UiPath. The course material is in-line with the industry requirement and will help you in securing a job in this field. You can check out our course here: https://www.edureka.co/robotic-process-automation-training
Hope this helps :)
Hey Sandy, getting certified is one way to authenticate your expertise in front of potential employers. We offer complete training for RPA via live instructor led sessions, check it out here, you will find it useful: https://www.edureka.co/robotic-process-automation-training
Hope this helps :)
Can anyone tell me where I can sit the aws CSA exam in India?
Greetings! You can access a list of the available testing centers in your area with available dates and times during the exam scheduling process. To view a full set of test centers, login to aws.training and click “Certification” in the top navigation. Next, click “AWS Certification Account” followed by “Schedule and Manage Exams.” Enter your city or zip code to see a list of available test centers near you. Hope this helps. :)
Can a developer in .net become a AWS solution Architect ? I have been in .net for 10 years but haven’t got a chance to lead any project or design the system, with 0 experience in that area can I still work for AWS Solution Architect certification ?
Greetings! Yes, you definitely can. Working in .Net for a long time will work in your favor when you go and sit for interviews. Once you clear the AWS certification, then acing the interviews is just a matter of time. We provide complete training for AWS Certification exam, you can check it out here: https://www.edureka.co/aws-certification-training
Hope this helps :)