Foundational · CLF-C02
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
A compilation of what I studied in courses, articles, practice exams and other material while preparing for the certification.
Foundations
What the cloud is, where it runs and how to design on it.
- 01Cloud computingWhat the cloud is, its models, the economics behind it and how to migrate.What it isSix advantagesService models+5
- 02Global infrastructureRegions, Availability Zones, edge locations and how to take AWS close to users.RegionsAvailability ZonesEdge locations+3
- 03AccessConsole, command line, SDKs and infrastructure as code: the ways to operate AWS.Management ConsoleCLISDKs+2
- 04ArchitectureThe Well-Architected Framework, its six pillars and the tool to review workloads.Operational excellenceSecurityReliability+4
Services
The services that show up most on the exam, grouped by category.
- 05StorageObjects, blocks and files: S3, EBS, EFS, FSx, Storage Gateway and Backup.S3EBSEFS+4
- 06DatabasesRelational, NoSQL, in-memory, document, graph, data warehouse and migration.RDSAuroraDynamoDB+5
- 07ComputeVirtual machines, purchasing options, scaling, containers and serverless.EC2Purchasing optionsAuto Scaling+6
- 08Data lakes and analyticsQuery, process, stream, search and visualize data.AthenaEMRGlue+3
- 09Management and governanceMonitor, audit, automate, govern many accounts and follow best practices.CloudWatchCloudTrailConfig+9
- 10Cloud financial managementEstimate, visualize, budget, allocate and reduce costs.Pricing CalculatorCost ExplorerBudgets+5
- 11Application integrationQueues, notifications, events and workflows to decouple systems.SQSSNSEventBridge+2
- 12Security, identity and complianceIdentity, encryption, protection, detection and compliance.IAMIAM Identity CenterOrganizations+12
- 13Networking and content deliveryPrivate networks, firewalls, hybrid connectivity, DNS, CDN and APIs.VPCSecurity groups and NACLsVPN+7
- 14AI and machine learningReady-made AI services and the platform to build your own models.SageMaker AIAmazon QRekognition+6
- 15Migration and transferDiscover, assess and migrate servers and databases to AWS.Migration EvaluatorApplication Discovery ServiceApplication Migration Service+2
- 16Other in-scope servicesDeveloper tools, virtual desktops, frontend, IoT and business applications.CodeBuildCodePipelineX-Ray+7
Support and resources
Support plans and what to study with.