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AWS Cloud Technical Essentials
Beginner 11 hours English Verified CertificateFREE
About this course
AWS Cloud Technical Essentials is Amazon's own introduction to using AWS technically — not just the business-pitch overview, but the actual products: compute, storage, databases, networking, and security basics, with the hands-on framing AWS itself uses to onboard new cloud practitioners.
Because it's AWS's own course, it's the most directly authoritative option for learning AWS specifically, as opposed to a third-party instructor's interpretation. The honest take: it's broader than AZ-900-style exam cramming — better suited to someone who wants real working AWS literacy, not just a certification checkbox.
What you'll learn
Navigate core AWS compute, storage, and database services
Understand AWS networking and security fundamentals
Apply basic AWS identity and access management
Recognize when to use which AWS service
Build technical AWS literacy beyond marketing-level claims
Prepare a foundation for further AWS certification study
This course includes
11h
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Certificate
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Taught directly by Amazon Web Services' own training team.
Requirements
- Basic IT or technical background helpful but not required
Who this course is for
- Developers and IT staff new to AWS
- Anyone wanting hands-on AWS literacy, not just exam prep
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Directly from Amazon Web Services' own training team — the most authoritative source for AWS-specific content.
Audit free; verified certificate is $99.
About 11 hours.
Broader — it's built for real technical AWS literacy, not narrowly for passing one certification exam.
No prior AWS experience required, though general IT familiarity helps.