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AWS Developer Fundamentals

Beginner 4.4 hours English
SkillsAWSEC2S3RDSDynamoDBCloud computing

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Our take
Pluralsight's hands-on tour of the core AWS services a developer reaches for first.

Good for: A hands-on first orientation to core AWS services for developers.

Skip if: You want certification exam prep or advanced architecture.

Over about four and a half hours it works through compute (EC2), storage (S3) and databases (RDS and DynamoDB), building a working mental model of how the platform fits together rather than drilling any one service. That makes it a solid orientation before deeper AWS work or certification study, and not the right pick if you want exam prep or advanced architecture right now.

It's on a Pluralsight subscription (Standard about $29/month or $299/year, Premium about $45/month or $499/year, 10-day trial). Following along in your own AWS account can ring up small usage charges separate from Pluralsight, so watch what you leave running. Consoles shift often, so expect the odd screen to look different from the course (as of 2026).

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About this course

AWS Developer Fundamentals is Pluralsight's hands-on tour of the core Amazon Web Services a developer reaches for first. Over about four and a half hours it walks through compute (EC2), storage (S3), databases (RDS, DynamoDB) and messaging (SQS, SNS), shown live through the Management Console, the APIs, and the .NET SDK rather than as slideware.

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Instructor

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Richard Seroter
Pluralsight instructor

Taught by Richard Seroter, a long-time cloud architect, author and conference speaker known for clear, practitioner-focused AWS and platform content.

Frequently asked questions

Not specifically — it is a hands-on orientation to core services, a useful base before dedicated exam study.

Yes — Pluralsight offers a 10-day free trial that includes the full library. It rewards putting the ideas into practice, and what you learn transfers well beyond the specific examples used here.

Following along in your own AWS account may incur small AWS usage charges, separate from your Pluralsight subscription.

Pluralsight issues certificates of completion on its paid plans, but they are learning records rather than formal or accredited qualifications — the value is the skills.

Around four and a half hours. Most of that is video and quizzes you can pace yourself, and the graded assignments add time only if you want the certificate rather than auditing.
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