Cloud computing has become the backbone of modern software development and infrastructure management. This learning path is designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of AWS services, best practices, and real-world applications.

Whether you are interested in studying for the exams and earning AWS Certifications or simply looking to gain a better understanding of the cloud, the following courses will serve you well.

• AWS leads the cloud market with the most comprehensive service offerings
• Strong integration between services enables building complex solutions efficiently
• Extensive documentation and community support
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) capabilities allow for repeatable and version-controlled deployments
• Cost-effective scaling options for applications of any size

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Course Name	Description	Skills Covered	Time to Complete
AWS Foundations	Foundational AWS concepts and services	Global Infrastructure, Identity and Access Management, Compute Fundamentals, and more	5 hours
AWS Operations	Deep dive into different deployments on AWS and how to carry them out	Automation, Deployment of applications and infrastructure, Operations Management, Blue Green Testing	14 hours

Course Name	Description	Skills Covered	Time to Complete
AWS CDK - The Big Picture	Learn to deploy applications using AWS CDK	TypeScript/Python, IaC, AWS Services Integration	2 hours
AWS Developer: Getting Started	Comprehensive development path for AWS	Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, CloudFormation	6 hours

Course Name	Description	Skills Covered	Time to Complete
AWS Lambda Essentials	Comprehensive serverless development	Lambda, API Gateway, Event Processing	19 hours
DevOps on AWS: Getting Started	CI/CD and development tools	CodeBuild, CodePipeline, CodeDeploy	2 hours

Course Name	Description	Skills Covered	Time to Complete
Using Docker on AWS with the Command Line	Learn containerization with AWS	AWS CLI, EC2, Fargate, EKS, ECR	4 hours
Deploying Containerized Applications	Containers and Orchestration	Docker, Docker Compose, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Serverless Containers in AWS	4 hours

Course Name	Description	Skills Covered	Time to Complete
Building Serverless Applications on AWS	Serverless Architecture	React, AWS CDK, S3, CloudFront, API Gateway, AWS Cognito	19 hours
DynamoDB for Developers	NoSQL database development	DynamoDB, Data Modeling, Queries	3 hours

Course Name	Description	Skills Covered	Time to Complete
Automate Infrastructure with AWS CloudFormation	Infrastructure at scale, Automate AWS Resources	CloudFormation, CloudFormation Templates	8 hours
Implementing Terraform with AWS	Infrastructure management with Terraform	HCL, State Management, Modules	10 hours

Course Name	Description	Skills Covered	Time to Complete
AWS Networking Fundamentals	Configure Virtual Private Cloud	VPC Design, Data Transfer	2 hours
AWS Certified Security - Speciality	Threat Detection, logging, Data Protection, IAM, Management and Governance	AWS Config, IAM, Artifact, and more	20 hours

Course Name	Description	Skills Covered	Time to Complete
Monitoring AWS CloudFormation with CloudTrail	AWS CloudTrail monitoring	CloudTrail	1 hour
Logging and Security for Associate AWS Solutions Architechts	Intro, Logging and Monitoring, Security, Recap	CloudWatch, CloudTrail, VPC, AWS Config, S3	8 hours

Below you will find a list of certification courses within Pluralsight that is a great starting place for anyone looking to earn certifications with AWS. Most often individuals will start with the Cloud Practitioner course however, if you study for and complete the other 3 the Cloud Practitioner exam and certification will come naturally as most content is covered twice throughout each course.

Course Name	Description	Skills Covered	Time to Complete
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner	Comprehensive overview of AWS cloud concepts	Cloud Concepts, Security, Architecture, Pricing	14 hours
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate	AWS Architectural principles and services	IAM, S3, CloudFront, Storage Gateway, and more	46 hours
AWS Certified Developer - Associate	Identify key features of AWS technologies and build serverless applications	DynamoDB, Elastic Beanstalk, Lambda, API Gateway, and more	29 hours
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate	Deployment and Provisioning, monitoring and logging in AWS	EC2, RDS, VPC, Network ACLs, Security Groups, and more	38 hours

1.Core Development Skills 2. Container Development 3. Advanced Development Topics

1. IaC Tools
2. Networking and Security
3. Logging and Monitoring

While AWS is our primary focus, other cloud providers offer unique advantages for specific use cases:

• Digital Ocean
  • Excellent for beginners and small projects
  • Comprehensive tutorial library
• Microsoft Azure
  • Strong integration with Microsoft products
  • Hybrid cloud capabilities
• Google Cloud
  • Leading in machine learning and data analytics
  • Strong container orchestration with Kubernetes