AWS Cloud Practitioner Exam Guide

Amazon Web Services (AWS) stands as the preeminent cloud computing platform, offering a comprehensive suite of services for diverse technological requirements. This AWS Cloud Practitioner Exam Guide serves as a structured and rigorous resource for comprehending the foundational principles of AWS and effectively preparing for the Cloud Practitioner Certification examination.

This guide introduces core cloud computing paradigms, the Global Infrastructure of AWS encompassing regions, Availability Zones, and content delivery mechanisms via CloudFront and Edge Locations. It examines cloud deployment, the AWS Well-Architected Framework for resilient, scalable solutions, and secure access via IAM. Essential compute (EC2, Lambda), storage (S3, EBS), databases (RDS, DynamoDB), networking (VPC), security, event-driven architectures (SQS, SNS), monitoring (CloudWatch), infrastructure automation (CloudFormation), cost management, advanced identity (Cognito), and other AWS offerings for exam preparation are also covered. It also covers event-driven architectures with SQS and SNS, monitoring with CloudWatch, automation via CloudFormation, cost management, advanced identity with Cognito, and key AWS services aligned with exam goals.

Upon completing this guide, you'll gain a solid foundation in AWS services and concepts, preparing you to confidently pass the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam and articulate key cloud value propositions. This book is your step-by-step path to launching a career in cloud engineering, solutions architecture, DevOps, or cloud support.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
● Implementing AWS security best practices, encryption, key management, compliance, and auditing.
● Content delivery with CloudFront, event-driven architectures using SQS and SNS messaging.
● Monitoring AWS resources with CloudWatch and infrastructure automation using CloudFormation and CDK.
● Cloud fundamentals, AWS Global Infrastructure, deployment models, and the Well-Architected Framework.
● Core AWS compute services like EC2 instances, containers with ECS, and serverless Lambda.
● Relational (RDS, Aurora) and NoSQL (DynamoDB) database services and analytical tools (Redshift).

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
This book is designed for individuals seeking to understand AWS fundamentals and those aiming to enhance their existing AWS knowledge for certification purposes. No prior AWS or technical experience is needed, making it ideal for both beginners and professionals looking to build and validate foundational cloud skills.

1. Cloud Introduction
2. AWS Global Infrastructures and Main Services
3. AWS Identity Access Management
4. AWS Compute Services
5. AWS Storage Services
6. AWS Database Services
7. AWS Networking
8. AWS Security
9. AWS Content Delivery and Global Applications
10. AWS Events and Messages
11. AWS Cloud Monitoring
12. AWS Cloud Deployment and IaC
13. AWS Billing and Organizations
14. AWS Advanced Identity Services
15. Machine Learning and Other AWS Services
16. Preparing for the Exam

Gabriele Mastrapasqua is a cloud engineer and a solution architect, specialised in AWS Cloud services and development in different kinds of realities, from startups to consultancies to bigger enterprises, creating scalable solutions. He has worked as a developer and architect for 15+ years on some high traffic web services in the ad-tech media, fintech, insurance and e-learning space and has been using AWS for 6 years. He is dedicated to work with small cross-functional teams using TypeScript, Python and Java. He is a self-learner and started working at 18 years of age. He started to work on Java applications and firmwares in C ARM microcontrollers. After all these years, he has the same passion to discover new things and learn new programming languages.