AWS Compute Services & IAM

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AWS Compute Services & IAM

This course is part of AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Specialization

Instructor: Tom Carpenter

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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6 hours to complete

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

How to design and deploy EC2 instances using appropriate instance types, AMIs, and purchasing options for performance and cost optimization
How to configure elastic load balancers and implement EC2 management strategies including patching, monitoring, and lifecycle management
How to implement IAM users, groups, roles, and policies to enforce least privilege access control across AWS resources

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There are 5 modules in this course

This course covers the core of AWS compute — the EC2 lifecycle and all associated services — alongside foundational IAM concepts. Covering approximately 4 hours and 44 minutes of expert instruction across EC2 design, implementation, and management plus IAM fundamentals, learners develop the skills to build and govern AWS compute infrastructure at scale.

Learners benefit by gaining practical knowledge of EC2 instance types, AMIs, elastic load balancers, launch templates, spot and reserved instance purchasing, and the IAM policies, roles, and users that control access to AWS resources. By the end of this course, learners will be able to design, deploy, and manage EC2 compute environments and implement IAM policies that enforce the principle of least privilege across AWS accounts.

This chapter covers EC2 and Compute Service Designs.

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6 videos1 reading1 assignment

This chapter covers launching, configuring, and setting up an EC2 instance and other compute service implementations.

What's included

7 videos1 reading1 assignment

7 videosTotal 63 minutes

Launching an EC2 Linux Instance Lab13 minutes
Configuring an EC2 Linux Instance Lab8 minutes
Setting up an EC2 Windows Instance Lab12 minutes
Shared Tenancy5 minutes
Dedicated Hosts8 minutes
Dedicated Instances6 minutes
AMI Virtualization12 minutes

1 readingTotal 2 minutes

Compute Services Implementation Slide handouts2 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 14 minutes

Compute Services Implementation Assignment14 minutes

This chapter examines common cloud‑specific attacks by showing how pentesters identify and exploit misconfigurations, credentials, and cloud services to escalate privileges, disrupt availability, and compromise cloud environments.

What's included

8 videos1 assignment

8 videosTotal 69 minutes

Instance Management9 minutes
Connecting to Instances Lab9 minutes
Working with Security Groups10 minutes
Working with Security Groups Lab10 minutes
Advanced EC2 Management6 minutes
AWS Batch6 minutes
Elastic Container Service (ECS)8 minutes
Elastic Beanstalk Environment11 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes

Compute Services Management Assignment15 minutes

This chapter is all about identity and access managment (IAM).

What's included

13 videos1 reading1 assignment

13 videosTotal 103 minutes

Identity and Access Management (IAM) Overview7 minutes
Principles10 minutes
Root User6 minutes
Authentication6 minutes
Authorization Policies13 minutes
Multi-Factor Authentication8 minutes
Key Rotation10 minutes
Multiple Permissions6 minutes
AWS Compliance Program7 minutes
AWS Security Hub6 minutes
Shared Responsibility Model6 minutes
Data Security Control9 minutes
Federated Directory Services9 minutes

1 readingTotal 2 minutes

Identity & Access Management (IAM) Slide Handout2 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 18 minutes

Identity & Access Management (IAM) Assignment18 minutes

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Instructor

Tom Carpenter

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