AWS Foundations

Overview

Master AWS Faster — With Zero Fluff

Learn the essential skills and tools you need to build on AWS. AWS Foundations skips the boring theory and jumps straight into clear, hands-on demos—while also giving you a 30,000-foot overview of key AWS concepts so you see the big picture before diving into the details.

  • Set up your AWS account the right way—in minutes.
  • Navigate IAM without breaking access (or handing out admin keys by mistake).
  • Spin up resources with CloudFormation, Docker, and SAM.
  • Use ChatGPT for speed coding so you work smarter, not longer.

This course is designed for anyone stepping into the AWS world for the first time—or returning for a confidence-boosting refresher. Whether you are a complete beginner, an IT professional broadening your skill set, or a developer sharpening your AWS basics, this course gives you a hands-on, demo-rich foundation.

You will get guided explanations, practical examples, and live demos that make AWS concepts click—plus a few ChatGPT-powered tricks to boost your speed and confidence.

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Outline

Length of current course content: ~3 hours 21 minutes


Module: Introduction to AWS Foundations
(~24 minutes)

Kick off your AWS journey with a solid foundation. We will start with a course introduction to set expectations and guide your learning path. Then, you will gain a clear understanding of what AWS is, explore its global infrastructure and how it delivers reliable services worldwide, and break down the AWS Shared Responsibility Model so you know exactly which security and operational tasks are yours—and which AWS handles for you.

  • AWS Foundations Course Intro (4.33 minutes )
  • Understanding AWS (4.28 minutes )
  • AWS Global Infrastructure (3.73 minutes )
  • AWS Shared Responsibility Model (3.48 minutes )
  • Demo: Creating an AWS Account (8.86 minutes )
  • Additional lessons coming soon.

Module: Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
(~1 hour 18 minutes)

Learn how to manage AWS access with IAM. We will cover users, groups, roles, policies, and ARNs, then demonstrate permission management through real-world scenarios, including overlapping and conflicting permissions. You will finish by creating key IAM and S3 resources used throughout the course.

  • IAM Resources Overview (16.43 minutes )
  • Demo: Creating IAM Users Groups and Policies (14.12 minutes )
  • Demo: Creating IAM Managed Policies and User Groups Part 1 (10.62 minutes )
  • Demo: Creating IAM Managed Policies and User Groups Part 2 (12.7 minutes )
  • Demo: Creating IAM Roles (12.12 minutes )
  • Demo: Creating Course Resources (12.01 minutes )
  • Additional lessons coming soon.

Module: AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) Basics
(~37 minutes)

Discover the power of the AWS Command Line Interface. You will learn what the AWS CLI is, how to set it up with your course credentials, and practice core commands to manage AWS resources quickly and efficiently from your terminal.

  • Demo: Installing the AWS CLI (4.66 minutes )
  • Demo: AWS CLI Configuration (14.35 minutes )
  • Demo: AWS CLI Basics (18.96 minutes )

Module: AWS CloudFormation Basics
(~24 minutes)

Learn how to build AWS resources the smart way with CloudFormation. We’ll cover the fundamentals, then show how Infrastructure as Code makes deployments repeatable, automated, and effortless—so you spend less time clicking in the console and more time creating.

  • Introduction to AWS CloudFormation (6.21 minutes )
  • Demo: AWS CloudFormation Basics (18.66 minutes )

Module: Docker Basics
(~16 minutes)

Get up to speed with Docker and containerization. You will learn core concepts, install Docker, and get hands-on with building, running, and managing containers—giving you the skills to package and run your apps anywhere with ease.

  • Introduction to Docker (3.19 minutes )
  • Demo: Install Docker (2.63 minutes )
  • Demo: Docker Basics (10.92 minutes )

Module: AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) Basics
(~17 minutes)

Get up to speed with the AWS Serverless Application Model. You will learn what SAM is, how to install it, and put it into action with hands-on practice—making it easier than ever to build, test, and deploy serverless applications at lightning speed.

  • Introduction to AWS SAM (3.83 minutes )
  • Demo: Installing AWS SAM (2.82 minutes )
  • Demo: Getting Started with AWS SAM (10.73 minutes )

Module: Wrap-up
(~2 minutes)

Congrats—you made it! In this final module, we will celebrate your progress and take a quick victory lap through everything you have learned—from IAM best practices and CLI skills to CloudFormation, Docker, and SAM. We will explore next steps, and leave ready to launch into bigger projects, sharper skills, and new opportunities in your AWS journey.

  • AWS Foundations Wrap-Up (2.26 minutes )

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