AWS: The Ultimate Cloud Solution Guide
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Table of Contents
Overview
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Advantages of Moving Your Business to Cloud
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Amazon Web Services: The Leading Cloud Computing Platform
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Salient Business Features of AWS
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The Cloud Platform Your Business Needs: AWS
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Win The Cloud Race by Training Your Cloud Workforce
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Aiding Employees With Cloud Skills Training
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Roadmap to the AWS Cloud Certification
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About NetCom Learning
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Overview
Cloud computing gives businesses access to data whenever they need and wherever they have an internet connection. And in today’s technologically advanced business climate, it’s critical that businesses and stakeholders have access to data whenever they need it, whether they’re on their computers or mobile phones; within office premises or out on the road. And this is precisely the convenience and edge that cloud computing provides. Rather than storing information on a particular device or a server, cloud computing stores data on the internet. It works by making information available from a central web-based hub that gives anyone with proper credentials access from any location with an internet connection, and syncs data for all devices connected to the cloud, keeping them updated with real-time information. The benefits of cloud computing are endless, irrespective of the size of the business from saving time and money by boosting productivity to improving collaboration. In the cloud environment, users can access all types of files, use applications as though they were in the office, and even collaborate remotely while working on the same project or presentation on their device as someone on the other side of the globe.
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Advantages of Moving Your Business to Cloud
Flexibility Cloud-based services are ideal for businesses with growing bandwidth demands, and if your business needs increase it’s easy to scale up your cloud capacity, drawing on the service’s remote servers. Similarly, you also have the option to scale down if your business demands so - the flexibility is one of the most prominent features of cloud service. Such agility can give businesses an edge and advantage over competitors.
Disaster recovery In times like these, businesses must invest in robust disaster recovery. However, the considerably smaller businesses lack both required capital and expertise, and here’s where the cloud comes into play. Cloud is helping organizations buck that trend by avoiding up-front investment and adding third-party expertise as a service.
Automatic software updates Well, that’s the beauty of cloud computing - the servers are off-premise, out of sight. Suppliers take care of them for you and roll out regular software updates – including security updates – so you don’t have to worry about wasting time maintaining the system yourself. And this definitely frees up your time to focus on what’s more important - like growing your business.
Free capital-expenditure Cloud computing cuts out the high cost of hardware. Businesses are simply required to pay as per their subscription-based model, based on your cash flow.
Increased collaboration Teams can access, edit, and share documents anytime, from anywhere, they’re able to do more together, and do it better. Cloud-based workflow and file sharing can help businesses and stakeholders work, create and make updates in real-time and grant full visibility of the collaborations.
Document control The more employees and partners collaborate on documents, the greater the need for a stringent document control. Before the introduction to cloud, employees had to send files back and forth as email attachments
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that were worked on, updated or revised by one user at a time. The problem? The problem was that it would end up as a mess of conflicting file content, formats and titles. And when businesses flourished on a global level, the scope and opportunity to compile ideas and numbers and data rose. When businesses started switching to cloud computing, all files were stored centrally and everyone sees one version of the truth. And with seamless visibility came improved collaboration, which ultimately led to smoother work and clearer insights.
Security Cloud computing gives you greater security. How you may ask? Since all the company data is stored in the cloud, the decision-makers can access it no matter what happens to their machines. The business owners also have all the rights and access to wipe sensitive data from degenerated devices, making it safe and secure and not letting the data fall into the wrong hands.
Competitiveness Moving to the cloud gives access to enterprise-class technology, for everyone, irrespective of the company size and businesses to act faster than big, established competitors. The pay-as-you-go temperament and cloud business applications mean small businesses can run with the established names, and disrupt the market, while remaining lean and agile.
Environmentally friendly The above points definitely are some star benefits of using cloud computing, however, businesses also need to focus on environment friendliness more than ever before. As per the business requirements, your server capacity scales up and down, and you can use the energy you need, and you don’t leave oversized carbon footprints. And that is unquestionably a point to be noted!
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Amazon Web Services: The Leading Cloud Computing Platform
Amazon Web Services provides on-demand cloud computing platforms like storage, data analysis, etc. With a whopping 35% market share, Amazon lends its services to individuals, companies, and governments. According to a CNBC report, in the first quarter of 2020, AWS brought in a record $10 billion of revenue, accounting for 13.5% of Amazon’s total revenue. Having grown steadily in the 30-percent range the past few quarters, AWS is a frontrunner to other cloud computing platforms. Amazon Web Services allow users and subscribers to enjoy a full-fledged virtual cluster of computers, at any given time, based on their requirements. Among all the cloud service providers, Amazon is considered the most powerful and flexible solution. AWS’s virtual cloud platform comes with most of the attributes of an actual computer including hardware (CPU(s) & GPU(s) for processing, hard-disk/SSD for storage & local/RAM for memory); an operating system to choose from and pre-loaded apps like web servers, databases, and CRM.
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Salient Business Features of AWS
Other than the usual features provided by cloud computing providers and the benefits of switching to cloud platforms, here are some useful features of AWS that can take your business to the high road.
Usage: AWS offers various tools to help you monitor your current cloud and/or physical server usage which can be used by decision makers to learn business requirements and determine the need of the system, and the one that your business needs.
Infrastructure: Every part of your business which includes mobile apps, web apps, documents, videos, images, data, can be on the AWS cloud. And AWS’s infrastructure can handle and manage your business load, irrespective of the load size.
Security and Backup: Security is a critical consideration, that is important for any business because there is always sensitive information that no business wants to get out. AWS follows extremely strict and stringent guidelines to ensure proper data security, and provide backup for all your data.
E-Commerce: For businesses in the ecommerce sector - Amazon Web Services provides some fantastic features. All the transactions are done on business websites, and website hosting can be done securely and quite seamlessly. It requires minimal effort from your end, as everything is automated on AWS. It also provides a lot of flexibility through its SDKs to help you provide your customers exactly what they need.
App Hosting: Amazon Web Services makes it easy for you to manage your mobile and web applications. Your apps can run and work better because with AWS you can deploy and scale better, which in turn will make your apps more stable and provide you and your customers better user experience.
Instances: There are multiple options for you to choose from so that you have the right amount of instances that suit your business needs.
Cost: There is no one-size-fits-all here so the cost to each business is different. It’s expensive and a lot of work to have and maintain the hardware, infrastructure, and systems administration. There is no need for any of that with AWS. You only pay for what you actually use and no more.
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Auto Scaling can be used with Amazon EC2 to provide more or less capacity depending on slow times or spikes in demand. This means that you don’t waste any money because it automatically matches the ups and downs of customers’ transactions.
ElastiCache can help with web application performance at a lower cost. You don’t have to manage, maintain, or purchase anything else with this. This web service makes it easy to operate an in-memory cache. ElastiCache frees up your time and saves you money.
Migrating your infrastructure can not only be time-consuming and frustrating, but it can be complex and have a pretty hefty price tag to it. AWS, on the other hand, makes the process quick and easy all while keeping the cost low for both established businesses as well as startups.
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The Cloud Platform Your Business Needs: AWS
As your business grows, you may or may not need these some of the services or would want to change them continually, and AWS’s Identity and Access Management solutions will help you manage all your costs within AWS. You would always want to monitor your infrastructure to keep costs down. There are multiple different options like EC2, S3 CloudFront, Elastic Load Balancing, and more for you to choose from. And Amazon Web Services has a lot to offer just about every business - large or small, beginner, or a potential player in the market. AWS’s flexibility and services aid businesses with infrastructure that is secure, reliable, and very specific to your business. And the icing on the cake - AWS also maintains a fair cost ensuring businesses are not overpaying for services.
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Win The Cloud Race by Training Your Cloud Workforce
Organizations with experienced, in-house cloud professionals and teams have the ability and the cutting edge skills needed to innovate and strengthen their competitive advantage. However, smaller businesses and various traditional organizations struggle to attract and retain the talent they need to execute cloud migration, especially during one of the tightest labor markets in recent history. Oftentimes, businesses are filled with talented and pressing minds, just that they lack the current cloud skill and expertise. And providing training opportunities and certification programs to the existing workforce becomes a mandate and critical step for businesses to accelerate cloud transformation. A robust cloud skills development program also demonstrates how an organization values and invests their employees, which enhances the recruitment of new-age talent by establishing an organization’s reputation as an progressive, forward-looking enterprise. Organizations can leverage cloud skills training and certification opportunities as proof of its culture of learning. A PWC study found that 22 percent of millennials consider training and development opportunities to be a more valuable employment benefit than flexible hours, cash bonuses, or free healthcare. Companies that are considered as a “cloud employer of choice” are typically seen as more desirable places to work, and new tech talent tends to value companies that support their growth as professionals.
Aiding Employees With Cloud Skills Training
Investing in internal upskilling and continuous cloud training drives value to organizations, current workforce, and definitely the prospective employees. Training supports qualities that are necessary for businesses to thrive in an increasingly competitive and disruptive business landscape:
• Encouraging a culture of innovation • Increasing employee effectiveness and efficiency • Driving digital transformation
Maximizing the benefits of available services and technologies Furthermore, half of IT decision makers agree that a lack of cloud expertise is holding their business back, while 84 percent of IT professionals said that deeper cloud expertise within their organization would significantly increase return on investment (ROI) in the cloud. Providing the new-age tech savvy professionals with the opportunity to learn and upskill the latest cloud tools and services also prepares them for future technological change and trends, and for the wave of digital transformation. On the other hand, providing necessary education to employees also positions organizations as being invested in their employees’ futures. This is key to enhancing employer brand, especially when it comes to recruiting the right talent and giving them a reason to stay and grow with the organization. www.netcomlearning.com
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Roadmap to the AWS Cloud Certification
Architect Learning Path The AWS Architect certification has been designed for application designing teams that include solution design engineers, and solutions architects. There is an optional course of Architecting on AWS – Accelerator that comes under this pathway. It is a five-day course covering two essentials of AWS: Architecting on AWS and Advanced Architecting on AWS in the curriculum.
Developers and Operations Learning Path The AWS Developers certification has been designed for software development teams. Through this learning path, you can upskill your development department on how to create cloud applications on AWS. The AWS Operations certification has been designed for development and operation teams that include system administrators, sysops administrators, and DevOps engineers. Through this learning path, you can train your employees on the deployment process of automatable and repeatable networks, applications, and systems on the AWS platform.
Specialty Learning Path The AWS Specialty Learning Path has been designed focusing on Big Data, Security, and Advanced Networking. These certification paths are dedicated to developing and validating advanced skills in definite technical domains. If your team already possess experience in the Specialty domain of AWS Cloud, upskilling them further in a Specialty Learning path is always recommended.
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Practitioner
Operations
Specialty track: Big Data
Specialty track: Networking
Course
Architect
Developer
Specialty track: Security
Optional track
Certification
ARCHITECT TRACK Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Architecting on AWS
AWS Technical Essentials
Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
Advanced Architecting on AWS
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
AWS Certified Cloud practitioner
Architecting on AWS Accelerator
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
The accelerator course also prepares you for the profesional certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
DEVELOPER AND OPERATIONS TRACKS Exam Readiness: AWS Certified SysOps Administratr - Associate
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate
System Operations on AWS
AWS Technical Essentials
Advanced Developing on AWS
Exam Readiness: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
AND Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Developer - Associate DevOps Engineering on AWS AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
AWS Certified Cloud practitioner
SPECIAL TY TRACKS
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
AWS Certified Developer Associate
Developing on AWS
Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Data Analytics
Big Data on AWS
AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty
Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Security Coming soon
AWS Technical Essentials
AWS Certified Cloud practitioner
Security Engineering on AWS
AWS Certified Security Specialty
Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty
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NetCom Learning is one of the leading IT and Business training providing companies in the world. In the year 2020, we have been listed as the top 20 training providers for the training outsourcing sector by Training Industry. Following a blended learning approach, we partner with organizations to support their employee upskilling needs helping them achieve their business goals in a fast, cost-saving, and productive way. When it comes to AWS training, we own the recognition of the Newest Official Amazon Web Services Partner Network Training Partner for the United States and Canada. With our industry recognized AWS certified instructors, we help businesses make the best use of the cloud technology by upskilling their employees. Having over 20 years of business experience, NetCom Learning has trained thousands of corporate and government practitioners with its Global Deliverability capabilities. We also have a track record of supporting more than 12000 companies to achieve their goals through our cutting-edge enterprise skill development technology. A strong believer of innovative and lifelong learning, our mission is to transform businesses into productive learning organizations who can adopt to the changing technology needs, and attain a competitive edge over others.
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