AWS and DEVOPS Course Syllabus
Module 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing and AWS (12 hours / 3 days)
Objective: Understand the fundamentals of cloud computing and explore core AWS services.
Topics Covered:
Cloud Computing Basics
o What is Cloud Computing?
o Cloud deployment models (Public, Private, Hybrid)
o Benefits of Cloud Computing
Introduction to AWS
o AWS global infrastructure: Regions, Availability Zones, and Edge Locations
o AWS Management Console and CLI basics
AWS Networking Services
o VPC (Virtual Private Cloud): Creating and managing VPCs
o Route Tables: Configuring and managing route tables
o NACL (Network Access Control Lists): Security at the subnet level
o Transit Gateway: Centralized connectivity across VPCs
o VPC Endpoint Services: Secure connections to AWS services without public
internet access
Hands-On Labs
o Creating and configuring a VPC
o Implementing NACLs and route tables
🚀 Module 2: AWS Core Services (12 hours / 3 days)
Objective: Learn key AWS computing, serverless, and endpoint services.
Topics Covered:
AWS Computing Services
o EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud): Launching and managing virtual servers
o RDS (Relational Database Service): Setting up and managing databases
o ECS (Elastic Container Service): Running and managing Docker containers
o EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service): Deploying and orchestrating Kubernetes
clusters
AWS Serverless Services
o Elastic Beanstalk: Deploying and managing web applications
o AWS Lambda: Running code without managing servers
AWS Endpoint Services
o Load Balancer (ELB): Distributing incoming traffic across multiple targets
o API Gateway: Creating and managing APIs
o CloudFront: Content delivery and caching
Hands-On Labs
o Launching EC2 instances with security groups
o Deploying and scaling applications using ECS and EKS
o Creating and managing Lambda functions
💾 Module 3: AWS Storage and Advanced Architectures (12 hours / 3 days)
Objective: Explore AWS storage services and build advanced architectures.
Topics Covered:
AWS Storage Services
o S3 (Simple Storage Service): Object storage, versioning, and lifecycle
management
o EBS (Elastic Block Store): Persistent block storage for EC2 instances
o EFS (Elastic File System): Shared storage for multiple EC2 instances
Advanced AWS Application Architectures
o Highly available and fault-tolerant architectures
o Multi-tier and microservices architectures
o Designing for scalability and resilience
AWS Observability
o CloudWatch: Monitoring and logging
o CloudTrail: Auditing and governance
o X-Ray: Tracing and debugging applications
Production Use Cases
o Real-world AWS architecture patterns
o High availability and disaster recovery setups
Hands-On Labs
o Setting up S3 buckets with lifecycle policies
o Monitoring and analyzing metrics with CloudWatch
⚙️ Module 4: Introduction to DevOps (12 hours / 3 days)
Objective: Understand DevOps principles, tools, and practices.
Topics Covered:
DevOps Fundamentals
o What is DevOps?
o Benefits and challenges of DevOps
o DevOps lifecycle stages
SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) Principles
o Error budgets and service-level objectives (SLOs)
o Reliability and automation
DevOps Tools
o Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, CloudFormation
o Configuration Management: Ansible, Chef
o Containerization: Docker
CI/CD Scopes
o Continuous Integration (CI) fundamentals
o Continuous Deployment and Delivery (CD) pipelines
o Version control systems: Git
Deployment Strategies
o Blue-Green Deployment: Reducing downtime during updates
o Canary Releases: Gradual rollout to minimize risk
Product Quality Concepts
o Automated testing and validation
o Improving software quality through DevOps practices
Production Deployment Use Cases
o Real-world CI/CD pipeline examples
o Production rollout strategies
Hands-On Labs
o Creating and managing CI/CD pipelines
o Automating deployments using GitHub Actions or AWS CodePipeline
🔥 Capstone Project
Objective: Apply the skills learned by building a real-world AWS and DevOps solution.
Design and deploy a multi-tier AWS architecture
Implement CI/CD pipelines for deployment automation
Use monitoring tools to track performance and troubleshoot issues
Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation
🎯 Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will:
✅ Understand core AWS services and build production-grade architectures
✅ Create and manage containerized applications using ECS and EKS
✅ Implement serverless solutions with Lambda and API Gateway
✅ Use DevOps practices for CI/CD, automation, and monitoring
✅ Build reliable, scalable, and secure cloud-native applications
💡 Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of cloud computing concepts
Familiarity with Linux/Windows environments
Basic understanding of networking and server management
🛠️ Tools and Technologies Used
AWS Console, CLI, and SDK
Terraform, CloudFormation
Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
CI/CD tools: GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline
Monitoring tools: CloudWatch, X-Ray
