California Science and Technology University

Course Description

This course offers graduate students an introductory understanding and hands-on experience of cloud computing using AWS. It will cover a wide range topics in Compute, Storage, Networking, Security, Monitoring and Logging, as well as Account and Cost Management. Topics include evolution of cloud computing, AWS global infrastructure, architectural principles, key services and their common use cases, security and compliance model, pricing and account management.

Course Objectives

Demonstrate a basic understanding of public cloud concept.
Define what the AWS Cloud is and basic global infrastructure.
Describe basic AWS Cloud architectural principles.
Describe the AWS Cloud value proposition.
Describe key services on the AWS platform and their common use cases.
Describe basic security and compliance aspects of the AWS platform and shared security model.
Define the billing, account management, and pricing models.
Demonstrate a basic understanding and use of AWS services: Storage, Network, Compute, Management, Monitoring, Cost and Pricing Model, Shared Security Model, HA and Scalable Architecture Design.
Demonstrate basic/core characteristics of deploying and operating in the AWS Cloud

University-wide Student Learning Outcomes

The University Student Learning Outcomes assessed and reinforced in this course include but are not limited to the following:

Public Cloud Concept
AWS Basic Services
Applications of Cloud Computing Using AWS

Weekly Schedule

Week 1

Course Overview and Goals
Introduction to Cloud Computing
Introduction to AWS
- AWS History
- Networking and Compute
HW1

Week 2

WK1 Review & Quiz 1
Introduction to AWS
- Security, Management Tools, Application Services
- Developer Tools, Mobile Services & IOT
- Messaging & Conclusion
Log Into AWS
Set Up Alarm
IAM
HW2

Week 3

WK2 Review and Quiz 2
S3 (Simple Storage Service) 101
CloudFront
EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) 101
Auto Scaling
Load Balancer
AWS Messaging
HW3

Week 4

WK3 Review and Quiz 3
VPC Overview
Create Custom VPC
NAT Instance and NAT Gateway
Network Access List and Security Group
Custom VPC and ELB
Bastion Host
VPC Flow Logs
VPC End Point
VPC Direct Connect
AWS PrivateLink
AWS Transit Gateway
AWS Network Cost
HW4
Mid-term Exam

Week 5

WK4 Review and Quiz 4
Database 101
RDS Instance
DynamoDB
Elastic Beanstalk
CloudFormation
Security In Cloud
- AWS Compliance & Artifacts
- Shared Responsibility Model
- AWS WAF vs Shield
- AWS Trusted Advisor, Inspector, CloudTrail
- Cloud Watch, AWS Config
- Athena, Macie
System Manager HW5

Week 6

WK5 Review and Quiz 5
AWS Billing & Pricing
AWS Budgets and Cost Explorer
AWS Different Support Levels
Consolidated Billing
AWS Organizations
Resource Group & Tagging
HW6

Week 7

WK6 Review and Quiz 6
Serverless Computing
Elastic Container Service
DNS Route53
HW 7

Week 8

WK7 Review and Quiz 7
Course Review for Final
AWS Certifications
Final Exam

About the Instructor

Dr. William Li

AWS Certified Security Specialty and Solutions Architect. Outcome-driven engineering operation and product quality leader with demonstrated software engineering experience in Enterprise Software, Networking, Security, and Cloud Computing driving global teams and vendors at VMWare, Cisco, and startups. Proven record of success in building high-quality, mission-critical, on-Premise and cloud applications; managing complex large-scale and concurrent projects; developing highly effective global teams. An effective communicator, data-driven problem solver, and team player.