Cloud Fundamentals & AWS Basics
Start here: what cloud computing actually is, how AWS's global infrastructure is laid out, how access control (IAM) works, and the Well-Architected Framework that underlies every AWS design decision.
What Is Cloud Computing
beginner~1.5hThe shift from buying and running your own servers to renting compute, storage, and services on demand from a provider like AWS.
AWS Global Infrastructure
beginner~1.5hHow Regions, Availability Zones, and Edge Locations are laid out physically, and why that layout is the foundation of every AWS availability and latency decision.
IAM Fundamentals
beginner~2.5hHow AWS controls who can do what to which resources — users, groups, roles, and the policies that grant or deny permissions.
The AWS Well-Architected Framework
intermediate~2hThe six pillars AWS uses to evaluate whether an architecture is well-designed — the conceptual backbone behind almost every AWS best-practice recommendation and the SAA-C03 exam itself.