Introduction to Cloud Computing on AWS for Beginners [2026]

Learn Cloud Computing Concepts and AWS Basics | Master AWS Fundamentals and Hands-on Skills on Amazon Web Services (AWS)

This beginner-friendly Introduction to Cloud Computing on AWS course takes you from the AWS basics to becoming a competent AWS cloud practitioner. With expert instruction and engaging content, you'll learn general cloud computing concepts and AWS from fundamentals right through to advanced concepts. You'll also build hands-on skills using many of the core Amazon Web Services (AWS) services. Ideal for beginners - absolutely no cloud computing experience is required!

We use a highly visual and effective method of teaching cloud computing and AWS concepts using diagrams and animations (no bullet-point slides). There are lots of hands-on exercises using an Amazon Web Services (AWS) free tier account to help you gain practical experience.

If you're interested in moving into a high-paying career working with cloud computing services - this is the best way to get started. You'll build knowledge from beginner level to advanced concepts, with plenty of opportunities to practice what you're learning.

This course is an excellent way to get started with cloud computing and also serves as a great starting point for those planning to earn their AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or AWS Certified Solutions Architect certifications (you will need additional courses aimed at those AWS certifications).

Watch the intro video to learn how this course will help you gain a solid understanding of cloud computing on AWS.

KEY SKILLS YOU WILL DEVELOP

• Learn fundamental concepts of cloud computing and including storage, database, networking, virtualization, containers, and cloud architecture

• Create an AWS Free Tier account and launch your first virtual servers (Amazon EC2 instances) on the AWS Cloud

• Configure elasticity, high availability and fault tolerance using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling and Amazon Elastic Load Balancing

• Create and configure storage services and upload files and objects using Amazon EBS, Amazon EFS and Amazon S3

• Launch a relational database on Amazon RDS and a NoSQL database using Amazon DynamoDB

• Automatically deploy infrastructure using code through AWS CloudFormation

• Create a Platform as a Service (PaaS) application on AWS Elastic Beanstalk

• Learn how to use DevOps tools on AWS to automate a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline

• Implement serverless computing and Docker containers on AWS using AWS Lambda and Amazon ECS

• Create serverless event-driven architectures on Lambda

• Create loosely coupled services with Amazon SQS and Amazon SNS

CORE TOPICS WE WILL COVER IN THIS CLOUD COMPUTING FUNDAMENTALS COURSE

IT Fundamentals

Gain an understanding of fundamental IT concepts, including:

• Client / server computing

• Storage concepts: block, file, and object

• IP addressing and subnetting basics

• Networking: routers and switches

• Server virtualization and Docker containers

• Application programming interfaces (APIs)

  
  

Cloud Computing Concepts

Learn about the key cloud computing concepts:

• Legacy / traditional IT vs cloud computing

• The advantages of cloud computing services

• Cloud computing examples

• Cloud computing service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

• Cloud computing deployment models (private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, multicloud)

• Scaling up vs scaling out

• Load balancing

• High availability and Fault tolerance

• Monolithic vs microservices architectures

  
  

AWS Access Control and Networking

In this section you'll learn the basics of Amazon AWS and the AWS IAM and Amazon VPC:

• AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

• Creating AWS IAM users and groups

• Cloud networking - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

• Creating custom Amazon VPCs

• Cloud computing security - security groups and network ACLs

• Creating security groups and NACLs

  
  

Amazon EC2, Auto Scaling, and Load Balancing

Learn how to use Amazon AWS's IaaS platform and launch virtual servers on Amazon EC2:

• Launching Amazon EC2 instances

• Create a website on Amazon EC2

• Using IAM Roles with EC2

• Scaling with Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

• Add high availability with Amazon Elastic Load Balancing

  
  

AWS Storage Services

Use block, file, and object storage on AWS:

• Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) and Instance Stores

• Amazon EBS snapshots and AMIs

• Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)

• Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)

  
  

AWS Databases

Use managed database services in the AWS Cloud:

• Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

• Create Amazon RDS DB with a Read Replica

• Amazon DynamoDB

• Create a DynamoDB table

  
  

Automation and DevOps on AWS

Learn how to automate deployment and management on AWS and use the AWS Developer Tools:

• Deploy infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation

• Deploy a Platform as a Service (PaaS) application using AWS Elastic Beanstalk

• Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

• AWS CodeCommit, CodePipeline, and CodeDeploy

• Create an AWS CodePipeline with AWS Elastic Beanstalk

  
  

DNS, Caching, and Performance Optimization

• Use Amazon Route 53 for DNS resolution and domain registration

• Use the Amazon CloudFront content delivery network (CDN)

• AWS Global Accelerator

  
  

Containers and Serverless Computing

You'll learn about Docker containers and serverless computing:

• Docker Containers on Amazon ECS

• Serverless computing with AWS Lambda functions

• Application integration services and loose coupling

• Amazon EventBridge

WHAT DO OTHER STUDENTS SAY?

If you're new to cloud computing, this beginner-friendly course is the perfect place to get started. But don't just take our word for it – check out the excellent course reviews from thousands of happy students:

"Great experience, clearly presented and lots of hands on practice demos"

"Awesome, the flow of the session is very good; the trainer started from basics and then gradually moved to advanced topics. Highly recommended"

"I am a second-year CS student at one of the best unis in the UK. This lecturer explained my whole network module in literally 20 mins and I understood more than in my uni lectures!"

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Hi, I'm Neal Davis, and I'm delighted to be your instructor for this AWS Developer course. As the founder of Digital Cloud Training, I'm deeply committed to providing top-quality AWS certification training resources. I created this beginner's course to help you understand core cloud computing concepts & the basics of AWS. With over 20 years of hands-on experience in the Cloud space, I'm excited to share my expertise with you on Udemy.

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