Compute services are the backbone that power most web-based applications. They are the foundation on which many Amazon Web Services (AWS) offerings are built. This course provides a high-level overview of the three main categories of compute services on AWS:
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)
- Containers, which include Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)
- Serverless (AWS Lambda)
This course includes a use case scenario to help you learn how to differentiate between the different compute options and how to select the best compute option for a given workload.
- Course level: Foundational
- Duration: 40 minutes
Activities
This course includes interactive lessons and knowledge check questions.
Course objectives
In this course, you will learn to:
- Differentiate between the three main categories of AWS compute options: Amazon EC2, containers, and serverless
- Select the best compute option for a given workload
Intended audience
- Cloud architects
- DevOps engineers
- Operations staff
- Developers
Prerequisites
We recommend that attendees of this course have reviewed:
Course outline
Section 1: AWS Compute Options
- Lesson 1: Course Scenario
- Course scenario video
- Lesson 2: AWS Compute Options
- Defining compute
- Cloud computing
- AWS compute options
- Lesson 3: Defining Serverless Computing
- What is serverless computing on the AWS Cloud?
- Differentiating compute options
- Instances: Amazon EC2
- Serverless: Lambda
- Containers: Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS
Section 2: Selecting the Right Compute Option
- Lesson 1: Compute Types and Features
- Advantages of each compute type
- Amazon EC2
- Containers
- Serverless
- Lesson 2: Choosing a Compute Option for your Workload
- Assessing your workload: Where to begin
- Amazon EC2 considerations
- Considerations for containers
- When to consider containers
- When not to use containers
- Considerations for serverless applications
- Knowledge check
- Lesson 3: Additional Compute Options
- What else can compute do?
- What is a Lambda function?
- What is a Step Function?
- AWS Batch
- AWS Elastic Beanstalk
- Amazon Lightsail
- How to choose between compute options
Section 3: Summary and Additional Resources
- Lesson 1: Scenario Summary
- Course scenario summary video
- Lesson 2: Additional Resources
- AWS compute resources
- Additional AWS training
Course Instructor
AWS Compute Services Overview
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