AWS Transfer for SFTP Primer

Description

This introductory-level courses teaches you about the AWS Transfer for SFTP service. You learn what the service is and how it works at a high level. Additionally, you will learn about the benefits of using this service that will help you to determine how and why you should use it. You are provided with a high-level view of the architecture of AWS Transfer for SFTP so that you can understand how to access it on-premises, and how your data is stored in AWS. Finally, you’ll watch several brief demos that show you how to set up and access the service using the AWS Management Console.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for:

• Storage engineers
• System administrators
• Cloud architects
• Other IT professionals

Course Objectives

In this course, you will learn how to:

• Describe what AWS Transfer for SFTP is and what it does
• Explain the benefits of AWS Transfer for SFTP
• Diagram architecturally how AWS Transfer for SFTP works
• Use the AWS SFTP console to configure an SFTP server and add users
• Monitor SFTP usage
• Summarize the use cases for AWS Transfer for SFTP
• Describe the AWS Transfer for SFTP pricing model

Delivery Method

This course is delivered through:

• Digital training

Duration

60 minutes

Course Outline

This course covers the following concepts:

• Section One: What is AWS Transfer for SFTP
• Secure Shell Protocol
• Features of SFTP
• Supported clients
• Section Two: AWS Transfer for SFTP high-level architecture
• Managing hostnames and users
• Cloud based solution
• Virtual Private Cloud
• Section Three: Using SFTP console to configure an SFTP server and add users
• Creating EC2 clients and S3 buckets
• Creating IAM roles and policies
• Creating SFTP server and users
• Creating public/private keys for Windows and Linux
• Creating custom users
• Section Four: Monitor SFTP usage and track users activity
• Creating Amazon CloudWatch policies and roles
• Monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch
• Using AWS CloudTrail
• Section Five: AWS Transfer for SFTP demonstrations
• SFTP setup demo
• Scope-down demo
• Monitoring SFTP users demo with Amazon CloudWatch
• Section Six: Use cases for SFTP
• Common use cases
• Finra case study
• Section Seven: Pricing model
• Pricing model for AWS Transfer for SFTP
• Pricing examples: light use/heavy use
• Section Eight: Key takeaways and summary
• Takeaways
• Resources
• Summary
• Knowledge Check

Course Instructor

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