Discover advanced Amazon S3 storage capabilities

Explore how Amazon S3 supports secure and scalable object storage by examining bucket configuration, object management, security features, encryption, tagging, data migration services, and real-world use cases including data lakes and high-performance computing.

Apply Amazon S3 to secure and scalable workloads

Discover how Amazon S3 supports secure storage strategies, large-scale data migration, and cloud storage solutions that enable reliable, scalable, and high-performance applications across a range of business scenarios.

You’ll access learning content and practical activities online through Amazon Web Services (AWS), alongside your FutureLearn course experience, giving you direct access to AWS learning as you progress.

Syllabus

Week 1
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Essentials - Beyond the Basics
- Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Essentials - Beyond the Basics
  In this activity, you will learn to configure, upload, and secure Amazon S3 resources. Compare data migration services, block public access, and explore S3 use cases in data lakes and high-performance computing environments.

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What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Define fundamental components of Amazon S3
Create and upload objects to an Amazon S3 bucket
Compare data migration services that integrate with S3 and when to use them
Describe the main security features Amazon S3 offers
Summarize how to block public access to an Amazon S3 bucket
Discuss Amazon S3 integration as a data lake and high performance compute environment

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for Cloud architects, Storage architects, Developers and Operations engineers

Who developed the course?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS is the world’s most comprehensive cloud, enabling organizations to accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and scale more efficiently.

What's included?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) are offering everyone who joins this course a free digital upgrade, so that you can experience the full benefits of studying online for free. This means that you get:

Unlimited access to this course

Includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes

A PDF Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you’re eligible

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