Strengthen AWS environments with secure, well-architected practices

Reliable cloud environments depend on more than technology alone. They also need clear security controls, effective governance, ongoing monitoring, and architecture that can support changing business and technical needs.

On this course, you’ll explore how AWS helps organisations protect data and workloads, maintain visibility across cloud environments, and make informed decisions about cost, migration, support, and architecture.

Protect cloud resources and respond to risk

Explore AWS security services designed to safeguard networks and data, manage access, and support the detection and response to security incidents.

You’ll consider how security responsibilities are shared and how different controls contribute to stronger cloud environments.

Monitor, govern, and manage AWS environments

Discover the role of monitoring, compliance, and governance services in maintaining visibility and control.

You’ll also examine AWS pricing and support concepts, helping you understand how organisations manage cloud usage, costs, and operational needs.

Apply well-architected cloud principles

Explore AWS migration strategies and specialised services before examining the six pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

You’ll see how these principles help organisations evaluate architecture and make decisions around security, reliability, performance, cost, and operational effectiveness.

By the end, you’ll have a clearer understanding of how AWS security, governance, monitoring, and architectural best practices contribute to responsible and resilient cloud solutions.

Syllabus

Week 1
AWS Security, Monitoring, Compliance, and Governance
- Security
  In this activity, you will explore AWS security controls, learn how to protect networks and data, prevent unauthorized access, and detect and respond to security incidents.
- Monitoring, Compliance, and Governance in the AWS Cloud
  In this activity, explore key AWS tools for monitoring, compliance, and governance, including CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Organizations, AWS Health, and Trusted Advisor, to ensure cloud infrastructure security and efficiency.
Week 2
AWS Pricing, Migration, and Well-Architected Solutions
- Pricing & Support
  Gain a high-level overview of AWS Cloud pricing and support. Learn basic pricing concepts, available support resources, and practical strategies to optimize operating costs and access assistance in the AWS Cloud.
- Migrating to the AWS Cloud
  Explore AWS cloud migration strategies, frameworks, and services. Learn how organizations assess, plan, migrate, and modernize workloads while transferring applications, databases, and data efficiently to AWS.
- Well Architected Solutions
  Explore AWS specialized services for development, business applications, end-user computing, and IoT, while learning how the AWS Well-Architected Framework helps build secure, reliable, efficient, and cost-effective cloud solution

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Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

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

Identify key AWS security services used to protect networks, manage access, and respond to incidents.
Describe how the Shared Responsibility Model applies to cloud security and risk management.
Discuss AWS tools and services for cloud monitoring, compliance, and governance.
Explore core AWS pricing models, support structures, and cost-management practices.
Discuss migration strategies and the six pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

Who is the course for?

This course is for learners who understand core AWS Cloud services and want to explore security, governance, monitoring, pricing, migration, and well-architected cloud design as they progress towards broader AWS Cloud Practitioner knowledge.

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.

About this Professional Certificate

Discover how AWS powers modern cloud environments and build practical knowledge of its core services, security, and architecture.

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