Explore the foundations of managing Amazon EC2 instances

Explore Amazon EC2 through a hands-on lab, launching and monitoring a web server, configuring HTTP access, and managing compute capacity through instance resizing and security settings.

Discover how to manage and scale EC2 resources

Apply these practical tasks to explore EC2 limits, termination protection, and instance termination while developing a clearer understanding of effective cloud resource management.

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
Introduction to Amazon EC2
- Introduction to Amazon EC2
  In this activity, you will launch and configure an Amazon EC2 web server, adjust security groups, & monitor performance. You will also practice resizing instances to scale, testing termination protection, & terminating resources.

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What will you achieve?

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

Launch a web server with termination protection enabled
Monitor Your EC2 instance
Modify the security group that your web server is using to allow HTTP access
Resize your Amazon EC2 instance to scale
Explore EC2 limits
Test termination protection
Terminate your EC2 instance

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for architects and infrastructure 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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