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AWS Cloud Practitioner & Associate · CLF-C02 + SAA-CO3

Become AWS Cloud Practitioner and Associate Certified in Just 5 Days

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What's Included

Amazon Authorized Instructor (AAI) - Live Classroom Training
2 Amazon AWS Official Courses - Cloud Practitioner Essentials & Architecting on AWS
2 Amazon AWS Exam Vouchers (CLF-C02 / SAA-CO3)
2 Amazon AWS Retake Vouchers (1 per exam, if needed)
Amazon AWS Hands On Labs
Amazon AWS Vetted Practice Tests
Pearson Vue Onsite & Online Testing

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AWS Cloud Practitioner & AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification Boot Camp

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Course Details
AWS Cloud Practitioner & AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification Boot Camp
Duration
5 Days
Exams Covered
CLF-C02 / SAA-CO3
Delivery
Classroom Live
Remote Live
Included
Vouchers + Retake + Official Labs

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Course Description

Description

Launch your AWS cloud career with our 5-Day AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials & AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Boot Camp. This intensive, instructor-led Amazon Web Services (AWS) training is designed for IT professionals, administrators, and individuals who are beginning their journey with AWS cloud computing and want to build a strong foundation in AWS administration, cloud architecture, and core AWS services.

During this comprehensive AWS certification boot camp, participants develop foundational knowledge of AWS Cloud concepts, AWS services, security, networking, storage, databases, cloud architecture, scalability, high availability, and AWS best practices. The training combines foundational AWS Cloud Practitioner concepts with more advanced AWS Solutions Architect – Associate skills, providing a practical path from understanding AWS to designing and administering AWS cloud environments.

As part of the 5-day AWS boot camp, students take two official AWS certification exams, giving them the opportunity to earn both the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certifications. This accelerated AWS training program is an excellent option for professionals who want to build AWS cloud expertise, validate their skills with industry-recognized certifications, and take the next step toward a career in cloud computing, cloud administration, and AWS solutions architecture.

 

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisites:

Working knowledge of distributed systems
Familiarity with general networking concepts
Working knowledge of multi-tier architectures
Familiarity with cloud computing concepts

Our Facilities

CAREER CAMPS FACILITIES

CAMPUS – Career Camps built out a stand alone training center (not a hotel conference room) with spacious classrooms, new desk, Herman Miller Aeron chairs & comfortable common areas. Each student has a dedicated desk with two monitors. Each classroom has a maximum of two rows – so everyone is able to be engaged without the “back row” feeling.

CLASSROOM EQUIPMENT – Students work on a dedicated Dell Client Desktop with 32GB memory with 512GB SSD drives – All Labs are executed the extremely fast Microsoft Data Center Hosted Lab Environment.

CAMPUS INTERNET – The campus is connected with a 1Gbps (1,000 Mbps) Verizon Fios Business Connection which provides complete internet (including VPN) access for students.

COMMON AREA – Amenities including snacks, drinks (Coffee, 100% juices, sodas, etc) all complimentary.

LODGING – We use the Hyatt Place Lakewood Ranch. This “upgraded” hotel offers extremely comfortable beds, great breakfast and very fast internet access.

NEAR BY AMENITIES – Many shops, restaurants and grocery options are available within walking distance. Additionally – the hotel provided scheduled shuttle services. Restaurants like Bone Fish Grill, Ruby Tuesday’s, Five Guys, Chipotle, Quiznos, Chili’s and over 20 additional choices in the immediate area. All of these options are offered in a pedestrian walking village.

Why Choose Us

CAREER CAMPS DIFFERENCE

Career Camps provides an in-depth hands on learning environment. Our instructors teach using demonstrations and explain concepts beyond the scope of the courseware. The best instructors are contracted from all across the US.  These professionals are real world consultants who actually implement these technologies. Career Camps knows our clients work in the “real world” and it only makes sense to have an instructor with the experience in the real world.

Facilities – Many of our competitors over-crowd classrooms by placing 2 to 3 students per desk and 20+ students per instructor. Often these companies “extend” the life of very old equipment with slow performance on the software used today. Our average class size is 8 students. Our facilities have the best equipment with the most comfortable, focused environment for learning.

Instructors – Our CEO, Chester Flake holds one of the rarest Microsoft Certifications – the Microsoft Certified Learning Consultant (MCLC) Certification.  This certification reflects a commitment to make sure our instructors are also actively engaged in real world consulting projects. Students expect a professional who can answer questions and demonstrate the technology.

Face to Face Training – We believe the best way to interact and learn is face to face training.  Many of our competitors which offer local training are simply providing students with headphones/mic to attend class with an instructor at a remote location.

Test Pass – We offer a free retake voucher (if needed) for each of the exams required for certification. Any training center offering a “100% pass guarantee” would have to use unethical practices or unlimited test vouchers (which is not likely or practical).

Distractions – Students often look for a “local” training center so they can be close to home and work. Boot camp requires a tremendous time commitment during the program.  Long class hours combined with self study each evening. The goal of boot camp is to achieve certification in a fraction of the time. We strongly recommend students attend camp away from home and work in a focused, distraction free environment.

Boot Camp – Boot camp is an accelerated training focused on teaching technology and testing students on the official exams. Most training providers “added” boot camps to the existing standard training classes they offer.  These training centers think a boot camp is just a regular class where you send the student home with a voucher on the last day.  Career Camps  administers exams throughout the camp. Equally important – not every trainer can teach a boot camp and not all courseware is designed for boot camp format.  Our trainers know the boot camp format and our courseware is designed for accelerated learning.

Florida – Career Camps has one of the most scenic locations boasting some of the best weather in US. We believe students should have a comfortable and inviting atmosphere while attending these otherwise intense programs. We place our location, facilities and amenities up against that any competitor.

What You'll Learn

  • Summarize the working definition of AWS
  • Differentiate between on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and all-in cloud
  • Describe the basic global infrastructure of the AWS Cloud
  • Explain the six benefits of the AWS Cloud
  • Describe and provide an example of the core AWS services, including compute, network, databases, and storage
  • Identify an appropriate solution using AWS Cloud services with various use cases
  • Describe the AWS Well-Architected Framework
  • Explain the shared responsibility model
  • Describe the core security services within the AWS Cloud
  • Describe the basics of AWS Cloud migration
  • Articulate the financial benefits of the AWS Cloud for an organization’s cost management
  • Define the core billing, account management, and pricing models
  • Explain how to use pricing tools to make cost-effective choices for AWS services
  • Identify AWS architecting basic practices.
  • Explore using the AWS management tools: The AWS Console, Command Line Interface (CLI), and
  • CloudFormation in a lab environment.
  • Examine the enforcement of accounts security using policies.
  • Identify the elements that build an elastic, secure, virtual network that includes private and public subnets.
  • Practice building an AWS core networking infrastructure.
  • Determine strategies for a layered security approach to Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) subnets.
  • Identify strategies to select the appropriate compute resources based on business use-cases.
  • Practice building a VPC and adding an Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) instance in a lab environment.
  • Practice installing an Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) instance and an Application Load Balancer (ALB) in the VPC you created.
  • Compare and contrast AWS storage products and services, based on business scenarios.
  • Compare and contrast the different types of AWS database services based on business needs.
  • Practice building a highly available, auto-scaling database layer in a lab.
  • Explore the business value of AWS monitoring solutions.
  • Identify the role of monitoring, event driven load balancing, and auto scaling responses, based on usage and needs.
  • Identify and discuss AWS automation tools that will help you build, maintain and evolve your infrastructure.
  • Discuss network peering, VPC endpoints, gateway and routing solutions based on use-cases.
  • Discuss hybrid networking configurations to extend and secure your infrastructure.
  • Discuss the benefits of microservices as an effective decoupling strategy to power highly available applications at scale.
  • Explore AWS container services for the rapid implementation of an infrastructure-agnostic, portable application environment.
  • Identify the business and security benefits of AWS serverless services based on business examples.
  • Practice building a serverless infrastructure in a lab environment.
  • Discuss the ways in which AWS edge services address latency and security.
  • Practice building a CloudFront deployment with an S3 backend in a lab environment.
  • Explore AWS backup, recovery solutions, and best practices to ensure resiliency and business continuity.
  • Build a highly available and secure cloud architecture based on a business problem, in a project-based facilitator-guided lab.

Course Outline

Introduction to Amazon Web Services
  • Summarize the benefits of AWS
  • Describe differences between on-demand delivery and cloud deployments
  • Summarize the pay-as-you-go pricing model
Compute in the Cloud
  • Describe the benefits of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) at a basic level
  • Identify the different Amazon EC2 instance types
  • Differentiate between the various billing options for Amazon EC2
  • Describe the benefits of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
  • Summarize the benefits of Elastic Load Balancing
  • Give an example of the uses for Elastic Load Balancing
  • Summarize the differences between Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) and Amazon Simple Queue Services (Amazon SQS)
  • Summarize additional AWS compute options
Global Infrastructure and Reliability
  • Summarize the benefits of the AWS Global Infrastructure
  • Describe the basic concept of Availability Zones
  • Describe the benefits of Amazon CloudFront and Edge locations
  • Compare different methods for provisioning AWS services
Networking
  • Describe the basic concepts of networking
  • Describe the difference between public and private networking resources
  • Explain a virtual private gateway using a real life scenario
  • Explain a virtual private network (VPN) using a real life scenario
  • Describe the benefit of AWS Direct Connect
  • Describe the benefit of hybrid deployments
  • Describe the layers of security used in an IT strategy
  • Describe which services are used to interact with the AWS global network
Storage and Databases
  • Summarize the basic concept of storage and databases
  • Describe benefits of Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
  • Describe benefits of Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
  • Describe the benefits of Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)
  • Summarize various storage solutions
  • Describe the benefits of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
  • Describe the benefits of Amazon DynamoDB
  • Summarize various database services
Security
  • Explain the benefits of the shared responsibility model
  • Describe multi-factor authentication (MFA)
  • Differentiate between the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) security levels
  • Describe security policies at a basic level
  • Explain the benefits of AWS Organizations
  • Summarize the benefits of compliance with AWS
  • Explain primary AWS security services at a basic level
Monitoring and Analytics
  • Summarize approaches to monitoring your AWS environment
  • Describe the benefits of Amazon CloudWatch
  • Describe the benefits of AWS CloudTrail
  • Describe the benefits of AWS Trusted Advisor
Pricing and Support
  • Understand AWS pricing and support models
  • Describe the AWS Free Tier
  • Describe key benefits of AWS Organizations and consolidated billing
  • Explain the benefits of AWS Budgets
  • Explain the benefits of AWS Cost Explorer
  • Explain the primary benefits of the AWS Pricing Calculator
  • Distinguish between the various AWS Support Plans
  • Describe the benefits of AWS Marketplace

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the AWS Cloud Practitioner & Solutions Architect Associate 5-Day Boot Camp?

This intensive AWS boot camp combines foundational AWS Cloud Practitioner training with AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate training in one 5-day program. Students build a foundation in AWS Cloud concepts and then progress into designing, securing, and optimizing AWS cloud solutions.

What AWS certifications can I earn through this AWS boot camp?

The boot camp is designed to prepare students for two AWS certifications: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) and AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03). According to AWS, Cloud Practitioner validates foundational AWS Cloud knowledge, while Solutions Architect – Associate validates skills in designing AWS solutions.

Are both AWS certification exams included in the 5-day boot camp?

Yes. Students enrolled in this boot camp take both the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) and AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) certification exams during the program.

Do I need previous AWS experience to take this AWS boot camp?

No advanced AWS experience is required to begin with the Cloud Practitioner portion of the program. However, because the Solutions Architect – Associate portion is more technical, having IT, networking, systems administration, or cloud experience can be beneficial. AWS recommends Cloud Practitioner as a starting point for candidates without IT experience before progressing to Solutions Architect – Associate.

Why take Cloud Practitioner and Solutions Architect Associate together?

Taking both AWS certifications together provides a progression from foundational AWS knowledge to associate-level cloud architecture skills. Instead of completing two separate training programs, students can build their AWS knowledge in a structured 5-day intensive format.

How long is the AWS Cloud Practitioner & Solutions Architect Associate Boot Camp?

The program is a 5-day intensive AWS certification boot camp that combines Cloud Practitioner and Solutions Architect – Associate training into one accelerated program.

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