Chapter 3 of 4 · AWS CLF-C02
Cloud Technology and Services
Deployment methods, global infrastructure and the main AWS service categories.
- 11topics
- 46 minfast track
- 6diagrams and exhibits
- 34%of the exam
Topics in this chapter
Take them in order, or jump to the one you need.
- 1Deploying and Operating in AWSLearn the ways to access AWS (console, CLI, SDKs, APIs), infrastructure as code, cloud, hybrid and on premises models, and the…4 min
- 2AWS Global InfrastructureUnderstand AWS Regions, Availability Zones, edge locations, Local Zones and Outposts, how to choose a Region, and how they…Diagram4 min
- 3EC2, Auto Scaling and Load BalancingLearn Amazon EC2 instance types, AMIs, Auto Scaling groups and Elastic Load Balancing options, and when each fits, for the Cloud…Diagram4 min
- 4Containers and Serverless ComputeCompare AWS Lambda, ECS, EKS, Fargate, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail and Batch, and learn when to choose serverless or container…4 min
- 5AWS Database ServicesChoose between Amazon RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Redshift, DocumentDB and Neptune, and learn Multi AZ, read replicas and…Diagram4 min
- 6AWS Network ServicesUnderstand Amazon VPC, subnets, gateways, VPN, Direct Connect, Route 53, CloudFront and Transit Gateway, and which service fits…Diagram5 min
- 7AWS Storage ServicesCompare Amazon S3 storage classes, EBS, EFS, FSx, instance store, Storage Gateway, AWS Backup and the Snow Family for the Cloud…Diagram5 min
- 8AI and Machine Learning ServicesMatch AWS AI and machine learning services to tasks for CLF-C02, including SageMaker, Bedrock, Rekognition, Comprehend, Lex…4 min
- 9AWS Analytics ServicesLearn the AWS analytics services for CLF-C02: Athena, Glue, EMR, Kinesis, Redshift, QuickSight, OpenSearch Service, Lake…4 min
- 10Application Integration and Developer ToolsLearn SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Step Functions, API Gateway and the AWS Code services and X-Ray, and the difference between queues…4 min
- 11Other In-Scope Service CategoriesRecognise AWS services for business applications, end user computing, frontend web and mobile, IoT and customer enablement that…4 min
About this chapter
What this chapter covers
This is the largest chapter of the course, because it covers the services themselves. It starts with how to deploy and operate in AWS, and with the global infrastructure that everything runs on.
It then walks through the main service categories: compute, databases, networking, storage, AI and machine learning, analytics, and a group of other categories such as application integration and developer tools.
For each service you need to know what it is for, and when to pick it over a similar one.
How the topics fit together
The pages follow a path from where things run to what runs on them.
- Deploying and operating covers the console, CLI, SDKs and infrastructure as code.
- Global infrastructure explains Regions, Availability Zones and edge locations.
- Compute, database, network and storage are the core building blocks.
- AI, machine learning and analytics build on stored data.
- Integration, developer tools and other categories complete the picture.
For every service, write down one sentence in the form "Choose X when...". Most questions in this chapter are a service selection question in disguise.
How to use these pages
Each topic page has the same shape, so you can skim for what you need.
- What it is: the idea in plain words.
- How it works: the mechanism, with diagrams and tables.
- What to remember for the exam: the facts to memorise.
- Common mistakes: the classic traps.
- Check yourself: three questions to test your understanding.
Because there are many service names, review the tables on each page more than once. Space your reviews over several days, and test yourself by covering the right hand column.
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