52 Weeks of AWS Episode 6: Cloud Practitioner Part4 Final

52 Weeks of AWS Episode 6: Cloud Practitioner Part4 Final

Author: Noah Gift January 12, 2022 Duration: 46:37

# zero-to-five-aws-bootcamp

A Graduate Level Three to Five Week Bootcamp on AWS. Go from ZERO to FIVE Certifications.

## Week 1:  AWS Certified Solutions Architect & Cloud Practicioner

### Resources

#### Slides and Links

* [AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam Overview from AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-cloud-practitioner/)

 * [AWS CP Slides](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aWlpDJ\_Z-UXizsmfNGR-lGUzXnTgMoq3?usp=sharing)  

* [AWS Certified Solutions Architect Exam Overview from AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-solutions-architect-associate/)

 * [AWS SA Slides](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qhlwvlLejIhWa\_vHvI7CF29VK3\_wSyXr?usp=sharing)

#### Video Content

* [Watch AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Video Course on O'Reilly (5 hours)](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/aws-certified-cloud/60644VIDEOPAIML/)

* [Watch AWS in One Hour on O'Reilly (35 min)](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/aws-in-one/61092021VIDEOPAIMLL/)

* [Watch AWS Solutions Architect Certification in One Hour](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/aws-solutions-architect/61132021VIDEOPAIML/)

## Week 2:  AWS Certified Data Analytics & AWS Developer

### Resources

#### Slides and Links

* [AWS Certified Developer Exam Overview from AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-developer-associate/)

 * [AWS Developer Certification Slides](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1f6Op27XfAW4LajwDFnZ42LHXUQ-gWV2X?usp=sharing)

* [AWS Certified Data Analytics Exam Overview from AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-data-analytics-specialty/)

#### Video Content

* [AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty Complete Video Course and Practice Test Video Training](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/aws-certified-big/9780135772324/)

* [Data Engineering with Python and AWS Lambda LiveLessons](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/data-engineering-with/9780135964330/)

* [AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/aws-certified-devops/9780136612919/)

* [Zero to One: AWS Lambda with SAM and Python in One Hour](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/zero-to-one/60304VIDEOPAIML/)

## Week 3:  AWS Certified Machine Learning

### Resources

#### Slides and Links

* [AWS Certified Machine Learning Speciality](https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-machine-learning-specialty/)

 * [AWS ML Slides](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lI9v1K0BWbhpbgi6Ri2EmHvbggrEWYpi?usp=sharing)

#### Video Content

* [AWS ML Certification in One Hour on O'Reilly](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/aws-machine-learning/61232021VIDEOPAIML/)

* [AWS Certified Machine Learning-Speciality on O'Reilly (5 hours)](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/aws-certified-machine/9780135556597/)

* [AWS Sagemaker Autopilot from Zero](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/aws-sagemaker-autopilot/60262021VIDEOPAIML/)

* [Using AWS Sagemaker](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/using-aws-sagemaker/11172021VIDEOPAIML/)

## Week 4:  AWS Solutions Architect Pro

### Resources

* [Overview](https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-solutions-architect-professional)    

* [Guide](https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-sa-pro/AWS-Certified-Solutions-Architect-Professional\_Exam-Guide.pdf)    

* [Sample Questions](https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-sa-pro/AWS-Certified-Solutions-Architect-Professional\_Sample-Questions.pdf)    

#### Slides and Links

#### Video Content

## 52 Weeks of AWS Podcast and Live Stream

Livestream every Tuesday at 3pm ET on YouTube/Linkedin/Twitch.

* [Subscribe to Podcast](https://podcast.paiml.com)

* [Subscribe to Livestream](https://www.youtube.com/c/PragmaticAILabs)

* [Episode Notes](https://github.com/noahgift/aws-bootcamp/blob/main/episodes)

### Episode 1:O'Reilly C# on AWS book overview

* [52 Weeks of AWS: Episode 1: O'Reilly C# on AWS book overview](https://podcast.paiml.com/episodes/52-weeks-of-aws-episode-1-oreilly-c-on-aws-book-overview)

* [View on O'Reilly Video Livestream](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/52-weeks-of/12072021VIDEOPAIML/)

### Episode 2:  Reinvent Recap and Getting Started with AWS

* Part 1:  [Cover Reinvent 2021 announcements](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/top-announcements-of-aws-reinvent-2021/?nc2=h\_rei\_ht)

* Part2: Talk about getting started:

 * [AWS Free Tier](https://aws.amazon.com/free/)

 * [AWS Academy (for students)](https://aws.amazon.com/training/awsacademy/)

 * [AWS Sagemaker Studio Lab](https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/studio-lab/)

* Part 3:  Cloud development environments

 * [AWS Cloudshell](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/) Can run Bash, ZSH or Powershell

 * [AWS Cloud9](https://aws.amazon.com/cloud9/) Supports many languages including Python and C#  

* [Notes on Episode 2](https://github.com/noahgift/aws-bootcamp/blob/main/episodes/episode2-dec14-2021.md)

* [View Episode 2 on O'Reilly](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/52-weeks-of/12142021VIDEOPAIML/)

* [Listen to Episode2](https://52-weeks-of-cloud.simplecast.com/episodes/52-weeks-of-aws-episode-2-reinvent-2021-and-getting-started-with-aws)

### Episode 3:  AWS CP Part 1

* [52 Weeks of AWS: Episode 3: AWS Cloud Practitioner Part 1](https://52-weeks-of-cloud.simplecast.com/episodes/52-weeks-of-aws-episode-3-aws-cloud-practitioner-part-1)

* [Watch episode 3 on O'Reilly](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/52-weeks-of/122132021VIDEOPAIML/)

### Episode 4:  AWS CP Part 2

* Benchmarking:  https://github.com/noahgift/benchmarking-aws

* History of AWS (AWS Shareholder Letter 2020):  https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/2020-letter-to-shareholders

* Visual Studio AWS Tool

* Github Codespaces vscode tutorial:  https://github.com/noahgift/DotNet-AWS/blob/main/chapters/appendix/AppendixB-CSharp-Tutorial.md

* AWS CP Part 2:  Cover Global infra and security

* [Listen to episode 4](https://52-weeks-of-cloud.simplecast.com/episodes/52-weeks-of-aws-episode-4-aws-cloud-practitioner-part-2)

* [Watch episode 4 on O'Reilly](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/52-weeks-of/122132021VIDEOPAIML/)

### Episode 5:  AWS CP Part 3

* Writing a AWS S3 Bucket Lister application in Visual Studio 2022

* AWS CP Part 3:  Network and Content Delivery, Compute Storage

### Episode 6

### Potential Topics

#### IAC

* [Constructs Dev](https://constructs.dev)

* [AWS CDK V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/v2/guide/home.html)

## Global Resources

* [Notes for O'Reilly Book:  C# on AWS I am writing](https://github.com/noahgift/DotNet-AWS)

* [Learn AWS Cloudshell](https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/learn-aws-cloudshell/11212021VIDEOPAIML/)

* [AWS Python CDK Structure](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/recommended-aws-cdk-project-structure-for-python-applications/)

* [Diagramming CDK](https://github.com/pistazie/cdk-dia)

* [Podcast 52 Weeks of AWS](https://podcast.paiml.com)

* [Benchmarking AWS](https://github.com/noahgift/benchmarking-aws)

* [Flask-CDK-Lambda-AWS](https://github.com/cdk-patterns/serverless/blob/main/the-lambda-trilogy/README.md)

* [configure-aws-credentials](https://github.com/aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials)

* [AWS-Swift](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/announcing-new-aws-sdk-for-swift-alpha-release/)

If you enjoyed this video, here are additional resources to look at:

Coursera + Duke Specialization: Building Cloud Computing Solutions at Scale Specialization: https://www.coursera.org/specializations/building-cloud-computing-solutions-at-scale

Python, Bash, and SQL Essentials for Data Engineering Specialization: https://www.coursera.org/specializations/python-bash-sql-data-engineering-duke

O'Reilly Book: Practical MLOps: https://www.amazon.com/Practical-MLOps-Operationalizing-Machine-Learning/dp/1098103017

O'Reilly Book: Python for DevOps: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082P97LDW/

Pragmatic AI: An Introduction to Cloud-based Machine Learning: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FB8F8QP/

Pragmatic AI Labs Book: Python Command-Line Tools: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0855FSFYZ

Pragmatic AI Labs Book: Cloud Computing for Data Analysis: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0992BN7W8

Pragmatic AI Book: Minimal Python: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0855NSRR7

Pragmatic AI Book: Testing in Python: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0855NSRR7

Subscribe to Pragmatic AI Labs YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNDfiL0D1LUeKWAkRE1xO5Q

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View content on Pragmatic AI Labs Website: https://paiml.com/

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