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AWS Cloud Practitioner + Architect Prep

Understand AWS core services and prepare for your first two AWS certifications with hands-on labs.

4.7(6,900 ratings)Rated 4.7 out of 5. Jump to reviews.26,400 students

Created by Ananya Rao

  • Last updated Sept 2026
  • English
  • English captions
  • Beginner level

What you'll learn

  • Explain core cloud concepts
  • Launch and secure EC2, S3 and RDS
  • Design highly available architectures
  • Control cost and billing
  • Use IAM correctly
  • Pass the Cloud Practitioner exam

Skills you'll gain

  • AWS
  • EC2
  • S3
  • IAM
  • Architecture

Requirements

  • Basic IT knowledge
  • An AWS free-tier account

Who this course is for

  • IT professionals moving to cloud
  • Developers deploying their own apps

Description

Learn the cloud by doing. Every concept is paired with a lab in your own free-tier account, plus practice exams for both certifications.

Sections
5
Lessons
210
Hours of video
32
Projects
1

Course curriculum

5 sections 210 lessons 32h total length

  • Video: What is the cloud6m
  • Video: Regions and zones9m
  • Video: Shared responsibility7m
  • Video: Pricing models10m
  • + 20 more lessons in this section

Projects you'll build

Real, portfolio-ready work. Each project is reviewed against a checklist so you know it meets a professional bar.

  1. Project 01

    Highly available web app

    Deploy a load-balanced application across availability zones with monitoring.

Certificate

Earn a certificate employers can verify

  • Issued when you finish every lesson and the final project
  • Unique ID with a public verification page
  • Add it to LinkedIn and your resume in one click
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Your instructor

Portrait of Ananya Rao

Ananya Rao

Cloud Architect, AWS Certified · 12 years in industry

  • 4.7 instructor rating
  • 12.6K reviews
  • 74K students
  • 2 courses

Ananya designs cloud platforms for high-traffic applications and has helped dozens of teams migrate to the cloud.

She teaches cloud and DevOps through labs that mirror day-to-day work on an infrastructure team.

  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • CI/CD
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Learner reviews

4.7

Course rating · 6.9K ratings

Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 6900 ratings.
  • 5stars77%
  • 4stars18%
  • 3stars4%
  • 2stars1%
  • 1star0%

  • Ananya Sharma

    5 out of 5 stars,

    The projects made all the difference. I finally understand how the pieces fit together and I have a portfolio I am proud of.

  • Karthik R.

    5 out of 5 stars,

    Clear explanations, no fluff. Every module ends with something practical, which kept me motivated through the whole course.

  • Meera Iyer

    4 out of 5 stars,

    Great structure and very approachable for beginners. A few lessons could be shorter, but the Q&A support was excellent.

  • Vikram S.

    5 out of 5 stars,

    I used the capstone project in my interviews and landed my first developer role. Worth every rupee.

  • Sana Q.

    5 out of 5 stars,

    Loved the pacing and the quizzes. The downloadable resources are genuinely useful at work.

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Frequently asked questions

Beginner level. Before you start: Basic IT knowledge; An AWS free-tier account. Everything else is taught step by step inside the course.

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