3.1 Define methods of deploying and operating in the AWS Cloud

Identify at a high-level different ways of provisioning and operating in the AWS cloud
Programmatic access, APIs, SDKs, AWS Management Console, CLI, Infrastructure as Code
Identify different types of cloud deployment models
All in with cloud/cloud native
Hybrid
On-premises
Identify connectivity options
VPN
AWS Direct Connect
Public internet

3.2 Define the AWS global infrastructure

Describe the relationships among Regions, Availability Zones, and Edge Locations
Describe how to achieve high availability through the use of multiple Availability Zones
Recall that high availability is achieved by using multiple Availability Zones
Recognize that Availability Zones do not share single points of failure
Describe when to consider the use of multiple AWS Regions
Disaster recovery/business continuity
Low latency for end-users
Data sovereignty
Describe at a high level the benefits of Edge Locations
Amazon CloudFront
AWS Global Accelerator

3.3 Identify the core AWS services

Describe the categories of services on AWS (compute, storage, network, database)
Identify AWS compute services
Recognize there are different compute families
Recognize the different services that provide computing (for example, AWS Lambda compared to Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Amazon EC2, etc.)
Recognize that elasticity is achieved through Auto Scaling
Identify the purpose of load balancers
Identify different AWS storage services
Describe Amazon S3
Describe Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
Describe Amazon S3 Glacier
Describe AWS Snowball
Describe Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)
Describe AWS Storage Gateway
Identify AWS networking services
Identify VPC
Identify security groups
Identify the purpose of Amazon Route 53
Identify VPN, AWS Direct Connect
Identify different AWS database services
Install databases on Amazon EC2 compared to AWS-managed databases
Identify Amazon RDS
Identify Amazon DynamoDB
Identify Amazon Redshift

3.4 Identify resources for technology support

Recognize there is documentation (best practices, whitepapers, AWS Knowledge Center, forums, blogs)
AWS Abuse
AWS support cases
Premium support
Technical Account Managers
Identify the various levels and scope of AWS support
Recognize there is a partner network (marketplace, third-party) including Independent Software Vendors and System Integrators
Identify sources of AWS technical assistance and knowledge including professional services, solution architects, training and certification, and the Amazon Partner Network
Identify the benefits of using AWS Trusted Advisor

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)

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