AWS Cloud Practitioner Roadmap: From Cloud Basics to Certification
Launch It. Scale It. Secure It.
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Master AWS Cloud from the ground up. Learn core cloud concepts, security, all major AWS services, and billing — aligned with the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification.
Phase 1
Cloud Concepts
What is cloud & why AWS?
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Core Topics
What is Cloud Technology?
What is cloud computing?
Benefits of the AWS cloud
Design principles of the AWS cloud
Migration to AWS cloud
Cloud economics
🎯 Goal: Understand what cloud computing is, why businesses choose AWS, and how to plan a cloud migration
Phase 2
Security & Compliance
Secure your cloud environment
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Security Foundations
Shared responsibility model
AWS cloud security concepts
AWS cloud governance
AWS cloud compliance
Access & Resources
AWS access management capabilities
Components & resources for security
🎯 Goal: Understand who is responsible for what in AWS security and how to control access properly
Phase 3
AWS Cloud Services
The full AWS services catalogue
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Deploying & Operating
Deploying on AWS
Operating on AWS
AWS global infrastructure
Core AWS Services
Compute
EC2, Lambda, ECS
Database
RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora
Network
VPC, Route 53, CloudFront
Storage
S3, EBS, Glacier
AI & ML
SageMaker, Rekognition
Analytics
Athena, Redshift, Glue
Other In-Scope AWS Services
Additional AWS services list
Managed services overview
Serverless services
🎯 Goal: Know what each core AWS service does and when to use it
Phase 4
Billing, Pricing & Support
Manage costs & get help
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Pricing & Billing
AWS pricing model
Billing & budget management
Cost management tools
AWS Cost Explorer
AWS Free Tier
Support & Resources
AWS tech resources
AWS support plan options
AWS Trusted Advisor
AWS Well-Architected Framework
🎯 Goal: Control your AWS spending, understand pricing models, and know where to get support
Career Roles
Cloud Practitioner
Cloud Security Engineer
AWS Solutions Architect
Cloud Cost Analyst
DevOps Cloud Engineer
Cloud SOC Analyst
Understand the fundamentals of cloud computing and why AWS is the world’s leading cloud platform.
Topic 1
What is Cloud Computing?
The foundation of everything
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Definition of cloud computing
On-premise vs cloud
Types of cloud (public, private, hybrid)
Cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
🎯 Goal: Explain what cloud computing is and the different types of cloud deployments
Topic 2
Benefits of the AWS Cloud
Why businesses choose AWS
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Agility & speed
Elasticity & scalability
Cost savings
Global reach
Reliability & availability
Security at scale
🎯 Goal: Articulate the key business and technical benefits of moving to AWS
Topic 3
AWS Design Principles & Migration
Build & move to the cloud right
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AWS Well-Architected Framework
6 pillars of cloud design
Cloud migration strategies (6 R’s)
Cloud economics & TCO
🎯 Goal: Apply AWS design principles and plan a structured migration to the cloud
Learn how AWS handles security and compliance — and what your responsibilities are as a customer.
Part 1
Shared Responsibility Model
Who secures what?
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AWS responsibility (security OF the cloud)
Customer responsibility (security IN the cloud)
Shared controls
🎯 Goal: Clearly understand the boundary between AWS and customer security responsibilities
Part 2
Governance & Compliance
Meet regulatory requirements
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AWS cloud security concepts
AWS governance frameworks
AWS compliance programs
AWS Artifact (compliance reports)
🎯 Goal: Know how AWS helps organisations meet security and compliance regulations
Part 3
Access Management & Security Resources
Control who can do what
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AWS IAM (users, roles, policies)
AWS access management capabilities
Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
AWS Shield (DDoS protection)
AWS WAF (web application firewall)
AWS KMS (key management)
Components & resources for security
🎯 Goal: Implement access controls and use AWS security tools to protect your cloud resources
Explore the full range of AWS services — from compute and storage to AI/ML and analytics. Know what each service does and when to use it.
Category 1
Compute Services
Run your applications
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Amazon EC2 (virtual servers)
AWS Lambda (serverless)
Amazon ECS / EKS (containers)
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Batch
🎯 Goal: Choose the right compute service for any workload — from VMs to serverless
Category 2
Storage Services
Store data securely
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Amazon S3 (object storage)
Amazon EBS (block storage)
Amazon EFS (file storage)
AWS Glacier (archive storage)
AWS Storage Gateway
🎯 Goal: Select the right storage type based on access patterns, cost, and durability needs
Category 3
Database Services
Manage your data
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Amazon RDS (relational DB)
Amazon DynamoDB (NoSQL)
Amazon Aurora
Amazon Redshift (data warehouse)
Amazon ElastiCache
🎯 Goal: Choose the right database service based on your application’s data requirements
Category 4
Network Services
Connect everything securely
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Amazon VPC (virtual private cloud)
AWS Route 53 (DNS)
Amazon CloudFront (CDN)
AWS Direct Connect
AWS Transit Gateway
🎯 Goal: Design and secure cloud networking with the right AWS network services
Category 5
AI & ML + Analytics Services
Intelligent data-driven apps
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AI & ML
Amazon SageMaker
Amazon Rekognition
Amazon Comprehend
Amazon Lex
Amazon Bedrock
Analytics
Amazon Athena
AWS Glue (ETL)
Amazon Kinesis
AWS Lake Formation
Amazon QuickSight (BI)
🎯 Goal: Use AWS AI/ML and analytics services to build intelligent, data-driven applications
Understand how AWS charges you, how to control costs, and what support options are available.
Part 1
AWS Pricing Model
How AWS charges work
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Pay-as-you-go pricing
Reserved instances & savings plans
Spot instances
AWS Free Tier
Pricing calculator
🎯 Goal: Understand AWS pricing structures and choose the most cost-effective options
Part 2
Billing & Cost Management
Control your AWS spend
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AWS Billing dashboard
AWS Budgets
AWS Cost Explorer
Cost allocation tags
AWS Cost & Usage Reports
Consolidated billing (AWS Organizations)
🎯 Goal: Monitor, analyse, and optimise your AWS costs using the right tools
Part 3
AWS Tech Resources & Support
Get the right level of help
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AWS Support plans (Basic, Developer, Business, Enterprise)
AWS Trusted Advisor
AWS Personal Health Dashboard
AWS Knowledge Center
AWS re:Post (community)
AWS Well-Architected Tool
🎯 Goal: Choose the right AWS support plan and use available resources to solve problems fast
Career Roles
AWS Cloud Practitioner
Cloud Security Engineer
Solutions Architect
Cloud FinOps Analyst
Cloud DevOps Engineer