Amazon AWS EC2 pour débutants

Amazon EC2: Master Virtual Machines in the Cloud - Fundamentals & Practical Skills

Learn Amazon EC2: Your Guide to Virtual Server Hosting on AWS

This comprehensive course dives into Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud), the core virtual machine hosting service offered by AWS. Perfect for beginners and experienced cloud users alike, this module provides a solid foundation for understanding and utilizing EC2 for your projects and cloud journey. Whether you're preparing for an AWS certification or simply want to solidify your cloud knowledge, this course is for you.

What you'll achieve:

• Understand EC2's Role in AWS: Grasp the significance of Amazon EC2 within the broader AWS ecosystem and its impact on digital transformation for businesses.
• Cloud Computing Fundamentals: Learn the core concepts of cloud computing and how EC2 differs from traditional server infrastructure.
• EC2 Terminology: Become fluent in EC2 vocabulary, including instances, AMI (Amazon Machine Image), VPC (Virtual Private Cloud), and Security Groups.
• EC2 Instance Purchasing Options: Explore various EC2 instance purchasing models: On-Demand, Reserved Instances, Spot Instances, Dedicated Hosts, and Dedicated Instances.
• Instance Selection: Master choosing the right EC2 instance family and type for your specific needs (general purpose, memory optimized, GPU, storage optimized, etc.).
• Regions & Availability Zones: Understand the difference between AWS regions and Availability Zones, and how they impact high availability and latency.
• EC2 Instance Creation & Configuration: Learn to create, configure, and launch EC2 instances under both Linux and Windows using the AWS console.
• Amazon Machine Images (AMI): Understand AMI functionality, differentiate between public, private, and Marketplace AMIs, and create your own custom images for automated deployments.
• Security Best Practices: Secure your EC2 instances using Security Groups and Key Pairs.
• Instance Access: Connect to your EC2 instances via SSH (Linux) and RDP (Windows).
• Instance Lifecycle Management: Manage the lifecycle of your EC2 instances (stop, restart, terminate, backup).
• Resource Organization: Utilize tags to effectively organize and track your resources in a multi-environment setup.
• Cost Management: Optimize costs using AWS Cost Explorer and best practices.

Course Outline:

• Introduction to Amazon EC2: What is cloud computing? Why choose AWS EC2? Service overview and history.
• Regions & Availability Zones: Importance of region selection, latency, storage, and legal considerations. Understanding Availability Zones for fault tolerance.
• Pricing Models: Detailed explanation of On-Demand, Reserved Instances, Spot Instances, Dedicated Hosts, and Dedicated Instances. Cost monitoring, budgeting, and alerts.
• Instance Families & Types: Classification of EC2 instances (t2, t3, m5, c5, r5, p4, etc.) and their ideal use cases (web servers, databases, HPC). Performance, memory, network, and storage considerations.
• Amazon Machine Images (AMI): How AMIs work, public vs. private vs. Marketplace AMIs. Creating and managing custom AMIs.
• Launching an EC2 Instance: Step-by-step guide to creating an EC2 instance from the AWS console, including AMI selection, size, disk, and network configuration. Advanced configuration with cloud-init and user data.
• Connecting to an Instance: Generating and managing Key Pairs. Secure SSH access for Linux and RDP access for Windows.
• Security & Access Management: Introduction to Security Groups, Network ACLs (NACLs), and VPC. Managing administrative access.
• Instance Lifecycle Management: Stopping, restarting, and terminating EC2 instances. Snapshots, backups, and restoration. Manual and automatic scaling with Auto Scaling Groups.
• Optimization, Tagging & Best Practices: Using AWS Cost Explorer for cost tracking. Implementing tagging for resource management and billing. Security, audit, and compliance best practices.

Hands-on Workshops:

Throughout the course, you'll participate in practical exercises, including:

• Deploying a first Linux instance and installing a web server.
• Deploying a Windows instance and configuring remote access