7.1 AWS Course Closing Remarks

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Hello

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and welcome to the final video of our course.

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I want to thank you for making it this far

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and allowing me the privilege of sharing A W s with you.

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We have actually covered quite a bit.

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We began with an introduction to cloud computing.

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From there we had a brief history lesson on how AWS got started

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and discuss the value proposition of cloud computing.

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Next, we set up our free tier account

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with multi factor authentication

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and discuss some of the functionality of identity and access management at a high level.

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We also discuss s3 storage

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and even created a static Web site.

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After that, we spend some time spinning up our first E c two instances

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and we even learned how to automate thes task

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by a bash Scripts.

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Finally,

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we put it all together and created our own custom vpc

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complete with public and private sub nets security groups Nat gateways

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And we even spun up a my sequel database

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in our custom vpc

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I hope that you found this course useful

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and you are encouraged to move further along in your cloud journey.

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I constructed this course

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as a first learning step for anyone who's interested in learning about A W S and its offerings,

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I merely scratched the surface of what is available.

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However,

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after completing this course and the labs, you are very much on your way to taking the necessary steps

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to prepare for an actual AWS certification.

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So,

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as I said in the introduction video,

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I will share with you the steps that I took to earn five AWS certifications.

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I begin my cloud journey

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about three years ago.

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A former colleague of mine

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who is a C C i E.

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That's a Cisco Certify Internet expert. For those who aren't familiar with the acronym,

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he kept telling me how I needed to pursue A W s certifications.

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He had just attempted the AWS solution architect associate exam

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and had failed it by one point.

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He wasn't discouraged at all, however, and remained excited about the many opportunities that A. W s offers.

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We were both working on network engineering projects at the time,

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but we could see that many of our clients were beginning to explore cloud options.

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One night,

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after another cloud conversation with my former colleague,

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I ordered a copy of the AWS Certified Solutions architect official study guide

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published by Amazon Web service is

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and proceeded to devour that book from cover to cover for the next three months.

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I also opened a free tier account.

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I read numerous AWS white papers and documentation,

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watched A W s reinvent videos on YouTube

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and practice by the free tear each night.

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Three months later,

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I sat for and past the AWS solution architect associate exam.

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My intent was to stop their, but at the time there were only five. AWS certification is available

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three at the associate level.

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So I set a new goal to earn all three associates certifications.

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After earning all three,

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I felt obligated to get the professional certifications as well.

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The entire round of certifications took me about a year.

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I thought that I was done there.

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But then A W s came out with the speciality exams for networking,

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big data

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security

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and brand new specialties For Alexis skill builder

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and machine learning.

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There are now a total of 11 AWS certifications that you can obtain.

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What do I recommend for you?

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After completing this course, I definitely recommend that you pursue the AWS Certified Solutions architect associate credential

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that track will provide you with the necessary foundation for the AWS technologies,

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some of which

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you will be familiar with after taking this course.

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But others will be brand new to you

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after hitting that milestone.

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Then it's really up to you which way you want to go.

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You could continue on this certify solution, architect, professional path.

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Or you could pursue

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the other two associate courses.

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Or you could earn one of the specialties, certifications or all of them.

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It really depends on where your interests are

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and what goals you have set free a professional career.

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Regardless,

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you cannot go wrong with choosing a cloud certification

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again. I thank you for the time that you've invested in taking this course.

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I hope that you found the information presented,

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relevant

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and useful.

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I have enjoyed producing it for you.

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Remember,

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Just like farmers,

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we reap what we sow. So put in the time

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and effort to do your best

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so that you will be your best.

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As the late great

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Zig Ziglar was famous for saying,