The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are offering a free foundational cloud training program: AWS Discovery Day, to upskill individuals in Abu Dhabi with in-demand cloud skills.
AWS Training equips you with the knowledge and best practices you can use right away to help advance your career, stay up to date, and innovate in the cloud. This program is useful for learners and business professionals who want to learn about cloud concepts, AWS Cloud terminology, and AWS core services to accelerate digital transformation.
The Lifelong Learning Programme is supporting this initiative through outreach and engagement in Abu Dhabi.
Who can take part?
This virtual program is open to all individuals based in Abu Dhabi There is no pre-requisite to apply for the program. The training is particularly relevant for customers who have recently signed up with AWS, or for those who simply want to grasp the basics of the AWS cloud platform.
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What is the AWS Discovery Day?
The AWS Discovery Day is free of charge virtual event that is designed to introduce AWS cloud computing concepts and foundational infrastructure services. The event is particularly relevant for customers who have recently signed up with AWS, or for those who simply want to grasp the basics of the AWS cloud platform.
Date | Time | Speaker | Registration |
3rd Feb 2022 | 7:00 AM GMT | Fayaz Khan | |
17th Mar 2022 | 7:00 AM GMT | Emad ElFaramawi | |
7th APR 2022 | 7:00 AM GMT | Emad ElFaramawi | |
19th May 2022 | 7:00 AM GMT | Fayaz Khan | |
6th Jun 2022 | 7:00 AM GMT | Fayaz Khan |
By attending this event, customers can expect to learn how to:
- Define the cloud and how it works
• Explain the benefits of the AWS Cloud
• Describe the basic global infrastructure of the cloud
• Compare the different methods of interacting with AWS
• Describe and differentiate between AWS service domains
• Gain a deeper understanding of AWS core services
• Explain the shared responsibility model
• Describe security services with the AWS Cloud
• Identify AWS management services and their use
This course is intended for:
- Business leaders and IT-technical professionals
- Learners who want to learn about basic cloud concepts, AWS Cloud terminology, and AWS core services
Agenda:
Module 1: Introduction to the Cloud and AWS
• Benefits of cloud computing
• Cloud computing components
• Cloud computing deployment models
• Who uses AWS?
Module 2: Overview of AWS Services
• AWS core services
• How to access AWS services
Module 3: Security and Compliance Overview
• Overview of security
• Shared responsibility model
• AWS security services
• AWS compliance
Module 4: Introduction to Cloud Management
• Enable stage
• Provision stage
• Operate stage
• AWS management and governance services