Cloud Web Apps

This topic area will provide a solid background in core cloud technologies such as VMs and storage systems. You will then use these technologies to build web applications using both traditional VM environments and serverless computing platforms.

To achieve Beginner Level mastery of Cloud and Web Apps you must complete:

AWS Tutorial: Launch a VM - 30 min
QwikLab: Intro to S3 - 30 min

To achieve Intermediate Level mastery of Cloud and Web Apps you must also complete the following:

Virtual Machines, Websites, and Databases:

Video: Virtualization - 10 min
AWS Tutorial: Install a LAMP Web Server on Amazon Linux 2 - 45 min
On your own: Compare the performance, functionality, and price when serving web content from S3 versus an EC2 VM - 30 min
QwikLab: Intro to DynamoDB - 20 min
AWS Tutorial: Deploy a Scalable Node.js Web App - 60 min

Serverless and Edge Computing:

QwikLab: Intro to AWS Lambda - 30 min
QwikLab: Intro to Amazon API Gateway - 35 min
AWS Tutorial: Build a Serverless Web Application - 120 min

Bring it together:

AWS Tutorial: Build a Modern Web Application - 150 min