How to get started with Cloud 
Computing | AWS Cloud .
Tags: cloudskills, aws, cloud
Published: 2022-01-17 08:44:01

Hello,👋 cloud enthusiast. 
In this article, we'll cover the concepts you need to build that solid foundation to implement Cloud Computing technologies.
Let's get started knowing what is cloud computing and the AWS cloud.

Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of IT resources over the Internet with pay-as-you-go pricing. Instead of buying, owning, and maintaining physical data centers and servers, you can access technology services, such as computing power, storage, and databases, on an as-needed basis from a cloud provider like Amazon Web Services (AWS)

What is Amazon Web Services (AWS)? Many might ask ,well Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—are using AWS to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster.

While benefiting from services that are made available by AWS, Services such as the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling and Amazon Elastic Load Balancing

**Amazon EC2** Is a virtual computing environment that provides scalable computing capacity on AWS cloud.

**Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling** helps you maintain availability and dynamically scale your infrastructure by adding and removing EC2 instances.

**Amazon Elastic Load Balancing (EBL)** helps in automatically distributing the load from incoming traffics to multiple EC2 instances, not allowing one EC2 instance to do the job, EBL works both at the frontend and the backend, EBL runs on the regional level.


## Who is using cloud computing?
Organizations of every type, size, and industry are using the cloud for a wide variety of use cases, such as data backup, disaster recovery, email, virtual desktops, software development and testing, big data analytics, and customer-facing web applications.

## Where and how to get started learning AWS cloud

The best and most effective way to start learning about AWS cloud, is by using the materials made available by AWS. There are tons of learning materials made available for free at the AWS Website and are completely **FREE**.

## Learning resources to get you started
**AWS Digital Training**
 
[AWS Skills Builder](https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn) is a self paced digital training, with more than 500 digital courses developed by AWS experts to help you improve on your career and achieve your goals and is available any time. All you have to do is create an account, pick your area of interest and get started.

[AWS Educate](https://www.awseducate.com/registration#INFO-Student) is a global program that provides students with resources for building their skills in the cloud, the program is completely free with access to content, training path and a job board with employment opportunities.
To get started with the Educate program all you need to do is register for an account and get approved by AWS.

[AWS re/start](https://aws.amazon.com/training/restart/?nc2=sb_ep_res) is a full time class-room based training program that prepares individuals with career in the cloud and connection to a potential employer.

AWS re/Start curriculum teaches AWS Cloud fundamentals to help learners succeed in entry-level cloud positions. Through scenario-based exercises, hands-on labs, and coursework, learners build Linux, Python, networking, security, and relational database skills.

Learners receive job-specific training on building effective front-line support, troubleshooting, escalation, and task automation techniques. AWS re/Start also provides learners with professional skills including effective communication, collaboration, resume writing, and interview coaching to prepare them for employer meetings and interviews.

[AI and ML scholarship program](https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/scholarship/?sc_icampaign=aws-ai-ml-scholarship-program&sc_ichannel=ha&sc_icontent=awssm-9599_launch_reinvent21&sc_iplace=ribbon&trk=ha_awssm-9599_launch_reinvent21) for the individuals interested in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning can join the Scholarship program which is in collaboration with Intel and Udacity, it aims to help underrepresented and underserved high school and college students learn foundational ML concepts to prepare them for careers in AI and ML.

## Best Practices

The best way to solidify the things you are learning from the above resources is by practicing hands-on labs, This way you will be putting your knowledge in good practice.

To practice the hands-on labs you will need to create an amazon free tier account which will give you access to AWS services for twelve months for free.
note Not all services are available with the free tier account.

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