Cloud · Beginner · 4 min read

Your First AWS Learning Path

Explore AWS foundations, core services and a practical project.

STEP 01

Learn the building blocks

Understand cloud concepts, regions, availability, identity and the shared responsibility model. Learn the purpose of EC2, S3, VPC and IAM before designing a complex architecture.

STEP 02

Practise securely and manage cost

Use a dedicated learning environment, multi-factor authentication and least-privilege access. Review billing and budget alerts before creating resources, and clean up after each lab.

STEP 03

Build and explain a small architecture

Create a small application environment. Explain network access, storage, monitoring, backup and how you would respond to an outage. Document the trade-offs in a short diagram and README.

STEP 04

Choose your next step

Explore the AWS Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect Associate and practical workshop options. Compare their published syllabus and discuss which one matches your current knowledge and study time.