AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials is the entry-level digital course on AWS Skill Builder, listed with an access tier of Free and a running time of 12 hours 45 minutes. It introduces the fundamentals of AWS services, pricing, security, monitoring and architecture for people starting their cloud journey. The objectives on the course page cover the functions and benefits of the AWS Cloud, how virtual compute is provisioned, serverless application environments, the global infrastructure, networking, storage services and lifecycle policies, database and migration services, AI/ML and generative AI services, security services, monitoring and governance, pricing and support, migration strategies, and the six pillars of the Well-Architected Framework. AWS recommends general IT business and technical knowledge beforehand and rates the course Fundamental.

You need a free Skill Builder account to enrol; the digital course itself costs nothing, though the page mentions no certificate or badge, and the related AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam is a separate paid product not covered here. The course is offered in English and twenty other languages. A notice on the page says the course moves to an updated format on 30 September with the same learning objectives.