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Amazon EC2 Fundamentals - Compute Architecture from First Principles

Learn how Amazon EC2 works, how to design secure and scalable compute architectures, and how to think about EC2 in real-world production systems.

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Prerequisites

  • Basic understanding of networking concepts
  • Basic understanding of operating systems (Linux or Windows)

Objectives

  • Understand what EC2 is and how it works
  • Design secure EC2-based architectures
  • Apply scalability principles using EC2
  • Connect EC2 to networking, storage, and security components

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