This AWS Fundamentals Online Course is a structured 20-hour training program designed for students, IT beginners, software professionals, cloud aspirants, and anyone planning to start their journey in Amazon Web Services (AWS). Guided by Nirav Desai, this course builds a strong foundation in cloud computing concepts and AWS core services through clear explanations, demonstrations, and guided practice.

Course Overview

Cloud computing has become an essential skill in the modern IT world. AWS is one of the world’s leading cloud platforms, powering startups, enterprises, fintech, healthcare, ecommerce, and global technology companies. This AWS Fundamentals course helps learners understand how the cloud works, how AWS delivers services, and how core components like EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, and IAM are used in real-world environments.

The program follows a well-structured module format so learners can gradually build clarity — starting from the basics of cloud computing all the way to designing small AWS-based solutions.

AWS Fundamentals – 20 Hours Course Plan

Module 1: Cloud Computing & AWS Overview (2 Hours)

• What is Cloud Computing?

• Cloud Service Models: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS

• Cloud Deployment Models: Public, Private, Hybrid

• Why AWS? Global adoption & use cases

• AWS Global Infrastructure

  • Regions

  • Availability Zones

  • Edge Locations

Module 2: AWS Account & IAM (2 Hours)

• AWS Account creation & Free Tier

• AWS Management Console overview

• IAM concepts:

  • Users, Groups, Roles

  • Policies (Managed vs Inline)

• Root user best practices

• MFA & security basics

• Hands-on: Create IAM user & role

Module 3: Amazon EC2 – Compute (3 Hours)

• What is EC2?

• Instance types & pricing models

• AMIs, Key pairs, Security Groups

• Elastic IP

• EC2 lifecycle

• Hands-on:

  • Launch EC2

  • Connect via SSH

  • Install web server

Module 4: Storage Services (3 Hours)

Amazon S3

• Buckets & objects

• Storage classes

• Versioning & lifecycle

• Static website hosting

• Hands-on: Upload & host files

EBS & EFS

• EBS volume types

• Snapshots

• EFS basics & use cases

Module 5: Networking & VPC (3 Hours)

• What is a VPC?

• CIDR, Subnets (Public vs Private)

• Internet Gateway & NAT Gateway

• Route Tables

• Security Groups vs NACLs

• Hands-on:

  • Create VPC

  • Launch EC2 in custom VPC

Module 6: Databases in AWS (2 Hours)

• RDS overview

  • MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB

• Single-AZ vs Multi-AZ

• Backups & snapshots

• DynamoDB basics (NoSQL)

• Hands-on: Launch RDS instance

Module 7: Monitoring, Logging & Scaling (2 Hours)

• Amazon CloudWatch

  • Metrics, Logs, Alarms

• AWS CloudTrail

• Auto Scaling Groups

• Elastic Load Balancer (ALB)

• High availability basics

Module 8: Security, Pricing & Cost Management (2 Hours)

• Shared Responsibility Model

• AWS Shield & WAF (overview)

• Pricing models:

  • On-Demand

  • Reserved

  • Spot

• AWS Pricing Calculator

• Cost Explorer & Budgets

Module 9: AWS Well-Architected Framework (1 Hour)

• 6 Pillars:

  • Operational Excellence

  • Security

  • Reliability

  • Performance Efficiency

  • Cost Optimization

  • Sustainability

• Real-world architecture discussion

Module 10: Mini Project & Revision (2 Hours)

• Mini Project:

  • Host a website using EC2 + S3

  • Secure access using IAM

  • Monitor with CloudWatch

• Course revision

• Cloud Practitioner exam overview

• Interview & real-world use cases

Teaching Method

This is a fully online training program. Sessions are concept-driven with real-world examples, supported by hands-on demonstrations for key modules. The learning pace is friendly for beginners, while still being valuable for professionals seeking structured clarity.

Why Learn from This Tutor

Under the guidance of Nirav Desai, the course is delivered in a simple, practical, and confidence-building style. The focus remains on understanding concepts clearly rather than just memorising features — helping learners apply AWS knowledge meaningfully.

Who This Course Is Ideal For

• Students entering IT / Cloud / Data fields

• Software developers and engineers

• Beginners preparing for AWS Cloud Practitioner

• IT support & networking professionals

• Data science learners exploring cloud tools

• Anyone starting cloud computing from scratch

Key Benefits & Outcomes

By the end of this course, learners will:

• Understand core AWS services and architecture

• Know how compute, storage, network & database services work

• Configure IAM, EC2, S3, RDS, and VPC confidently

• Monitor and optimize cloud resources

• Understand AWS pricing and cost control

• Be prepared for beginner-level AWS certification paths

• Build a mini project hosted on AWS