AWS Cloud Mastery

@amitmund July 09, 2026

AWS Cloud Mastery 2026

The Complete Beginner to Advanced Guide to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Computing, Cloud Architecture, Security, DevOps, Serverless, Containers, AI Services, Networking, and Enterprise Cloud Solutions

Course Goal

This course is designed to take you from absolute beginner to production-ready AWS Cloud Engineer, Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Administrator, or Site Reliability Engineer (SRE).

By the end of this learning track, you will be able to:

Master AWS Core Services
Design Highly Available Cloud Architectures
Build Secure AWS Environments
Automate Infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Deploy Applications using CI/CD
Build Serverless Applications
Manage Kubernetes on AWS
Monitor & Optimize Cloud Resources
Design Enterprise Cloud Solutions
Prepare for AWS Certifications & Interviews

Prerequisites

Basic Computer Knowledge
Linux Fundamentals
Networking Basics
Git Fundamentals
Basic Python (Recommended)
Docker Fundamentals (Recommended)

Course Structure

Module 1 — Cloud Computing Fundamentals

Chapter 1 — Introduction to Cloud Computing

Learning Objectives
What is Cloud Computing?
History of Cloud Computing
AWS History
Cloud Service Models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, FaaS)
Deployment Models
Regions & Availability Zones
Global Infrastructure
AWS Ecosystem
AWS Terminology

Chapter 2 — AWS Architecture

AWS Global Infrastructure
Regions
Availability Zones
Edge Locations
Local Zones
Outposts
Wavelength
Shared Responsibility Model
AWS Well-Architected Framework

Chapter 3 — AWS Account Setup

Creating AWS Account
IAM User
Root User
Billing Dashboard
Free Tier
MFA
Budget Alerts
AWS CLI
SDK Setup

Chapter 4 — AWS CLI & SDK

AWS CLI
AWS Profiles
AWS SDK
Boto3
AWS CloudShell
Authentication
Environment Variables

Chapter 5 — Your First AWS Deployment

Launch EC2
Create S3 Bucket
Configure IAM
Connect via SSH
Cleanup Resources

Module 2 — Identity & Security

Chapter 6 — IAM Fundamentals

Chapter 7 — IAM Users

Chapter 8 — IAM Groups

Chapter 9 — IAM Roles

Chapter 10 — IAM Policies

Chapter 11 — MFA

Chapter 12 — AWS Organizations

Chapter 13 — AWS SSO (IAM Identity Center)

Chapter 14 — AWS Secrets Manager

Chapter 15 — AWS KMS

Module 3 — Compute Services

Chapter 16 — EC2 Fundamentals

Chapter 17 — EC2 Storage

Chapter 18 — AMIs

Chapter 19 — Launch Templates

Chapter 20 — Auto Scaling Groups

Chapter 21 — Elastic Load Balancer

Chapter 22 — Placement Groups

Chapter 23 — Spot Instances

Chapter 24 — Reserved Instances

Chapter 25 — Savings Plans

Module 4 — Storage Services

Chapter 26 — S3 Fundamentals

Chapter 27 — S3 Security

Chapter 28 — S3 Lifecycle

Chapter 29 — Versioning

Chapter 30 — Glacier

Chapter 31 — EBS

Chapter 32 — EFS

Chapter 33 — FSx

Chapter 34 — AWS Backup

Module 5 — Networking

Chapter 35 — VPC Fundamentals

Chapter 36 — Subnets

Chapter 37 — Route Tables

Chapter 38 — Internet Gateway

Chapter 39 — NAT Gateway

Chapter 40 — Security Groups

Chapter 41 — Network ACL

Chapter 42 — Elastic IP

Chapter 43 — VPC Peering

Chapter 44 — Transit Gateway

Chapter 45 — PrivateLink

Chapter 46 — Route 53

Chapter 47 — CloudFront

Module 6 — Databases

Chapter 48 — RDS

Chapter 49 — Aurora

Chapter 50 — DynamoDB

Chapter 51 — ElastiCache

Chapter 52 — Redshift

Chapter 53 — DocumentDB

Chapter 54 — Neptune

Module 7 — Serverless Computing

Chapter 55 — Lambda

Chapter 56 — API Gateway

Chapter 57 — Step Functions

Chapter 58 — EventBridge

Chapter 59 — SNS

Chapter 60 — SQS

Chapter 61 — SES

Chapter 62 — AppSync

Module 8 — Containers

Chapter 63 — ECS

Chapter 64 — Fargate

Chapter 65 — ECR

Chapter 66 — EKS

Chapter 67 — App Runner

Chapter 68 — Container Best Practices

Module 9 — Infrastructure as Code

Chapter 69 — CloudFormation

Chapter 70 — AWS CDK

Chapter 71 — Terraform on AWS

Chapter 72 — Ansible on AWS

Chapter 73 — AWS Proton

Module 10 — DevOps

Chapter 74 — CodeCommit

Chapter 75 — CodeBuild

Chapter 76 — CodeDeploy

Chapter 77 — CodePipeline

Chapter 78 — CodeArtifact

Chapter 79 — Jenkins on AWS

Chapter 80 — GitHub Actions

Module 11 — Monitoring & Observability

Chapter 81 — CloudWatch

Chapter 82 — CloudTrail

Chapter 83 — AWS Config

Chapter 84 — X-Ray

Chapter 85 — Trusted Advisor

Chapter 86 — Health Dashboard

Chapter 87 — Cost Explorer

Module 12 — Security & Compliance

Chapter 88 — AWS Shield

Chapter 89 — AWS WAF

Chapter 90 — GuardDuty

Chapter 91 — Inspector

Chapter 92 — Security Hub

Chapter 93 — Macie

Chapter 94 — Detective

Chapter 95 — IAM Access Analyzer

Module 13 — Hybrid & Migration

Chapter 96 — Storage Gateway

Chapter 97 — DataSync

Chapter 98 — Snow Family

Chapter 99 — Migration Hub

Chapter 100 — Application Migration Service

Module 14 — AI & Machine Learning

Chapter 101 — Amazon Bedrock

Chapter 102 — SageMaker

Chapter 103 — Rekognition

Chapter 104 — Textract

Chapter 105 — Comprehend

Chapter 106 — Polly

Chapter 107 — Lex

Chapter 108 — Transcribe

Module 15 — Enterprise Architecture

Chapter 109 — Multi-Account Strategy

Chapter 110 — Landing Zone

Chapter 111 — High Availability

Chapter 112 — Disaster Recovery

Chapter 113 — Multi-Region Deployments

Chapter 114 — Cost Optimization

Chapter 115 — Governance

Chapter 116 — Well-Architected Reviews

Module 16 — Real-World Projects

Chapter 117 — Static Website Hosting

Chapter 118 — Three-Tier Web Application

Chapter 119 — Serverless API

Chapter 120 — Kubernetes Platform on EKS

Chapter 121 — Enterprise VPC

Chapter 122 — CI/CD Platform

Chapter 123 — Monitoring Platform

Chapter 124 — Multi-Account AWS Environment

Chapter 125 — Enterprise Landing Zone

Module 17 — Certification Preparation

Chapter 126 — AWS Cloud Practitioner

Chapter 127 — AWS Solutions Architect Associate

Chapter 128 — AWS Developer Associate

Chapter 129 — AWS SysOps Administrator

Chapter 130 — AWS DevOps Engineer Professional

Chapter 131 — AWS Security Specialty

Chapter 132 — Practice Exams

Module 18 — Interview Preparation

Chapter 133 — Beginner Questions

Chapter 134 — Intermediate Questions

Chapter 135 — Advanced Questions

Chapter 136 — Architecture Scenarios

Chapter 137 — Troubleshooting Interviews

Chapter 138 — Mock Interviews

Module 19 — Bonus

Chapter 139 — AWS Tips & Tricks

Chapter 140 — Hidden Features

Chapter 141 — Productivity Hacks

Chapter 142 — Common Workarounds

Chapter 143 — Best Practices

Chapter 144 — AWS Service Limits

Chapter 145 — Future of AWS

Every Chapter Includes

Each chapter follows the same professional structure:

Learning Objectives
Prerequisites
Theory
Internal Working
AWS Architecture
Service Internals
AWS CLI Commands
SDK Examples (Python/Boto3)
Terraform Examples
CloudFormation Examples
AWS CDK Examples
IAM Policies
JSON Examples
YAML Examples
Mermaid Diagrams
ASCII Diagrams
Flowcharts
Production Examples
Enterprise Architectures
Multi-Account Design
High Availability Designs
Disaster Recovery Strategies
Cost Optimization Tips
Security Notes
Compliance Best Practices
Common Mistakes
Troubleshooting Guide
FAQs
Hands-on Labs
Home Lab Exercises
Mini Projects
Capstone Projects
Exercises
Quiz
Interview Questions
AWS Certification Tips
Challenge Problems
Cheat Sheet
Summary
References
Further Reading
Revision Notes
Glossary

Hands-on Labs

Create Your AWS Account
Configure IAM Securely
Launch an EC2 Instance
Configure Auto Scaling
Create an S3 Static Website
Build a Secure VPC
Configure Route 53 & CloudFront
Deploy an RDS Database
Build a Serverless Application
Deploy Docker Containers to ECS
Deploy Kubernetes on EKS
Automate Infrastructure with Terraform
Build a CI/CD Pipeline
Configure Monitoring with CloudWatch
Build a Production AWS Environment

Capstone Projects

AWS Landing Zone
Three-Tier Enterprise Web Application
Highly Available E-Commerce Platform
Multi-Region Disaster Recovery Platform
Serverless Microservices Architecture
Enterprise Kubernetes Platform (EKS)
DevOps CI/CD Platform on AWS
Cloud Monitoring & Observability Platform
Multi-Account Enterprise AWS Organization
Complete Production-Ready Cloud Platform

AWS Services Covered

Core Services

IAM
EC2
S3
VPC
Route 53
CloudFront
ELB
Auto Scaling
RDS
DynamoDB
Lambda
API Gateway
CloudWatch
CloudTrail
SNS
SQS
EventBridge
EKS
ECS
ECR
Secrets Manager
KMS
AWS Config
Systems Manager (SSM)

Advanced Services

Bedrock
SageMaker
Aurora
Redshift
ElastiCache
FSx
Glacier
GuardDuty
Security Hub
Macie
Inspector
Detective
Organizations
Control Tower
WAF
Shield
Global Accelerator
Transit Gateway
App Runner
CloudFormation
CDK
CodePipeline
CodeBuild
CodeDeploy
CodeArtifact

Certification Preparation

This course prepares you for:

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)
AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C02)
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (SOA-C02)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate

Estimated Course Size

19 Modules
145 Chapters
5,000+ Pages
3,000+ AWS CLI Commands
2,000+ Infrastructure & SDK Examples
600+ Architecture Diagrams
300+ Hands-on Labs
80+ Enterprise Projects
Certification-Focused Practice
Complete Interview Preparation

Final Outcome

After completing this learning track, you will be able to:

Design secure, scalable, and highly available AWS architectures
Deploy and manage enterprise cloud infrastructure
Automate AWS using Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, and Python
Build CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows on AWS
Deploy containerized and serverless applications
Implement cloud security, governance, and compliance
Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot production AWS environments
Successfully pass multiple AWS certification exams
Work confidently as an AWS Cloud Engineer, Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, Cloud Administrator, or Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)