AltSchool Of Engineering Tinyuka’24 Month 11 Week 4
Published: (January 17, 2026 at 09:26 AM EST)
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Source: Dev.to
Source: Dev.to
AWS Compute Services
- Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)
- AWS Lambda
- Amazon ECS & EKS
- AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Storage Services
- Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
- Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)
- Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)
- Amazon Glacier
AWS Database Services
- Amazon RDS
- Amazon Aurora
- DynamoDB
- Amazon Redshift
Monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch
- Collect metrics and logs
- Set alarms
- Visualize performance
- Trigger automated actions
CloudWatch Features
- Metrics – Example usage
- Logs – Example usage
- Alarms – Example usage
Managing AWS Costs
- Pay‑As‑You‑Go Pricing
- Right‑Sizing Resources – Example usage
- Reserved Instances & Savings Plans
- Use Auto Scaling
- Spot Instances
- Monitor with Cost Explorer & Budgets – Example usage
- Serverless Adoption
Why These AWS Essentials Matter
- Build reliable cloud architectures
- Scale efficiently
- Reduce operational overhead
- Maintain system visibility
- Control cloud spending
Next Steps
- Upcoming hands‑on AWS projects ranging from beginner‑friendly to intermediate, designed to build real‑world cloud skills.