AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) Certification Guide: Build practical AWS cloud skills through real-world business scenarios and prepare with confidence 2nd Edition

Prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 exam with this practical AWS study guide covering cloud fundamentals, core AWS services, security, pricing, governance, and real-world cloud scenarios.

Key Features

• Gain AWS cloud knowledge aligned with CLF-C02 exam objectives
• Learn through a practical business case study
• Understand cloud architecture, security, pricing, governance, and operations
• Build hands-on experience with AWS accounts, databases, monitoring, and security tools
• Get a free PDF eBook with print or Kindle purchase

Book Description

AWS is one of the world’s leading cloud platforms, helping organizations build scalable, secure, cost-effective, and highly available digital solutions. Build a strong AWS foundation and prepare for the CLF-C02 exam with a practical, scenario-driven study guide. You will work through the needs of a fictional company, Belly Brew Co. Limited, and learn how AWS services can be used to solve real business and technical challenges.

You will begin by exploring cloud computing fundamentals, virtualization, AWS global infrastructure, support plans, account setup, multi-account strategies, and AWS Organizations. You will then learn how to secure AWS environments using IAM, IAM Identity Center, Amazon Cognito, and the principle of least privilege.

As you progress, you will explore key AWS services across storage, networking, compute, databases, high availability, elasticity, monitoring, governance, and security.

The book also introduces important cloud business concepts, including pricing models, cost optimization, AWS Budgets, Cost Explorer, cloud economics, the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework, and the AWS Well-Architected Framework. By the end of this book, you will be ready to approach the CLF-C02 exam with confidence and apply AWS cloud knowledge in real-world workplace scenarios.

What you will learn

• Understand cloud concepts, service models, and deployment models
• Explore AWS global infrastructure, Regions, Availability Zones, and edge locations
• Secure AWS accounts using IAM, MFA, and access best practices
• Learn core services including S3, VPC, EC2, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, Route 53, and CloudFront
• Explore SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Athena, Glue, Rekognition, Polly, and Textract

Who this book is for

This book is for beginners, students, IT professionals, developers, administrators, managers, analysts, and project managers who want to build foundational AWS cloud knowledge while preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 exam. Ideal for those new to cloud computing, moving into cloud roles, supporting cloud projects, or planning advanced AWS certifications. No prior AWS experience is required, though basic IT knowledge is helpful.

Table of Contents

1. Real-World Application – Customer Scenario
2. What Is Cloud Computing?
3. Introduction to AWS and the Global Infrastructure
4. AWS Accounts, Multi-Account Strategies, and AWS Organizations
5. AWS Access Management
6. Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
7. AWS Networking Services, Part 1 – Virtual Private Cloud (VPCs)
8. AWS Compute Services – EC2, Lightsail, ECS, EKS, and Lambda
9. Databases on AWS
10. High Availability, Fault Tolerance, and Elasticity on AWS
11. AWS Networking, Part 2 – Route 53 and CloudFront
12. Application Integration
13. Analytics on AWS
14. Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
15. Automation, Deployment, and Additional AWS Services
16. Management and Governance on AWS
17. Security Fundamentals and Tools on AWS

(N.B. Please use the Read Sample option to see further chapters)