AWS Cloud Essentials: get to know AWS and build something real in minutes

AWS is one of the most widely used cloud computing platforms in the world, allowing companies and developers to build scalable, secure and highly available applications.

In this session we'll do a practical introduction to the AWS ecosystem, exploring cloud fundamentals and how to start building modern solutions using its services.

What will you learn?

• What is AWS and why is it one of the market-leading cloud platforms?
• Cloud computing basics.
• Main AWS services and their use cases.
• Introduction to the Serverless model.
• What is AWS Lambda and how does it work?
• Benefits of building applications without managing servers.

We'll also run a hands-on demo where we build a basic solution using AWS Lambda so you can see Serverless in action.

Requirements

No prior knowledge required. This session is aimed at students, beginners and anyone interested in taking their first steps in AWS and cloud computing.