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AWSome Day in Calgary!




AWSome Day is back in Calgary my friends!  The Date is June 13, 2019 Thursday.  Time to get that date blocked off and reserved so you can spend a whole day learning about the Core AWS Services.

For those of you who have missed last year's event.  Now is the time to register and be part of this all day free event hosted by AWS.

About the event:
This will be a one-day introduction and training on the CORE AWS Services namely:
  • Compute
  • Storage
  • Database
  • Networking
The services' key features will be discussed as well as an overview of practical application through use cases.  Industry best practices will also be shared and technical demos on how to build out and configure the services will be provided.

Who should join the event:
  • IT Infrastructure managers considering Cloud Adoption
  • Enterprise Architects and Solutions Architects
  • Project Managers who manage Cloud based projects
  • Systems and Network Administrators and Analysts
  • Datacenter Administrators and Analysts
  • Cyber Security Managers and Analysts
  • And anyone else interested in AWS' Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings

Event Highlights and Agendas:

Introduction to AWS Cloud
       What is the Cloud and how it works?
       Cloud Deployment Models, Cloud Benefits
       What is AWS Cloud
AWS Core Services
       AWS Global Infrastructure: Regions, Availability Zones and Edge Locations
       AWS Management Interfaces
       AWS Networking: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Security Groups
       Amazon EC2
       Amazon S3, Glacier
       Auto Scaling and Load Balancing, Amazon CloudWatch
       AWS Database Services
       Amazon Route 53, AWS CloudFront, AWS Lambda
       Automated Deployment: AWS Cloudformation
Security
       Security Principles, The AWS Shared Responsibility Model
       AWS Identity and Access Management, Amazon Inspector, AWS Shield
       AWS Security Compliance
Pricing and Support
       Fundamentals of Pricing, AWS Free Tier, Calculating Cost Projections 
       AWS Trusted Advisor
       AWS Support Plans


Date, Venue and Registration:
Date: June 13, 2019 (Thursday)
Location: Hyatt Regency Calgary
                 700 Center Street SE, Calgary AB T2G 5P6 (view map)

      






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