AWS Developer Foundations: Building Cloud Applications

Transitioning your development skills to the cloud can feel overwhelming with the vast array of services available. This course provides a clear, structured path to understanding how to write, deploy, and manage applications specifically for AWS. You will learn how to map your existing coding knowledge to cloud-native architectures and build secure, scalable solutions from the ground up. You will start with core cloud concepts, security fundamentals, and identity management before moving into compute, storage, and database integration. By the end of this text-based course, you will understand how to design resilient architectures and deploy your code efficiently using modern developer workflows. What you'll learn: - Understand core AWS services, global infrastructure, and cloud deployment models - Configure secure access control and permissions using Identity and Access Management (IAM) - Deploy and manage application code using compute services and serverless architectures - Integrate robust data storage solutions and modern relational or non-relational databases - Apply basic Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to automate environment setup - Implement cloud monitoring and logging to troubleshoot and optimize your applications We begin with essential cloud terminology, security basics, and foundational AWS concepts. From there, we guide you step-by-step through configuring resources, managing data, and establishing automated deployment pipelines. This course is designed for beginner cloud developers and software engineers who are new to AWS. No prior cloud experience is required, though a basic understanding of general programming concepts is helpful. Start reading today to build your cloud developer toolkit and deploy your first AWS-backed application.