Introduction to Cloud Computing & AWS

This introductory workshop provides participants with a practical foundation in Cloud Computing and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It is designed for students, fresh graduates, and IT professionals who want to understand cloud concepts and gain hands-on experience with AWS.
Workshop Overview
We will start by covering the core concepts of cloud computing, comparing Cloud vs. On-Premises infrastructure, and discussing the key benefits of moving to the cloud. Participants will gain a clear understanding of cloud service models, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, along with the fundamentals of resource virtualization.
Instructor 
Maryam Yousif
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryam-yousif-9757a4133/ 
Ahmed Soria
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-soria-8231299a 
Content 
Introduction to Cloud Computing   15 mins    Ahmed.
What is Virtualization 
What is Cloud Computing? Cloud vs. On-Premises
Benefits of moving to the cloud
Overview of Cloud Service Models (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)
Introduction to AWS  10 mins Maryam
What is AWS? Market share, listing other cloud providers, why people choose AWS, choosing your cloud provider, 
Brief history and evolution of AWS
Overview of AWS Global Infrastructure
Regions
Availability Zones
Edge Locations
 AWS services:   15 mins  Ahmed
What is AWS services
Regional services vs global services 
AWS services by category
 Identity & Access Management (IAM) 20 mins   Maryam
Understanding IAM Users, Groups, and Policies
Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
IAM Roles and when to use them
AWS CLI: How to install and configure the CLI
Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) 20 mins   Ahmed
What is EC2
Instance types 
Security Groups
Connect to EC2 instances
IAM roles for EC2
Exposing your hosted app using AWS load balancer
Hands-On Demo     30 mins     Maryam from the console/ 5 mins TF script. Ahmed
Tour of the AWS Management Console
Launching EC2 instance
Deploying a simple web application
Creating an ALB
Outcome
By the end of this workshop, participants will have:
A solid understanding of cloud computing fundamentals
Practical exposure to AWS core services
The confidence to start using AWS for learning, labs, or entry-level projects
Slides
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c6W2ECSKtHilm7pnYFrWc1kOx5fydeDL/view?usp=share_link 
Recording
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IiBtlMH85kt9NwKQkItzYAS8BuTv1biu/view?usp=share_link