Amazon Web Service – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

January 9 – February 10, 2023

Tuesdays & Thursday 1-3pm

Valued at $1,500 +HST, FREE for eligible DNS members

Hosted by William Pispico, Proposify

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With the advance of technology and the need for businesses to adapt quickly to changing market conditions, cloud computing is one of the most in-demand skills for IT professionals. Businesses that embrace and adopt cloud platforms such as AWS can respond to change faster and more efficiently. This training program will guide students on the best practices for building, deploying and scaling the core AWS services.

About the Instructor

William Pispico

William Pispico

Requirements

To apply your organization must

If your business is not yet generating revenue from commercial activity, you may be eligible for funding if you are in an LAE identified priority sector (See Section 4.2)

Digital Nova Scotia will facilitate the funding process based on the information provided in the application below. Employees must be receiving full-time compensation while in training to be eligible for WIPSI funding. This may include employees who are full-time seasonal.

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Step 1: Fill Out Business Eligibility Form

Download and complete the following form to confirm your eligibility for funding. Please ensure all fields are filled correctly prior to submitting, organizations who participated in the program last year can contact us for their previous forms for reference if needed.

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Step 2: Submit Paperwork

Send in your completed form to be reviewed.

Step 3: Wait for Eligibility Confirmation

Please give us at least 3 – 5 business days to respond to your email with your eligibility. Should we require any additional information, we will follow up with you. Note, space is limited, and submitting a form does not guarantee you a spot within the program. We encourage all interested organizations to apply as soon as possible.

 

Have Questions?

Please contact Emily van den Hoogen at emily@digitalnovascotia.com

Course FAQ

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Who can take this course?

This course is intended for IT professionals who want to know more about Cloud Computing in AWS. It is recommended to have basic knowledge in computer network and programming logic, since we are going to explore how the AWS services are interconnected and how to interact with them using examples of code.

What are the program outcomes?

  • Students will learn how AWS services are billed and their associated costs
  • Participants will learn the basics of the core AWS services and how to build cost effective, performant and scalable infrastructure and applications
  • Students will have the support of an AWS certified professional, students will learn and practice custom built labs in a hands-on environment

What is the online course schedule?

Each Class session is 2 hours long. All sessions are held online through Zoom, are recorded and available to students in a shared folder. Additionally, during the course a slack channel is available for questions

  • Class 1: Identity Access Management – IAM
  • Class 2: Elastic Compute Cloud – EC2
  • Class 3: AWS Billing
  • Class 4: AWS CloudWatch
  • Class 5: Relational Database Service – RDS
  • Class 6: Virtual Private Cloud – VPC
  • Class 7: Route53
  • Class 8: SNS
  • Class 9: SQS
  • Class 10: Lambda – Serverless
  • Class 11: API Gateway
  • Class 12: EKS