AWS Cloud Practitioner certification validates cloud fluency and foundational AWS knowledge. This certification covers:
- Cloud concepts and AWS global infrastructure
- AWS architectural principles and design principles
- Key AWS services in compute, networking, storage, and databases
- AWS pricing, billing, and support models
- Security and compliance basics
The certification demonstrates ability to:
- Define what the AWS Cloud is and the basic global infrastructure
- Describe basic AWS Cloud architectural principles
- Describe the AWS Cloud value proposition
- Describe key services on the AWS platform and their common use cases
- Describe basic security and compliance aspects of the AWS platform
- Define the billing, account management, and pricing models
This foundational certification is the starting point for cloud professionals beginning their AWS cloud journey.