Awards & Recognition
Certification

AWS Academy Graduate — Cloud Foundations

Successfully completed the AWS Academy Cloud Foundations course, certifying proficiency in core cloud computing architecture, global infrastructure, security, and AWS services.

Organization

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Academy

Date

AWS Academy Graduate — Cloud Foundations

Certification Overview

The AWS Academy Graduate — AWS Academy Cloud Foundations credential certifies a developer’s understanding of cloud computing concepts, independent of specific programming languages. It covers fundamental cloud architecture principles, security guidelines, pricing models, and key services.

This certification validates technical knowledge in configuring, deploying, and maintaining web services and databases within Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Topics Covered

  • Cloud Concepts: Advantages of cloud computing, design principles, and the AWS Shared Responsibility Model.
  • AWS Infrastructure: Global infrastructure details including Regions, Availability Zones (AZs), and Edge Locations.
  • Core Services: Compute (Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda), Storage (Amazon S3, Amazon EBS), Database (Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB), and Networking (Amazon VPC, Route 53).
  • Security & Compliance: Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS Trusted Advisor, and AWS Shield.
  • Billing & Support: Estimating costs using the AWS Pricing Calculator, understanding support plans, and monitoring budgets.

Application in Projects

This training was instrumental in designing database infrastructures and cloud deployments for my projects (such as Postgres connections, cloud DNS routing, and static deployments using Cloudflare). It provided a foundation for building scalable, high-availability backends with secure authorization protocols.