Roadmap học AWS với Free Tier
6-Month Learning Journey
Tháng 1-2: AWS Fundamentals
Budget: $50-70
Learning Objectives:
- Hiểu AWS global infrastructure
- Master core services (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC)
- Basic security và networking
- AWS CLI và SDK basics
Curriculum:
Week 1: Getting Started
- Complete 5 credit-earning tasks
- Set up billing alerts và budgets
- Explore AWS Console
- Create first EC2 instance
- Hands-on: Deploy simple web server
Week 2: Storage & Databases
- S3 buckets và lifecycle policies
- EBS volumes và snapshots
- RDS setup và management
- Hands-on: Build file upload system
Week 3: Networking
- VPC concepts và setup
- Security Groups vs NACLs
- Internet Gateway và NAT
- Hands-on: Multi-tier network architecture
Week 4: Identity & Security
- IAM users, groups, roles
- Policies và permissions
- MFA setup
- Hands-on: Secure multi-user environment
Projects:
Personal Blog Website
- EC2 + RDS + S3
- Cost: ~$25/month
File Sharing System
- S3 + Lambda + API Gateway
- Cost: ~$10/month
Budget: $60-80
Learning Objectives:
- Serverless computing với Lambda
- API development với API Gateway
- Container basics với ECS
- Monitoring với CloudWatch
Curriculum:
Week 5: Serverless Computing
- Lambda functions và triggers
- API Gateway setup
- DynamoDB operations
- Hands-on: REST API backend
Week 6: Application Integration
- SQS và SNS messaging
- EventBridge event routing
- Step Functions workflows
- Hands-on: Event-driven architecture
Week 7: Containers & Orchestration
- Docker basics
- ECS clusters và services
- ECR container registry
- Hands-on: Containerized web app
Week 8: Monitoring & Logging
- CloudWatch metrics và alarms
- CloudTrail audit logging
- X-Ray distributed tracing
- Hands-on: Comprehensive monitoring setup
Projects:
3. Serverless Todo API
- Lambda + API Gateway + DynamoDB
- Cost: ~$15/month
- Microservices Architecture
- ECS + ALB + RDS
- Cost: ~$35/month
Tháng 5-6: Advanced Architecture
Budget: $70-90
Learning Objectives:
- Design scalable architectures
- Implement CI/CD pipelines
- Advanced security practices
- Cost optimization strategies
Curriculum:
Week 9: Advanced Networking
- VPC Peering và Transit Gateway
- Direct Connect concepts
- CloudFront CDN setup
- Hands-on: Global application architecture
Week 10: DevOps & CI/CD
- CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy
- CodePipeline automation
- Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation)
- Hands-on: Automated deployment pipeline
Week 11: Advanced Security
- AWS WAF và Shield
- Secrets Manager
- Certificate Manager
- Hands-on: Secure production environment
Week 12: Optimization & Best Practices
- Cost optimization techniques
- Performance tuning
- Disaster recovery planning
- Hands-on: Production-ready architecture
Projects:
5. E-commerce Platform
- Multi-tier architecture
- Auto-scaling, load balancing
- Cost: ~$45/month
- Data Analytics Pipeline
- S3 + Glue + Athena + QuickSight
- Cost: ~$25/month
Certification Path
AWS Cloud Practitioner (Month 2)
- Exam Cost: $100
- Preparation: 2-3 weeks
- Success Rate: 90%+ với proper preparation
AWS Solutions Architect Associate (Month 4-5)
- Exam Cost: $150
- Preparation: 4-6 weeks
- Success Rate: 70%+ với hands-on experience
AWS Solutions Architect Professional (Month 6+)
- Exam Cost: $300
- Preparation: 8-12 weeks
- Success Rate: 50%+ với extensive experience
Learning Resources
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