Amazon EC2 Basics

Optimize Compute with Amazon EC2

Discover how Amazon EC2 provides flexible compute resources through a range of instance families and types, helping you build reliable, scalable, and cost-effective cloud applications.

Match Workloads to Amazon EC2 Instance Types

Explore Amazon EC2 instance families, compare performance and cost considerations, and apply practical decision-making to select the most suitable compute resources while keeping pace with the latest EC2 innovations.

You’ll access learning content and practical activities online through Amazon Web Services (AWS), alongside your FutureLearn course experience, giving you direct access to AWS learning as you progress.

This course is ideal for Cloud architects, DevOps engineers, Operations staff and Developers

This course is ideal for Cloud architects, DevOps engineers, Operations staff and Developers

• Identify the different families of EC2 instances and the target workload for each family.
• Balance cost and performance when selecting an EC2 instance type.
• Discuss the advantages of keeping up to date with new instance types.