Cloud Foundations and Economics

Relate the essential characteristics of cloud computing (on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, elasticity, measured service) to your prior experience with AWS services like Lambda and SQS.

Differentiate between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS using AWS examples and identify which model applies for a given scenario.

Compare public, private, and hybrid cloud deployment models and determine which is appropriate for given business requirements.

Illustrate the six advantages of cloud computing as defined by AWS with practical business scenarios.

Distinguish between elasticity and scalability with real-world cloud examples.

Explain the AWS Shared Responsibility Model and classify responsibilities for given real-world infrastructure and application scenarios.