Week 1 Worklog

Week 1 Objectives:

  • Become familiar with core AWS services and build a foundation in cloud computing.
  • Learn AWS account setup strategies and cost management with AWS Budgets.
  • Practice identity and access management with AWS IAM.
  • Understand the basic AWS network architecture through Amazon VPC.
  • Deploy an application on Amazon EC2.
  • Learn how to use an IAM Role to grant applications access to AWS services.
  • Become familiar with creating and managing databases using Amazon RDS.

Tasks Completed During the Week:

DayTasksStart DateCompletion DateReference Material
1AWS Account Setup and Cost Management
- Become familiar with the AWS Management Console.
- Learn AWS account management strategies.
- Configure a budget and alert thresholds using AWS Budgets.		17/04/202617/04/2026AWS Free Tier
AWS Budget
2Access Management with AWS IAM
- Learn about IAM Users, Groups, and Policies.
- Practice granting access according to the least-privilege principle.
- Learn the role of MFA in account protection.		20/04/202620/04/2026AWS IAM
3Network Infrastructure Deployment with Amazon VPC
- Learn about VPC, Subnets, Route Tables, and Internet Gateways.
- Distinguish between Public Subnets and Private Subnets.
- Learn how to organize a network for an AWS application.		21/04/202621/04/2026AWS VPC
4Application Deployment on Amazon EC2
- Launch an EC2 Instance.
- Configure a Key Pair and Security Group.
- Connect to and verify the server.
- Clean up resources after completing the lab.		22/04/202622/04/2026Amazon EC2
5IAM Roles and Amazon RDS
- Learn how to use IAM Roles to grant permissions to applications.
- Create a database on Amazon RDS.
- Verify the connection and delete resources after completion.		23/04/202623/04/2026Amazon RDS

Results Achieved During the Week:

  • Built a foundation in core AWS services.
  • Learned how to configure a budget and manage costs with AWS Budgets.
  • Understood how to manage users, policies, and permissions with AWS IAM.
  • Understood the basic architecture of Amazon VPC.
  • Successfully practiced launching, configuring, and managing an Amazon EC2 Instance.
  • Understood the role of an IAM Role in securely granting permissions to applications.
  • Created and managed a database on Amazon RDS.
  • Completed the hands-on workshops and learned how to clean up AWS resources after use.