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Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate (ACA) Preparation

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COURSE
Beginner
Duration: 43 minutes and 44 seconds
Alibaba Fundamentals - Elastic Compute Service (ECS)
This lesson introduces you to Alibaba’s Elastic Compute Service, or ECS, one of the most common services within the Alibaba platform.
COURSE
Beginner
Duration: 46 minutes and 45 seconds
Alibaba Object Storage Service
This lesson is an introduction to the fundamental aspects of Alibaba’s Object Storage Service (OSS).
HANDS-ON LAB
Beginner
Duration: Up to 45 minutes
Implementing a Scalable Storage Solution With Alibaba Object Storage Service
In this lab, you will create an OSS bucket and you will upload a new object into it. You will then enable server-side encryption to the bucket.
HANDS-ON LAB
Beginner
Duration: Up to 40 minutes
Alibaba Object Storage Service Basic Challenge
Demonstrate your Alibaba Object Storage Service skills by performing tasks required to create a bucket, upload files and enable encryption in this lab challenge.
COURSE
Beginner
Duration: 36 minutes and 31 seconds
Alibaba Server Load Balancer (SLB)
This lesson introduces the Server Load Balancer service from Alibaba Cloud.
COURSE
Beginner
Duration: 41 minutes and 47 seconds
Alibaba RDS
This lesson covers the fundamentals of the relational database offerings in Alibaba Cloud and will help prepare you for the ACA exam.
COURSE
Intermediate
Duration: 55 minutes and 24 seconds
Alibaba Auto Scaling
In this lesson, you will learn about the Alibaba Auto Scaling service, how it operates, and how to use it.
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Just starting out in the world of Alibaba Cloud? Let this course be the first step on your journey. It covers the essential aspects of this fast-growing platform, introducing you to the fundamental services you'll need in order to build your own Alibaba Cloud infrastructure. Furthermore, this course helps prepare you to take the Alibaba Cloud Computing Associate exam and hence become an Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate.

The Alibaba topics covered in this course include:

  • Elastic Compute Service (ECS)
  • Object Storage Service (OSS)
  • Server Load Balancer (SLB)
  • Alibaba RDS
  • Alibaba Auto Scaling
  • Security & monitoring

Learning Objectives

  • Use the Elastic Compute Service (ECS) to deploy servers in an Alibaba Cloud environment
  • Understand the basics of ECS with regards to storage, security, and networking
  • Learn about the management, use, and operations of the Object Storage Service (OSS)
  • Understand the advantages of OSS and its billing methods
  • Learn about Alibaba's Server Load Balancer (SLB) service and its main components
  • Learn about the advantages, use, and operations of the SLB service, and how to set up a Server Load Balancer
  • Learn about the relational database service offerings from Alibaba Cloud
  • Learn about Alibaba Auto Scaling, its uses, and how it works
  • Learn how to create scaling groups, scaling configurations, and scaling rules in Alibaba Cloud

Intended Audience

  • IT professionals who want to understand the basics of Alibaba Cloud with a view to setting up their own infrastructures using the platform
  • Anyone looking to look to obtain the Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate certification.

Prerequisites

This is a beginner-level course on Alibaba Cloud, so no previous experience with the platform is required. Having, you should have some basic knowledge of cloud technologies in general, and the kinds of services offered by the major cloud providers.

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Covered Topics

Object Storage
Networking
Security
Storage
Compute
Databases
Alibaba
Compute for Alibaba
Storage for Alibaba
Security for Alibaba
Networking for Alibaba
Alibaba ECS (Elastic Compute Service)
Alibaba SLB (Server Load Balancer)