The Alibaba topics covered in this learning path 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 learning path 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.
Topics
Alibaba Fundamentals - Elastic Compute Service (ECS)
Alibaba Object Storage Service
Implementing a Scalable Storage Solution With Alibaba Object Storage Service
Alibaba RDS
Alibaba Auto Scaling
Alibaba Security & Monitoring
Creating an Alibaba Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Alibaba Virtual Private Cloud Creation Challenge