In person · Wed, Jul 29, 2026
In-Person AWS Essential Training Day for CoPA
A full day covering AWS core services, cloud concepts, and how the cloud consumption model works, plus hands-on labs. No prior AWS experience is required.
About this day
This session is designed to give you the foundational cloud knowledge you need to support our ongoing projects and do your job more effectively in an AWS environment. You'll move between short presentations and hands-on labs, so you leave having actually worked in the console.
Agenda
- 9:30–9:45Welcome & Introductions (Discussion) · Danica
- 9:45–10:05AWS Global Infrastructure, Well-Architected & Migration Strategy (Presentation, 20 min) · Danica
- 10:05–10:45Compute on AWS (EC2 & Beyond) (Presentation) · Floyd
- 10:45–11:00Getting Set Up with an AWS Account (Lab setup) · Floyd
- 11:00–12:00EC2 Hands-On Lab (Lab, 1 hr) · Floyd
- 12:00–12:45Lunch (45 min)
- 12:45–1:30Networking in AWS (incl. VPC concepts) (Presentation, 45 min) · Rich
- 1:30–2:00Storage & Databases on AWS (Presentation) · Vinod
- 2:00–3:00S3 Hands-On Lab (Lab, 1 hr) · Vinod
- 3:00–3:15Break
- 3:15–4:00Extended Hands-On Lab time / Open Discussion (45 min) · Rich Tyndall
What to bring
- Your own laptop
Perks. Snacks and refreshments will be provided throughout the day, and there's AWS swag for all attendees.