Learning Hub / Cloud — OpenStack, AWS & EKS
AWS for Platform Engineers
Foundation → Practitioner7 lessonsAvailable
The parts of AWS a platform engineer actually uses (IAM, VPC, compute, load balancing, storage, KMS), learned through the lens of running Kubernetes on top of them.
You'll meetIAMVPCsubnetsEC2Auto ScalingALB / NLBRoute 53S3EBS / EFSKMS
Start lesson 01 →
What you'll be able to do
- Design a multi-AZ VPC with sensible IP planning
- Write least-privilege IAM, including cross-account roles
- Understand the cost model before it surprises you
Before you start
None beyond general infrastructure experience.
How it works
Each lesson: plain-language idea → how it really works → hands-on. Each section ends with a cheat sheet & self-check.
Curriculum
Lessons marked “Read” are ready; the rest are on the way.
Modules
- 01IAM in depthPolicies, roles, trust, permission boundariesRead →
- 02VPC designSubnets, routing, NAT, endpoints, IP planningRead →
- 03ComputeEC2, Auto Scaling groups, launch templates, SpotRead →
- 04Load balancing & DNSALB, NLB, Route 53Read →
- 05StorageS3, EBS, EFS and their trade-offsRead →
- 06Security servicesKMS, Secrets Manager, GuardDutyRead →
- 07Multi-account & costOrganizations, landing zones, FinOps basicsRead →
- 📋Cheat sheet & self-checkEvery command from this section on one page, then 21 questions to check yourself.Open →
Real-world scenarios
Work through each one: symptom → misleading signal → evidence → root cause → prevention.
The NAT gateway bill
Where the money went and how endpoints fix it.
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