Week 1 Worklog
Week 1 Objectives:
- Get started with AWS accounts, budgeting, and foundational services.
- Build baseline understanding for deeper hands-on labs in later weeks.
Tasks to be carried out this week:
| Day | Task | Start Date | Completion Date | Reference Material | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS: Account & Budgets | 04/17/2026 | 04/17/2026 | Created account baseline and practiced budget monitoring | Completed |
| 2 | AWS: Support & IAM | 04/18/2026 | 04/18/2026 | Learned AWS support channels and IAM fundamentals | Completed |
| 3 | AWS: VPC & EC2 | 04/19/2026 | 04/19/2026 | Studied VPC networking and EC2 compute basics | Completed |
| 4 | AWS: IAM Roles & Cloud9 | 04/20/2026 | 04/20/2026 | Applied IAM roles for EC2 and explored Cloud9 | Completed |
| 5 | AWS: S3 & RDS | 04/21/2026 | 04/21/2026 | Practiced storage on S3 and relational DB on RDS | Completed |
| 6 | AWS: Lightsail | 04/22/2026 | 04/22/2026 | Explored simplified deployment with Lightsail | Completed |
| 7 | AWS: Auto Scaling & CloudWatch | 04/23/2026 | 04/23/2026 | Monitored workloads and scaling behavior | Completed |
Daily Details
Day 1 - AWS: Account & Budgets
- Reviewed the Billing console, created the first budget, and noted where usage alerts appear.
Day 2 - AWS: Support & IAM
- Explored AWS support options and practiced creating IAM users, groups, and permissions.
Day 3 - AWS: VPC & EC2
- Studied VPC building blocks, launched EC2, and observed how compute fits into the private network.
Day 4 - AWS: IAM Roles & Cloud9
- Attached IAM roles to EC2 and used Cloud9 as a lightweight development workspace.
Day 5 - AWS: S3 & RDS
- Practiced bucket operations in S3 and reviewed the basics of managed relational databases with RDS.
Day 6 - AWS: Lightsail
- Explored Lightsail for quick service provisioning and compared it with more flexible AWS services.
Day 7 - AWS: Auto Scaling & CloudWatch
- Monitored logs, metrics, and alarms in CloudWatch and learned how Auto Scaling responds to load.
Week 1 Achievements:
- Built a clear foundation in AWS account, IAM, networking, compute, and storage.
- Connected budgeting and monitoring concepts to day-to-day cloud operations.
- Prepared for deeper architecture, security, and automation topics.