Master AWS without the certification trap
Learn how to build production-ready systems on AWS. Real-world patterns, battle-tested architectures, and expert insights.
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Master AWS for the Real World, Not Just Certifications
AWS is an amazing ecosystem. It democratized the way of building modern web applications. But the learning curve of learning and really mastering AWS is steep!
It is hard to really master AWS. Building on AWS means using a lot of services. You will end up following the same best practices over and over again. We want to show you these.
In AWS Fundamentals , you will learn the basic AWS services and how you can get started building with AWS. We love to learn and teach visually. This is why we've created infographics for every service within the book.
- All major categories of services (Compute, Storage, Networking, etc.)
- From traditional computing to serverless computing
- The important config options you need to know and not more
- The basics of modern infrastructure-as-code with the most popular tools CloudFormation, CDK, SST, Serverless, Pulumi and Terraform.
By the end of the book, you'll have the fundamentals to be working with AWS and to build real world applications.
Table of contents
We cover a lot of AWS Services!
From fundamentals to advanced infrastructure-as-code, everything you need to master AWS.
Introduction
Getting Started
Resources
Everything you need to master AWS
Comprehensive book, visual infographics, and an active community of cloud engineers to support your journey.
Book
Over 350 pages which cover all core AWS services and their configurations. Plus Infrastructure as Code Introduction to Terraform, CloudFormation, Serverless, and CDK.
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Infographics
Visual guides for all core AWS services to help you understand complex concepts at a glance.
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Community of cloud engineers
A Discord community of aspiring and experienced cloud engineers who are eager to help you learn and grow. It's a great place to ask questions, get feedback, and accelerate your learning.
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Infographics
Learn AWS the visual way.
We've created beautiful, detailed infographics for all core AWS Services. Visual learning makes complex concepts simple.
DynamoDB
The Holy Grail of Database Solutions.
ECS
A fully-managed Container Orchestration Service.
Route 53
A highly-available and scalable Cloud DNS Web Service.
S3
A secure, highly-available, and durable Storage Service in the Cloud
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Build production systems with confidence. Debug issues others can't solve.
CloudWatch Book
- eBook
- Video course
- Full source code included
- Terraform & CDK tracks
- Discord community
The CloudWatch Book
AWS Fundamentals
- 400+ page eBook
- All infographics
- All important AWS services covered
- Modern IaC patterns
- Discord access
AWS Fundamentals
2 Live AMAs
with AWS experts (20+ years combined)
CloudWatch & Event-Driven AWS
Live Q&A + Recordings
2 Live Sessions
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After this bundle, you'll be able to:
- Be the person your team turns to for AWS architecture decisions
- Debug production issues in minutes, not hours
- Know exactly when to use CloudWatch vs third-party tools
- Build cost-effective serverless systems that scale
- Set up monitoring that catches problems before your users do
- Stop guessing at AWS costs - understand what drives your bill
- Design event-driven architectures that handle real-world load
What's included
Pricing
Pick your package
AWS Fundamentals is available in three different versions. Choose yours now!
If you need a student discount or PPP hit us up
AWS Fundamentals - The E-Book
Explore the world of AWS with our book: AWS Fundamentals - AWS for the Real World.
$39.99
- > 400 pages of AWS Fundamentals
- The Core Building blocks of AWS (16 services)
- Modern Infrastructure as Code Introduction (CF, CDK, Serverless)
- Many visualizations to strengthen the learnings
- Community access
AWS Fundamentals - Ebook & Infographics
This package includes the AWS Fundamentals book, as well as a set of infographics to help you visualize and understand the key concepts covered in the book.
$59.99
- > 400 pages of AWS Fundamentals
- The Core Building blocks of AWS (16 services)
- Modern Infrastructure as Code Introduction (CF, CDK, Serverless)
- Many visualizations to strengthen the learnings
- Community access
- Infographics summarizing each service
- Unbranded and in high-quality. Ready to be displayed in your office
AWS Fundamentals - Infographics
This package includes the AWS Fundamentals infographics. These help you to visualize and understand the key concepts of AWS.
$39.99
- 17 Infographics about the Core Building Blocks in AWS
- Unbranded
- High-quality, ready to be displayed in your office
Some kind words of the community...
We create content for quite some time. Let's see some kind words they shared about our content.
This upcoming AWS book -- AWS Fundamentals -- looks really interesting. It is intended to focus on AWS usage in the real world, and goes deeper than simply providing the information needed to obtain certifications. The per-service infographics also look amazing!
Jeff BarrVice President of Amazon Web ServicesJezzzz this is amazing and I'll love to translate it 😍😍❤️❤️❤️
Leandro DamascenaSolutions Architect, Developer Acceleration @awscloudAmazing!
Andrew BrownCloud Creator (OG)This upcoming AWS book -- AWS Fundamentals -- looks really interesting. It is intended to focus on AWS usage in the real world, and goes deeper than simply providing the information needed to obtain certifications. The per-service infographics also look amazing!
Jeff BarrVice President of Amazon Web Services👏 This is awesome, Tobias!
Alex DeBrieAuthor of the DynamoDB Book
Your Instructors
Learn from AWS Experts with Real Production Experience
20+ years of combined AWS experience. We've built, broken, and debugged production systems so you can learn from our mistakes.
Tobias Schmidt
Cloud Engineer & Educator
Tobias has migrated production workloads for startups and large enterprises alike. He's fallen into every AWS trap so you don't have to. His hands-on experience building resilient, large-scale applications gives him the practical insights that tutorials miss.
Sandro Volpicella
Fullstack Developer & AWS Specialist
Sandro helps startups and enterprises build scalable, cost-effective solutions using serverless-first architecture. As an AWS Community Builder and conference speaker, he brings both technical depth and the ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
Frequently asked questions
Any other questions? Checkout the FAQs.
- What is the content of this book
We cover an extensive getting started guide, the core building blocks of AWS, and an introduction to Infrastructure as Code on AWS.
Have a look at the detailed table of contents- What if I don't like the book?
- We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked.
- Do I need to know any programming language to understand the book?
- No! We designed the book in the way that we guide you through AWS Services and its best configuration options. In the IAC chapter we show mostly examples with TypeScript.
- Isn't all of that available in the developer documentation?
- Yes, it kind of is. AWS is one of the best documented tools out there. Understanding which services to use and how to configure them is the real challenge. We show you best practices we used over and over again.
- In which format is the book available?
- EPUB
- Do you offer team discounts?
- Yes! We offer team discounts for teams of 5 or more.
Please contact us at hello@awsfundamentals.com
- I'm a student, can I get a discount?
Yes, please contact us at hello@awsfundamentals.com
- Aren't most of the infographics online available?
- Yes they are. In this package we removed all errors, typos, and the branding. You will get them in high quality. Ready to be printed out.
- Is there any DRM on the book?
- No! We don't like DRM. You can read the book on any device you want. We don't want to bother you with such things.
- Is this a physical book?
- No, this is an ebook. We would love to have a physical book, but we also believe having many visualizations makes learning much easier. Unfortunately, the price would be too high at this moment. Hopefully, we can offer a physical book in the future.
- Do you offer Power Purchasing Parity discounts (PPP) ?
Yes, please contact us at hello@awsfundamentals.com
- I have more questions!
Shoot us a question to hello@awsfundamentals.com