Fundamentals of AWS

Learn about the core AWS's services like compute, storage, networking services and how they work with other services like Identity, Mobile, Routing, and Security. This module provides you with a good grasp an all you need to know of AWS services.
This module has been designed by three AWS Solution Certified Architects who have a combined industry experience of 17 years. We aim to provide you with just the right depth of knowledge you need to have.

Learn the A to Z of Amazon Web Services (AWS)

## What are AZs & Regions?

AWS has 16 Regions and 44 Availability Zones. 

A **Region** is a geographically distinct area—for example, the west coast of the USA.

**Availability Zones** are datacenters within a region. The availability zones are fault-tolerant between each other. Each Availability Zone (AZ) has its own power and is independent of other AZ within that region.



# What are AZs & Regions?

AWS has 16 Regions and 44 Availability Zones. 

A **Region** is a geographically distinct area—for example, the west coast of the USA.

**Availability Zones** are datacenters within a region. The availability zones are fault-tolerant between each other. Each Availability Zone (AZ) has its own power and is independent of other AZ within that region.



Get introduced to AWS Availability Zones and AWS Regions.


Availability Zones & Regions

Get introduced to AWS Availability Zones and AWS Regions.

Before We Begin

Fundamental Building Blocks of AWS

AWS: Miscellaneous Services

AWS: Identity & Access Management (IAM)

AWS: Compute Offerings

AWS: Storage

AWS: Database Offerings

AWS: Routing

AWS: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

AWS: Application Services

AWS Well Architected Framework

Conclusion

Availability Zones & Regions

What are AZs & Regions?