Fundamental cloud computing concepts: definition of cloud, service models IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, and deployment models such as public, private, and hybrid cloud. Covers cloud benefits including scalability, elasticity, pay-as-you-go pricing, high availability, resilience, and key differences between cloud and on-premises infrastructures.

Overview of core AWS services: compute (EC2, Lambda), storage (S3, EBS, Glacier), databases (RDS, DynamoDB), networking (VPC, Route 53, CloudFront), and management tools. Introduces regions, availability zones, edge locations, and common use cases for each service.

AWS shared responsibility model: distinction between cloud provider responsibilities and customer responsibilities. Covers security of the cloud vs security in the cloud, infrastructure management, operating systems, network configuration, patching, data protection, and responsibilities for managed services.

Security and compliance concepts in AWS: Identity and Access Management (IAM), least privilege principles, authentication and authorization. Covers data encryption, network security, logging and monitoring, AWS security services, and major compliance standards and certifications.

AWS pricing model: pay-as-you-go, cost savings with Reserved Instances and Savings Plans, and operational cost concepts. Covers cost management tools, billing, AWS Pricing Calculator, AWS support levels, and support plans.