Amazon s3 Mastery - THE How-To' Guides For Amazon S3 (Udemy.com)
Amazon S3 & AWS are Easy Once You Know How. Follow My Step-By-Step Guides & Master Amazon S3 Quickly.
Created by: Steve Dougherty
Last updated January 2024
What you will learn
- Host a website on Amazon s3
- Create a secure s3 bucket and add files to it
- Prevent hotlinking (stealing bandwidth) of your Amazon s3 files
- Understand the pricing & costs of using Amazon s3 plus guesstimate your costs.
- Add Amazon s3 hosted videos to your WordPress or HTML websites that will securely play in ANY browser
- Navigate around the Amazon AWS management console like a pro
- Create an IAM user with admin permissions which will add extra layer of security to your s3 buckets
- Manage & encrypt your s3 files with all FREE tools
- Disguise or Mask s3 URL with cName
How it compares
Against the other 235 rated Udemy courses in AWS on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 43% of them
- Reviews2,161#75 of 236 by number of reviews
- Length3.7 hoursshorter than 82% of them
- Last updatedJanuary 2024earlier than 61% of them
Course Description
Master the basics of properly setting up & securing your Amazon s3 account. Forget having to spend days researching outdated YouTube videos or going through nearly impossible to understand documents from the Amazon AWS 'Help' section.
Learn how simple it is to host your website on s3. Stream your s3 hosted videos without worrying about someone stealing them. Plus Much More!
Stop Struggling and Start SUCCEEDING with Amazon s3
In this course, you will learn the basics of setting up your Amazon AWS account the right way.
*How To Use FREE 3rd Party Tools To Manage Your Amazon s3 Files - Mac or PC
*Discover What A Bucket Policy Is & How To Put It To Use
*Prevent Your Download Files From Getting Passed Around
*Prevent People From Stealing Your Bandwidth (Hotlinking)
*Fully Understand The Costs Related To Having An Amazon s3 Account
Amazon s3 is or should be an important tool in your online business toolbox. The problem is the enormous learning curve you need to deal with in order to get any of the basic benefits like increasing site speed & security while decreasing the bandwidth costs.
My name is Steve Dougherty and I've been an s3 user since 2008. Over the years I've had many headaches due to the difficulty of locating answers to the many questions I had about my Amazon AWS s3 account.
I eventually came up with the solutions, & in most cases I developed shortcuts along the way.
I've taught 100's of people how to master the basics of Amazon s3.
The first Amazon s3 training course I created was back in 2009, shortly after I began mastering it myself. Over the years, Amazon s3 has changed, and I've developed even more tips & shortcuts to help cut that learning curve down to almost nothing.
As a result, you will not have to deal with the trial & error nor the headaches that I had to struggle with.
These 30+ lectures are 2024 fresh.
I take pride in the quality of your training. So you will Not Hear Any 'UM-BUTS' OR 'BUT-UMS' in these videos. Part of my goal with your training is quality content and enjoyable delivery.
It doesn't matter how great the content is if you can't stand the audio.
This course is a series of over-the-shoulder style video screen captures that detail everything from introducing you to Amazon AWS & Amazon s3 and signing up for your free first year of AWS & Amazon s3, to securely hosting your website and streaming your videos from Amazon s3.
You'll discover tricks like how to create time-expiring URLs using FREE 3rd party tools that are shown to you step-by-step with no techie stone left unturned.
Upon completion of this course, you'll be able to easily navigate through the otherwise confusing AWS management console. You'll know why and how to create additional users & groups and assign specific permissions (policies) to each of them.
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
2,161 Reviews
Steve Dougherty
In order for me to help you, I need to first tell you a little something about me - so here goes...
Video Training Course Creator
I have been creating & selling video courses online since 2007. In 2008 I taught myself how to create a WordPress site and fell in love with WP on the spot.
My video courses are over-the-shoulder style screen capture videos so you can see me doing the tasks versus someone talking over a PowerPoint slide deck.
You simply watch what I do on the videos then do them yourself. Makes learning Fast & Easy!
Since 2008 I've created 100's of videos.
Many of what I've sold over the years were what are called Private Label videos. Businesses (and individuals) would purchase them and put their name on them as the creator. So while my name may not be known by many, my voice & teaching style is.
I love helping people.
My training videos are detailed to the point where I assume the student knows zero about the topic so the videos tend to answer all potential questions. If however, there are questions, I reply to those questions personally and within hours - NOT DAYS.
I pride myself on quality - quality videos as well as quality Customer Service.
So if you ever have a question, suggestion or comment, please let me know.
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Reviews
By Gil Aguilar on 1/14/2024
Thanks for breaking down AWS S3 throughout this course. The videos were easy to follow and I love the fact that you provided options for using a windows machine but most importantly for offering the Mac alternative. I get why using Windows makes sense for these types of setups but as engineers and developers having the option to choose is greatly appreciated. Thanks for providing engaging content. It was easy to absorb, and you assumed nothing when presenting this to us. Which made the course super duper fun. Looking forward to taking some of your other courses. Cheers and great work!!!
By Anonymized User on 8/6/2023
Lessons area great, just obsolete on consoles as this was recorded in 2020. Amazon made a lot of changes at this time. Most of the steps are now shortened, and some of the steps that are supposed to be completed in this video are now standard, pre-selected in the latest AWS console, including terminologies but still pretty easy to navigate and compare the old version to the latest one. Instructor a bit too fast for me (speech), personally, but overall great class.
By Christina Dennis on 10/28/2020
It was an excellent, foundations course which provided me with much needed information regarding all aspects of Amazon S3. While I was able to successfully create my Amazon AWS account, I didn't fully understand how to best utilize the service. Amazon provides tutorials, but I needed a class that would provide me with the introductory level of information in a manner that worked best for me. Thankfully, I found this course and, after completing it, I'm much more confident in my ability to incorporate the use of Amazon S3 in my newly launched business. Last but not least, the instructor was absolutely EXCELLENT!
By Joseph Rumolo on 3/31/2020
Extremely granular and helpful to anyone that has just started using S3 in any capacity. I really enjoyed the tips and tricks that were sprinkled in this course, some of them are a little out of date, which would require meticulous babysitting to resolve. After taking it though, it is clear that if you want to learn S3 down to a science, and probably whatever else Steve Dougherty teaches (which I am going to have to take a look at,) Steve does it with excellent speed and know-how to give you the information and just enough to teach you something, but nothing boring enough to put you to sleep. If you need to manage S3 in any capacity or want to learn about some of the cooler capabilities of S3, this is a course you need to take. Thanks Steve, stay safe.
By Vikram Reddy on 6/12/2018
THIS TUTORIAL IS NOT AT ALL USEFUL IN ANYWAY, IT IS PREPARED IN 2014, THIS COURSE IS WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. AND TO MY SURPRISE SAME PERSON IS INSTRUCTOR FOR 'Docker Technologies for DevOps and Developers' COURSE. BUT THE INSTRUCTOR NAMES ARE STATED AS TAO. W, JAMES LEE FOR THAT COURSE,I DONT UNDESTAND WHY OTHER NAMES ARE GIVEN AS AUTHORS OF THAT COURSE, I WASTED MY TIME AND MONEY BY PURCHASING BOTH COURSES, I DO NOT TAKE THESE COURSES EVEN FOR FREE IN YOUTUBE. THESE S3 CONCEPTS ARE PRESENTED IN EXCELLENT WAY IN RYAN KROONENBURG AWS CERTIFIED SOLUTION ARCHITECT VIDEO WHICH IS AT SAME PRICE.
By John Mihaljevic on 2/7/2018
After digging around online, looking for information about the basic "how to's" in Amazon S3, I turned to Udemy to see if there were any courses on it. Based upon my previous experiences with Udemy, I don't know why I didn't just start here in the first place. :) I found this course, signed up and tore through it in just a couple of days. I now have all the basic information I needed to get myself started, and then some. I feel very confident in digging deeper into Amazon S3 and using it to host the data for a client's system that I'm designing. Steve was a very knowledgeable and engaging instructor. His pace was great, and he made learning the material fun. I can't recommend this course highly enough, and plan to look into other courses Steve offers on Udemy. Thanks, Steve!
By Alfrieda Dockery on 8/16/2017
Very technical, but I'm able to follow after listening to each lecture more than once. Instructor is speaking clearly, which I like, and shows good examples. This Lecturer responds quickly to any questions you have. If you don't understand his answer he will try to explain it another way. He will stick with you until you are able to understand the issue you were having a problem with. I asked so many questions I feel like he's my best friend. I will be honored to take any other classes he offers. Thanks Steve
By Meira G on 6/12/2017
Steve is among the finest instructors one can hope to have online. He obviously has passion for what he does, has integrity about what he is teaching and is available to students who have questions. He is very knowledgeable about the subject matter. I've had to review some of the course more than once as a non-tecchie, but Steve's humor and approach prompted me to get his other course on membership sites before completing this one. This is a course I am happy to revisit more than once and a good investment.
By Linda MacDonald on 3/23/2016
This course is a breath of fresh air...one of those rare instances where the instructor REALLY knows his way around the subject matter AND is able to explain technical issues so that anyone can follow along. If you've ever taken a class on s3 and felt none the wiser for it, because it's all code-talk explained with more code-talk, then this is the class for you. It won't leave you stranded! I, for one, will jump at the chance if this instructor does more AWS classes :)
By Steven Shatz on 6/2/2015
Before I discovered this course, I found trying to learn Amazon's S3 service on my own was at best confusing and at worst overwhelming. The standard documentation references so much unfamiliar terminology and refers to so many unfamiliar services and options that I didn't know where to start. Making matters worse was the complexity of the user interface and the many security features. Then I found this wonderful Udemy course, which explains the S3 service and how to use it in short, clear, and useful lectures. It is the perfect introduction to S3. Sufficient time is dedicated to exploring the S3 and IAM user interfaces while explaining Amazon's terminology so that I now feel comfortable with these. The course also provides guidelines for making your S3 objects and URLs appropriately accessible and secure. There are even 2 lectures that explain in great detail how to set up video streams that will work on all major browsers. Additional time is spent covering three third-party tools that can facilitate S3 set up and management. As good as the course material is, the instructor is even better. He explains things clearly and concisely, showing step-by-step, what you need to do to set up an AWS account, create S3 buckets, users, groups, and policies, and manage the files and folders placed on your S3 server. And he personally answers all questions. I posted a question and received a comprehensive reply, including a personalized video explaining the answer, within a couple of hours! If that is not dedication to your students, I don't know what is! I highly recommend this course to anyone struggling with Amazon S3. It is not a programming course, so no time is spent on Amazon's SDK or HTTP requests. But for a general understanding of S3, this course is tops!
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Overall Score : 90 / 100


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