Cloud · AWS · intermediate
AWS EC2 and VPC Deep Dive
Master AWS compute and networking in depth. Understand EC2 instance types, AMIs, Auto Scaling, VPC design, security groups, NAT, transit gateway, and networking performance optimization.
- 8 hours
- 20 lessons
- 5 modules
- updated April 2026
Try it before you sign up
Read a full lesson and answer 3 questions from the Module 1 quiz. No account needed.
EC2 Instance Types and Purchasing — Reading
5 modules, 20 lessons
Module 1 is free — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz.
- readEC2 Instance Types and Purchasing — Reading30 min
- hands-onEC2 Instance Types CLI Lab20 min
- videoAWS EC2 Deep Dive — Instance Types and Purchasing20 min
- quizQuiz: EC2 Instance Types and Purchasing20 min
Built by the CloudaQube team
No celebrity instructor — here is exactly what goes into the course instead.
- 01 5 guided hands-on walkthroughs you run in your own AWS account.
- 02 5 module quizzes — every answer comes with an explanation.
- 03 Last updated April 2026.
- 04 Any module can become a hands-on lab in Labs Studio.
What you'll be able to do
- 01 Choose the right EC2 instance types for workloads
- 02 Design high-availability VPC architectures
- 03 Implement advanced networking with Transit Gateway
- 04 Optimize EC2 and VPC for performance and cost
- 05 Troubleshoot common EC2 and VPC issues
- — AWS Cloud Practitioner or Fundamentals
- — Basic networking knowledge
Before you start
What do I need for the hands-on walkthroughs?
Your own AWS account. The walkthroughs create real resources; the AWS Free Tier covers many of them. Delete what you create when you finish so you don’t keep paying. Pro members can use a CloudaQube AWS sandbox instead.
How long does it take?
About 8 hours of lessons, videos and hands-on walkthroughs across 5 modules.
What’s free?
Module 1 in full — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz — with no card required. Any paid plan (from $8.99/mo) unlocks all 5 modules, and starts with a 14-day free trial.
Start the course with Module 1 free.
No card required. Unlock every module from $8.99/mo when you’re ready.