AWS Fundamentals: Regions, Availability Zones, Edge Locations & Well-Architected

Learn the AWS fundamentals every cloud architect needs: where AWS runs, how to design well, and how you actually work with AWS. Includes real examples, quick checks, and three scenario questions solved step by step. In this video: • AWS global infrastructure: Regions, Availability Zones, and edge locations • How to choose the right Region (compliance, latency, services, price) • Why you should run across at least two Availability Zones • The six pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework • The AWS Management Console vs the AWS CLI Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:36 AWS global infrastructure 1:01 Regions 1:40 Example: choosing a Region 2:33 Availability Zones 3:12 Example: one AZ or two? 3:57 Edge locations 4:47 Quick check 5:40 Well-Architected Framework 6:15 Pillars 1 to 3 6:41 Pillars 4 to 6 7:15 Example: which pillar? 8:11 Console vs CLI 8:41 Example: the same task, two ways 9:23 Under the hood: the same APIs 9:50 Scenario 1 10:43 Scenario 1: answer 11:23 Scenario 2 12:12 Scenario 2: answer 12:52 Scenario 3 13:41 Scenario 3: answer 14:14 Recap Sources (official AWS documentation): aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure docs.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/latest/framework docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide Credits AWS Architecture Icons © Amazon Web Services, used as permitted for diagrams. Globe icon: OpenMoji (openmoji.org), CC BY-SA 4.0. Line icons: Tabler Icons (tabler.io), MIT. Fonts: Caveat and Inter (SIL Open Font License). Narration: AI voice. This is an independent educational video and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Amazon Web Services. AWS and the AWS logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. #AWS #CloudComputing #AWSCertification