Week 1 Worklog

Week 1 Objectives:

  • Connect and get acquainted with members of First Cloud Journey.
  • Understand basic AWS services, how to use the console & CLI.

Tasks to be carried out this week:

DayTaskStart DateCompletion DateReference Material
2- Get acquainted with FCJ members
- Read and take note of internship unit rules and regulations		20/04/202620/04/2026
3- Learn about AWS and its types of services
  + Compute
  + Storage
  + Networking
  + Database		21/04/202621/04/2026https://cloudjourney.awsstudygroup.com/
4- Create AWS Free Tier account
- Learn about AWS Console & AWS CLI
- Practice:
  + Create AWS account
  + Complete 5 articles to earn $100 credits		22/04/202622/04/2026https://cloudjourney.awsstudygroup.com/
5- Learn how to optimize AWS costs23/04/202623/04/2026https://cloudjourney.awsstudygroup.com/
6- Learn what IAM is and how to use it effectively
- Practice: Create IAM user and groups to manage users		24/04/202624/04/2026https://cloudjourney.awsstudygroup.com/

Week 1 Achievements:

  • Got acquainted with the culture, rules, and members of the First Cloud Journey (FCJ) community.
  • Grasped basic concepts of AWS and its core service groups:
    • Compute (EC2, Lambda…)
    • Storage (S3, EBS…)
    • Networking (VPC…)
    • Database (RDS, DynamoDB…)
  • Successfully set up an AWS Free Tier account and learned methods for optimizing costs on AWS.
  • Became familiar with and proficiently used two main management tools:
    • AWS Management Console: Learned how to find, access, and use services via the web interface.
    • AWS CLI: Installed, configured (Access Key, Secret Key, Default Region), and executed basic commands (check account information, list regions, view EC2 service, create key pairs…).
  • Understood and successfully practiced AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management):
    • Grasped the concept and importance of IAM.
    • Practiced creating IAM Users, IAM Groups, and effectively managing user permissions to enhance security.