AWS Cloud Quest: Networking

   

AWS Cloud Quest is a role-based learning game that helps you build practical AWS skills through exercises and hands-on activities using AWS services. Within AWS Cloud Quest, there are roles you can choose based on several technical domains. After starting AWS Cloud Quest, choose the Networking role to get AWS networking focused solution building assignments curated by AWS experts.

AWS Cloud Quest - Networking Role

As the city’s Networking specialist, you will leverage AWS services to scale network connectivity, connect to on-premisses networks, protect applications, analyze network traffic and identify suspicious activity. As you build real solutions, you will explore concepts such as network tunneling, peering, cross region routing and log analysis. You can earn a digital badge for completing all assignments in the Networking Role.

How does it work?

Players enter a virtual city and choose a pre-defined role like "Networking", “Serverless Developer” or “Solutions Architect", that enable quests tailored to the chosen role. As players progress through the game, they will earn rewards and status for completing activities that unlock new learning areas.

Networking Role Assignments

Cloud Computing Essentials Amazon S3

Cloud First StepsAmazon EC2, AWS Infrastructure

Computing SolutionsAmazon EC2

Networking ConceptsAmazon EC2, Amazon VPC

Connecting VPCsAmazon VPC, Amazon EC2

Serverless FoundationsAWS Lambda

Core Security ConceptsAWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon EC2

Cloud EconomicsAmazon EC2, Cloud Economics


DNSAmazon EC2, Amazon Route 53, Amazon VPC

Analyzing Network TrafficAmazon EC2, Amazon VPC, Amazon S3

Content Delivery NetworksAmazon CloudFront, Amazon EC2, Amazon S3

Scaling Network ConnectivityAmazon Transit Gateway, Amazon VPC


Connecting On-Premise NetworksAmazon Transit Gateway, Amazon VPC

Inter-Region PeeringAmazon Transit Gateway, Amazon VPC, Amazon EC2

Intelligent Application ProtectionAWS WAF, Amazon CloudFront

Monitor and Analyze Network TrafficAmazon CloudWatch, AWS Transit Gateway, Amazon SNS, Amazon VPC

Securing Hybrid AccessAWS Private Link, Amazon Route 53, Amazon Route 53, Amazon VPC

Increase Security with VPC EndpointsAmazon VPC, Amazon S3, Amazon EC2

Content Acceleration on the EdgeAmazon CloudFront, Amazon EC2, Amazon S3

Automate Inter-Region PeeringAWS Lambda, AWS Step Functions, AWS Transit Gateway, Amazon VPC

DNS Query FilteringAmazon EC2, Amazon Route 53


Egress Traffic FilteringAWS Network Firewall, AWS Transit Gateway, Amazon VPC

Traffic MirroringAmazon VPC, Amazon EC2

Threat HuntingAWS Network Firewall,Amazon CloudWatch

VPC FlowLogs Analysis DashboardsAmazon Athena, Amazon Quicksight, Amazon S3, Amazon VPC

Resolve VPC Routing ConflictsAmazon EC2, Amazon VPC, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)