Week 2 - IAM Roles for EC2 & Introduction to Amazon EC2

Note: 30/04 (Reunification Day) and 01/05 (International Workers’ Day) are public holidays — this week has only 3 working days.

Weekly Topic

IAM review + IAM Roles for EC2 + foundational Amazon EC2 operations

Weekly Goals

  • Review and consolidate IAM & VPC knowledge from Week 1.
  • Deep dive into IAM Roles for EC2 and basic Amazon EC2 operations.

Work Schedule

DateDayTask DescriptionLab / Project
27/04/2026MonReview IAM including users, groups, roles, and policies. Review VPC components such as subnet, route table, Internet Gateway, and security groups. Set up a $5 Billing Alarm and review the AWS credit usage strategy.Lab 000001 / Lab 000002 / Lab 000003
28/04/2026TueLearn IAM Roles for EC2 and the Instance Profile model. Access S3 and DynamoDB from EC2 without static access keys. Review IAM cost governance, including region and instance type restrictions.Lab 000048 - IAM Roles for EC2 (Instance Profile)
29/04/2026WedCreate VPC and security groups for both Linux and Windows EC2. Launch Amazon Linux 2023 and Windows Server 2025. Connect via SSH and RDP, while reviewing Key Pair, AMI, and instance type concepts.Lab 000004 - Introduction to Amazon EC2

Expected Results

  • Reinforce understanding of IAM and VPC through hands-on review.
  • Set up basic cost controls such as Billing Alarm and credit monitoring.
  • Understand how IAM Roles for EC2 replace static credentials when accessing AWS services.
  • Launch and access both Linux EC2 and Windows EC2 with appropriate network and security configurations.
  • Grasp the relationship between AMI, instance type, key pair, and security groups in the EC2 deployment process.

Week 2 References