ACG Hands-On Labs

In this lesson, we’ll get a high-level overview of what a Command Line Interface is and why it’s used. You'll learn how to open your terminal window on a Mac or Linux machine, and get an inkling of some of the cool things you can do once you’ve mastered the command line!

In this lab, we will use the act of building a simple VPC to understand what they are, how they work, and what they're made of.

In this lesson, we'll learn to get started with the AWS CLI, a powerful tool to automate some of your more common AWS tasks. We'll learn how to install the AWS CLI, and the basics of how to configure and use it.

In this lab, you'll learn how to embed a Google Map onto your own website. We'll get familiar with the Google Maps Embed API and learn how to do cool things such as highlighting landmarks on the maps you create.

In this lab, you'll get hands on with Google Cloud Storage (GCS). We'll create a bucket, upload a few files into our newly created bucket and set sharing and permissions levels.

One of the most powerful features of git and other source control systems is the ability to have different 'branches' of our project's history so you can work on things independently. Eventually, you’ll need to bring those different branches together. In this lesson, we’ll learn the two basic kinds of merge, and how to resolve conflicts when they crop up.

In this lab, we’ll learn how to set up billing alerts for your GCP account. This will allow you to set a budget, letting you track how your spend is growing toward that amount.

In this lab we'll learn how to create an Azure virtual machine via PowerShell and how to secure it at a network level with network security groups. Also, we'll learn how to delete the virtual machine and network security group when we're finished with them.

The template is the heart of any CloudFormation stack, so understanding how they work is pretty important to getting better at CloudFormation. In this lab, we'll learn how to write CloudFormation template files.

In this lab, we’ll get an introduction to network security groups (NSGs) in Azure. We’ll start by creating NSGs and assigning them to network interfaces on Azure VMs. We’ll also go through verifying connectivity by testing the traffic flow between the VMs.

In this lab, you’ll learn how to set up a free-tier account on Google Cloud Platform.

In this lab, we’ll learn the difference between an Azure organization, subscription, and tenant. We’ll review the different Azure subscription offers including EA, Pay-As-You-Go, Dev Test and MSDN. Finally, we’ll step through how to set up an Azure subscription.

In this lesson, we'll touch on the basics of how to create and manage branches on Git.

In this lesson, you'll learn the very basics of Git, a free and open source version control system. You'll learn how to create a repository, add commits and see a log of all your previous commits.

In this lesson, you’ll learn some best practices for securing your Amazon Web Services account, including enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA), creating individual IAM users, using groups to assign permissions, and applying IAM policies.

In this episode, we'll learn the basics of IP addresses and how to define networks and subnets with CIDR.