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)
