Intro to AWS
Details
Curious about cloud? Join the AWS Student Builder Group at McMaster for Intro to AWS — a hands-on Fall 2026 introduction workshop.
Whether you’re new to cloud or just want to see AWS in action, we’ll cover the fundamentals and build something real together.
Event details
- Date: October 21st
- Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
- Location: JHE 329 (John Hodgins Engineering, McMaster University)
What you’ll learn
- Cloud computing basics and what AWS is
- Core AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS/DynamoDB, and IAM
- How to use AWS through the Management Console, CLI, and SDKs
- How AWS pricing and the Free Tier work
- Security fundamentals with the Shared Responsibility Model
Tonight’s workshop We’ll live-build a simple file-sharing app on AWS so you can send a friend a file through a clickable link — using S3 and Lambda on the Free Tier.
Don’t worry if you haven’t used AWS before. Everything will be walked through step by step, and the session will be recorded.
Agenda
- Who we are + tonight’s goals
- Intro to cloud computing & AWS
- Core services overview
- Using AWS (Console, CLI, SDK)
- Hands-on workshop: deploy the file-sharing app
- Next steps & ways to level up
What to bring
- A laptop (recommended if you want to follow along)
- Optional: github, AWS CLI, and a code editor
Prerequisites: a basic understanding of programming is helpful, but no prior AWS experience is required.
Hope to see you there — RSVP so we know you’re coming!