Alibaba Cloud 6th Generation ECS Technical Essentials

In this lesson, you'll learn what Elastic Compute Service (ECS) is, how to use it, and what makes Alibaba Cloud's new 6th generation instances faster and more powerful than their predecessors. You'll also learn how to choose the right type of instance for your workload, and how to save money by understanding the ECS pricing model. Finally, you'll learn how to launch your own ECS instance from Alibaba Cloud's web console.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the fundamentals of Alibaba ECS
• Learn the advantages of the sixth-generation ECS hardware
• Learn the instance types and families in ECS
• Learn how to choose the right instance type for your workload
• Understand ECS's different pricing models
• Learn how to purchase an ECS instance from the Alibaba Cloud console

Intended Audience

• Solution architects
• System operators
• Developers
• Anyone who wants to learn about Alibaba ECS

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this lesson, you should have a basic understanding of the Alibaba Cloud platform.