This "how-to" session will cover the basics to get started with AWS. After a brief overview, this session will dive into discussions of core AWS services and provide demonstrations of how to set up and utilize those services. Demonstrations and discussions will include: - Setting up and connecting to your first Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) virtual machine - How to backup and restore your virtual machine instance - How to set an email alert for changes in your virtual machine instance - How to upload files to Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) and make them publicly available on the Internet