1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,270 ‫So now let's talk about AWS IQ. 2 00:00:03,270 --> 00:00:06,660 ‫So IQ is used to quickly find a professional 3 00:00:06,660 --> 00:00:09,540 ‫to help you with your AWS projects. 4 00:00:09,540 --> 00:00:11,040 ‫So the idea is that you're going to have 5 00:00:11,040 --> 00:00:15,630 ‫a lot of third-party experts that are AWS Certified 6 00:00:15,630 --> 00:00:18,390 ‫and they're available for on-demand project work. 7 00:00:18,390 --> 00:00:21,330 ‫So you'll use IQ to engage and pay them. 8 00:00:21,330 --> 00:00:23,640 ‫On top of it, IQ provides you with video conferencing, 9 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:24,900 ‫contract management features, 10 00:00:24,900 --> 00:00:27,780 ‫secure collaboration and integrated billing. 11 00:00:27,780 --> 00:00:31,440 ‫So if you're a customer of AWS IQ, then you're 12 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,720 ‫going to submit a request to describe your project, 13 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:35,850 ‫and then it's like a freelancer platform, right? 14 00:00:35,850 --> 00:00:37,560 ‫So you're going to review your responses 15 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,810 ‫and you're going to connect to experts 16 00:00:39,810 --> 00:00:42,270 ‫based on requirements and timelines and so on. 17 00:00:42,270 --> 00:00:44,040 ‫Then when you've shortlisted everyone 18 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:45,420 ‫you can select an expert, 19 00:00:45,420 --> 00:00:48,510 ‫for example, based on rates and experience and so on. 20 00:00:48,510 --> 00:00:51,240 ‫And then you can work securely with that expert 21 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,610 ‫by giving him access, or her access 22 00:00:53,610 --> 00:00:56,220 ‫securely to your AWS accounts. 23 00:00:56,220 --> 00:00:59,100 ‫And finally, once you're happy with the work 24 00:00:59,100 --> 00:01:01,740 ‫being delivered, you can unlock milestones 25 00:01:01,740 --> 00:01:03,720 ‫and then the milestones will be charged directly 26 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:05,850 ‫into your AWS bill. 27 00:01:05,850 --> 00:01:08,670 ‫So instead of going to a random freelancer platform, 28 00:01:08,670 --> 00:01:12,780 ‫you can just use AWS IQ to find these experts directly 29 00:01:12,780 --> 00:01:16,290 ‫on this platform and pay from your AWS accounts. 30 00:01:16,290 --> 00:01:18,810 ‫And if you're an expert, then you would create your profile 31 00:01:18,810 --> 00:01:22,410 ‫such as who you are, your photo, your certifications 32 00:01:22,410 --> 00:01:24,060 ‫and then you connect with customers, 33 00:01:24,060 --> 00:01:25,620 ‫then you start a proposal, 34 00:01:25,620 --> 00:01:27,300 ‫and then of course if it's accepted, 35 00:01:27,300 --> 00:01:30,390 ‫then you work securely and you get paid 36 00:01:30,390 --> 00:01:32,523 ‫after the milestones are unlocked. 37 00:01:33,780 --> 00:01:37,590 ‫The other option to get help is to use AWS re:Post. 38 00:01:37,590 --> 00:01:40,290 ‫So this is actually a forum, okay, 39 00:01:40,290 --> 00:01:43,230 ‫so this is a community forum in which you find answers, 40 00:01:43,230 --> 00:01:45,420 ‫you answer questions, you'll find best practices 41 00:01:45,420 --> 00:01:46,650 ‫or you can join groups. 42 00:01:46,650 --> 00:01:49,380 ‫So it's an AWS-managed Q&A service 43 00:01:49,380 --> 00:01:51,840 ‫that's offering crowd-sourced expert reviewed 44 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:55,080 ‫answers to your technical questions about AWS 45 00:01:55,080 --> 00:02:00,080 ‫and that replaces what used to be the original AWS forums. 46 00:02:00,510 --> 00:02:02,220 ‫So the idea that it looks just like, for example 47 00:02:02,220 --> 00:02:03,900 ‫if you know Stack Overflow, 48 00:02:03,900 --> 00:02:06,450 ‫someone asks a question and then you get answers, 49 00:02:06,450 --> 00:02:09,990 ‫some of them can be up-voted, some of them can be accepted 50 00:02:09,990 --> 00:02:12,360 ‫and they're reviewed by experts all the time. 51 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,150 ‫So it's part of the AWS Free Tier, 52 00:02:15,150 --> 00:02:17,610 ‫so it doesn't cost you anything to access it. 53 00:02:17,610 --> 00:02:19,620 ‫And then if you're a community member, 54 00:02:19,620 --> 00:02:22,470 ‫you can go on this forum and start to earn reputations 55 00:02:22,470 --> 00:02:25,830 ‫to build your expert status and review other answers. 56 00:02:25,830 --> 00:02:27,960 ‫So you can get some good stuff 57 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,530 ‫and some good reputation from participating on re:Post. 58 00:02:31,530 --> 00:02:35,790 ‫Then in case you are a premium customer on AWS, 59 00:02:35,790 --> 00:02:38,910 ‫and you do not receive a response from the community, 60 00:02:38,910 --> 00:02:41,340 ‫then automatically your question is passed 61 00:02:41,340 --> 00:02:45,360 ‫to AWS support engineers and they will answer your question. 62 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:46,680 ‫So that's pretty cool. 63 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,590 ‫And very important at the exam, you should know this, 64 00:02:49,590 --> 00:02:52,290 ‫is that the re:Post is not used to get 65 00:02:52,290 --> 00:02:54,480 ‫to questions that are time sensitive, 66 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,730 ‫or to involve any preparatory action, okay? 67 00:02:56,730 --> 00:02:58,290 ‫If you need a help right now, 68 00:02:58,290 --> 00:03:01,350 ‫then re:Post is not your service. 69 00:03:01,350 --> 00:03:02,580 ‫So that's it for this lecture. 70 00:03:02,580 --> 00:03:03,630 ‫I hope you liked it. 71 00:03:03,630 --> 00:03:05,583 ‫And I will see you in the next lecture.