AWS Introduction – designing and building cloud applications

Why take this course

If you’re a developer, architect, or administrator and you want to quickly get started with Amazon Web Services technology, this training is for you. You’ll learn how to design secure and cost-effective solutions in the AWS cloud. This will give you a solid foundation for building Serverless applications and effectively managing infrastructure, enabling your team to work more efficiently and confidently.

What you'll learn

• Understand data processing concepts in the cloud based on AWS technology.
• Manage cloud infrastructure security.
• Design cost-effective solutions in the AWS cloud.
• Build Serverless applications based on AWS technology.
• Use the Python boto library to interact with AWS infrastructure.

Certification & Exam

Upon completion of the training, you will receive a certificate of participation, confirming your newly acquired AWS cloud skills. There is no final exam—all you need is active participation in the classes.

Who is this course for

This training is designed for individuals who administer IT infrastructure in the cloud, as well as architects and developers of software based on Amazon Web Services technology. It is also an ideal fit for managers who lead IT teams migrating to the AWS cloud.

Topics covered

• Virtual servers in the cloud, Amazon EC2
  • types of EC2 instances, monitoring and metrics
  • EBS, EC2 instance state and data persistence
  • Amazon Machine Images (AMI) and Snapshots
  • Creating and configuring VPC, network security
• AWS identity and access management (IAM)
  • Creating and managing users, user types
  • Policies, groups and roles
  • Security and recommended best practices
• Storing data in the cloud with Amazon S3.
  • AWS S3 Glacier, object lifecycle management
  • Optimizing cloud processing with S3
• Relational database systems in the cloud (RDS)
  • MsSQL, Oracle, MySQL, Aurora, PostgreSQL
  • Administering data persistence in Amazon RDS (configuring master-slave, snapshots)
• Serverless architectures cased on AWS Lambda
  • Python boto programming interface
  • AWS Lambda, types of triggers, permissions
  • Decoupling serverless architectures, Amazon SQS, integration with other services
• DynamoDB
  • Designing a NoSQL database and integration issues
  • Indexes and autoscaling
• Introduction to data analysis and BI in the cloud – Redshift and Quicksight