Duration: 3 days – 21 hrs
Overview
The “Architecting on AWS” course is designed to teach solutions architects how to optimize the use of the AWS Cloud by understanding AWS services and how these services fit into cloud-based solutions. The course emphasizes AWS cloud best practices and recommended design patterns to help students think through the process of architecting optimal IT solutions on AWS. It also covers case studies of well-architected AWS infrastructures, demonstrating how to build secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure for various applications and workloads.
Objectives
• Identify AWS architecting basic practices
• Summarize the fundamentals of account security
• Identify strategies to build a secure virtual network that includes private and public subnets
• Practice building a multi-tier architecture in AWS
• Identify strategies to select the appropriate compute resources based on business use cases
• Compare and contrast AWS storage products and services based on business scenarios
• Compare and contrast AWS database services based on business needs
• Identify the role of monitoring, load balancing, and auto scaling responses based on business needs
• Identify and discuss AWS automation tools that will help you build, maintain, and evolve your infrastructure
• Discuss hybrid networking, network peering, and gateway and routing solutions to extend and secure your infrastructure
• Explore AWS container services for the rapid implementation of an infrastructure-agnostic, portable application environment
• Identify the business and security benefits of AWS serverless services based on business examples
• Discuss the ways in which AWS edge services address latency and security
• Explore AWS backup, recovery solutions, and best practices to ensure resiliency and business continuity
Audience
Solutions Architects:
• Professionals responsible for designing and deploying applications on AWS.
• Those looking to deepen their understanding of AWS services and architecture best practices.
Solution Design Engineers:
• Engineers involved in creating and implementing AWS solutions.
• Those needing to enhance their skills in building scalable, resilient, and cost-effective applications on AWS.
Infrastructure Engineers:
• Engineers responsible for managing and maintaining cloud infrastructure.
• Those interested in optimizing infrastructure performance and efficiency using AWS services.
DevOps Engineers:
• Professionals involved in automating deployment and operations of applications on AWS.
• Those who want to learn how to use AWS tools for continuous integration and delivery.
IT Managers and Directors:
• Managers overseeing cloud-based projects and infrastructure.
• Those looking to understand AWS architectural principles to better guide their teams.
Cloud Practitioners:
• Individuals who have basic knowledge of AWS and wish to advance their architectural skills.
• Those preparing for AWS Certified Solutions Architect exams.
System Administrators:
• Administrators managing on-premises and cloud-based systems.
• Those wanting to transition to cloud-based architecture and operations.
Developers:
• Developers building cloud-native applications.
• Those who want to understand how their applications interact with AWS infrastructure.
Technical Project Managers:
• Project managers handling AWS migration or deployment projects.
• Those needing a technical understanding of AWS to effectively manage project timelines and resources.
Security Engineers:
• Security professionals focused on cloud security.
• Those looking to ensure secure architecture design and implementation on AWS.
Prerequisites
• Completed AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials, or AWS Technical Essentials
• Working knowledge of distributed systems
• Familiarity with general networking concepts
• Familiarity with IP addressing
• Working knowledge of multi-tier architectures
• Familiarity with cloud computing concepts
Course Content
Module 1: Architecting Fundamentals
• AWS services
• AWS infrastructure
• AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Hands-on lab: Explore and interact with the AWS Management Console and AWS Command Line Interface
Module 2: Account Security
• Principals and identities
• Security policies
• Managing multiple accounts
Module 3: Networking 1
• IP addressing
• VPC fundamentals
• VPC traffic security
Module 4: Compute
• Compute services
• EC2 instances
• Storage for EC2 instances
• Amazon EC2 pricing options
• AWS Lambda
• Hands-On Lab: Build your Amazon VPC infrastructure
Module 5: Storage
• Storage services
• Amazon S3
• Shared file systems
• Data migration tools
Module 6: Database Services
• Database services
• Amazon RDS
• Amazon DynamoDB
• Database caching
• Database migration tools
• Hands-on Lab: Create a database layer in your Amazon VPC infrastructure
Module 7: Monitoring and Scaling
• Monitoring
• Alarms and events
• Load balancing
• Auto scaling
• Hands-on Lab: Configure high availability in your Amazon VPC
Module 8: Automation
• AWS CloudFormation
• Infrastructure management
Module 9: Containers
• Microservices
• Containers
• Container services
Module 10: Networking 2
• VPC endpoints
• VPC peering
• Hybrid networking
• AWS Transit Gateway
Module 11: Serverless
• What is serverless?
• Amazon API Gateway
• Amazon SQS
• Amazon SNS
• Amazon Kinesis
• AWS Step Functions
• Hands-on Lab: Build a serverless architecture
Module 12: Edge Services
• Edge fundamentals
• Amazon Route 53
• Amazon CloudFront
• DDoS protection
• AWS Outposts
• Hands-On Lab: Configure an Amazon CloudFront distribution with an Amazon S3 origin
Module 13: Backup and Recovery
• Disaster planning
• AWS Backup
• Recovery strategies
• Hands-on Lab: Capstone lab – Build an AWS Multi-Tier architecture. Participants review the concepts and services learned in class and build a solution based on a scenario. The lab environment provides partial solutions to promote analysis and reflection. Participants deploy a highly available architecture. The instructor is available for consultations.
