Advanced Architecting on AWS
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Overview
Advanced Architecting on AWS is intended for individuals who are experienced with designing scalable and elastic applications on the AWS platform. Building on concepts introduced in Architecting on AWS, this course covers how to build complex solutions that incorporate data services, governance, and security on AWS. This course introduces specialised AWS services, including AWS Direct Connect and AWS Storage Gateway to support hybrid architecture. It also covers designing best practices for building scalable, elastic, secure, and highly available applications on AWS.
Our AWS-certified trainers will ensure you get the most out of your training, providing an interactive, hands-on approach. 99% of our attendees say their AWS training has led to improved workplace performance.
Target Audience
This course is intended for experienced IT professionals who are already familiar with AWS services.
Delivery Methods
This course is delivered through a mix of:
- Instructor-Led Training (ILT)
- Web-Based Training (WBT)
- Hands-On Labs
Hands-On Activity
This course allows you to test new skills and apply knowledge to your working environment through a variety of practical exercises.
Prerequisites
We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisites:
- Attended Architecting on AWS
- Achieved AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate OR
- Have at least 1 year of experience operating AWS workloads
Learning Outcomes
On this course you will learn how to:
- Apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Manage multiple AWS accounts for your organisation
- Connect on-premises data centers to the AWS Cloud
- Understand billing implications of connecting multi-region VPCs
- Move large data from on-premises data centers to the AWS Cloud
- Design large datastores for the AWS Cloud
- Understand different architectural designs for scaling a large website
- Protect your infrastructure from DDoS attacks
- Secure your data on AWS with encryption
- Design protection of data at rest as well as data in flight
- Enhance the performance of your solutions
- Select the most appropriate AWS deployment mechanism
Course Outline
Day 1
- Architecting review
- Multiple Accounts
- Hybrid Connectivity
- Specialized Infrastructure
- Connecting Networks
- Containers
Day 2
- CI/CD
- High Availability and DDos
- Securing Data
- Large-Scale Data Stores
Day 3
- Migrating Workloads
- Optimizing Costs
- Architecting for the Edge
- Review Projects
Why choose QA
- Award-winning training, top NPS scores
- Nearly 300,000 learners in 2020
- Our training experts are industry leaders
- Read more about QA
Special Notices
Labs - Please note: The labs for your AWS course will be delivered through AWS Builder labs. In order to access these labs you will need to have an Amazon BuilderID. You can set up your new Amazon account here (Create your AWS Builder ID - AWS Sign-In (amazon.com)). Please ensure that you have set up this Amazon BuilderID in advance of attending your class.
Courseware – Please note: In order to access your digital course materials you are required to set up a Gilmore account in advance of attending your course. To do this please follow this link.
Please also be aware that in order to access your materials and Labs it is important that your device and network should not restrict access to AWS or Vitalsource content. For that reason, AWS recommend NOT using a Corporate laptop with any security restrictions in place or the use of a VPN.
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