AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification Overview The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate training course encompasses the technical concepts of building AWS infrastructure. The course aims to teach solution architects how they can optimally use AWS cloud by utilizing AWS services. It will also impart skills to integrate these services into cloud-based solutions. Participants will also learn recommended design patterns and AWS cloud best practices for designing and optimizing IT solutions. Architecting on AWS training will traverse students through some case studies that present real world infrastructure solutions of AWS customers and the services or strategies implemented by them. Participants can access hands on labs to build AWS infrastructures through guided sessions as well. Objectives AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate certification. This cloud computing credential is currently one of the most valuable and highly sought-after certifications in the IT industry. Having an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate certification validates that professionals have the following abilities:
The knowledge of how to architect and implement secure and powerful applications on AWS technologies. Outlining solutions using architectural design principles that are focused on customer needs and requirements. Providing deployment guidance that follows best practices to organizations through the entire lifecycle of projects.
Who should do AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate training?
Solutions Architects Programmers Cloud Developers Cloud Software Engineers DevOps Professionals Professionals interested in hosting highly scalable, fault-tolerant applications on the AWS cloud
Benefits for doing AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Course? In our AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate training course, students will learn the skills and knowledge that are needed to successfully pass the certification exam given by AWS.
Students will be introduced to and guided through how to effectively prepare for the certification exam. The topics that are covered in the course provide everything that students need to know to become a cloud certified professional. Upon completing the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate course, students will:
Possess the knowledge to earn one of the most sought-after IT certifications in the industry Be very familiar with the AWS platform and its services Have the knowledge needed to design scalable and highly resilient websites on the AWS platform
This course is ideal for anyone who wants to learn foundational knowledge of the AWS platform. That includes AWS beginners, existing Solutions Architects who are not certified, and programmers who are interested in implementing applications on AWS. This AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate training is 2hours and 42 minutes total clock time and students who complete it earn 3 CEU/CPE. All students who finish the course will receive a Certificate of Completion. AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (Architecting on AWS) Benefits Upon Completion of this Course, you will accomplish following:
Take decision based on architectural principles and best practices of AWS Use AWS services to make scalable, reliable, and highly available infrastructure Make greater flexibility and resiliency in an infrastructure using AWS Services Increase performance and reduce costs of the infrastructure
Course Outline Module 1: User Sign up?
User Sign Up Overview Amazon Management Console Management Activity and Billing overview Amazon Pricing
Module 2: AWS Big Picture – 10000 feet overview?
An overview of AWS EC2- An overview EBS- An Overview Security Group-An Overview Elastic IP- An overview Cloud Front-An Overview S3- An overview
Glacier- An overview IAM – An Overview RDS- AN overview
Module 3: Amazon EC2- Win server 2012 (Hands on lab)
Launch Windows server 2012 Instance Decrypt Password and download RDP shortcut client Connect to the EC2 Windows 2012 instance Terminate the Windows server 2012 Instance
Module 4: Amazon EC2- Security Groups (Hands on lab)
Creating Security Groups Modify Security Groups Delete Security Groups
Module 5: Amazon Elastic Block Store (Hands on lab)
Create Standard Volume Create and delete snapshots Assign volumes to Windows server 2012 and Ubuntu 14.04 server Disassociate and Delete volumes
Module 6: Amazon Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) (Hands on lab) Lab 6.1
Launch Two Ubuntu EC2 Instances- apache web servers with user data Edit HTML files to both the servers Test your web Servers through internet
Lab 6.2
Create Elastic Load Balancer Add both the Ubuntu servers to ELB Test your Elastic Load Balancer Delete your Elastic Load Balancer
Module 7: AWS Route53
What is Route53 Route-53 demo integration with ELB you created (Performed by Instructor only)
Module 8: AWS s3 (Hands on lab)
AWS s3- Overview and pricing Create Bucket and Folder Upload, download, share and delete object
Delete Bucket
Module 9: Amazon EC2- Win-2012 with user data (Hands on lab)
Launch the win 2012 R2 server Using PowerShell command based user data web-server Validate user data is executed successfully Terminate Ubuntu server
Module 10: Amazon EC2- Ubuntu 14.04 with user data (Hands on lab))
Launch the EC2 Ubuntu cloud server Using User-data of web-server Validate user data is executed successfully
Module 11: Amazon EC2- Ubuntu 14.04 with Meta data (Hands on lab)
Metadata an overview Fetch metadata information about your ec2 instance Terminate Ubuntu server
Module 12: Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) (Hands on lab)
AWS s3 overview and pricing Create a S3 Bucket File Versioning Static web hosting in s3 Cross Region replication of your objects Using route 53 redirect to access static web (live demo y instructor)
Module 13: Amazon Glacier (Hands on lab)
AWS Glacier overview and pricing Create life cycle policies for your Access data from Glacier Setting auto delete to your data from s3 based on rules
Module 14: AWS Cloud Formation
Infrastructure as Code using Cloud Formation Cloud formation – Create a new stack Deploy sample template in JSON format Use existing templates and deploy
Module 15: AWS- IAM (Identity and Access Management)
What is IAM? – A comprehensive introduction AWS federation with Active directory- Theory only Getting started with IAM
IAM roles – Delegation and federation (Hands on lab) Creating a role Assuming a role Deleting a role IAM user- groups (Hands on lab) Creating a user and group Adding a user to the group Password policy setup for users Attaching policy to users Enabling dual factor authentication to the users IAM Roles (Hands on lab) Creating a an IAM role with ec2 and s3 full access Launch an EC2 instance and validate cli based access
Module 16: AWS CLI
Working with the AWS cli Launch instance with s3 and ec2 full access Configure aws client Create a security group using cli Create a key pair using cli Launch a ec2 instance using cli Stop an ec2 instance using cli Terminate an ec2 instance using cli Create a load balancer using cli Delete a load balancer using cli Create an s3 bucket using cli Upload and download an object from your local machine to s3 through cli List buckets through cli Delete buckets through cli
Module 17: Application Development and Deployment Best Practices
Application deployment using AWS Elastic Beanstalk Deploy python beanstalk environment Deploy IIS environment Terminate python and beanstalk environment
Module 18: AWS- Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
What is VPC? – A comprehensive introduction Understanding VPC configurations VPC with single public subnet VPC with public and private subnet VPC Peering Access control List Configuring VPC Instances (Hands on lab by students) Creating a VPC Subnets Internet Gateway
Routing Configuring a NAT instance Creating security groups Launching instances
Module 19: AWS Managed Services & Database using Python SDK
Describe Amazon DynamoDB Verify key aspects of Amazon RDS Configure python SDK to access to dynamoDB Create tables using python SDK Put item in using sdk Querry using python sdk Delete item using sdk
Module 20: AWS RDS (theory only)
Describe Amazon RDS Manage your own database on ec2 vs using RDS
Module 21: AWS- SNS-SQS and SWF (theory only)
Simple Notification Service (SNS) – Overview and use case Simple Queue Service (SQS) – Overview and use case Simple Workflow (SWF) - Overview and use case
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Certification The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – the Associate exam is designed for those with some experience in designing distributed applications. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their ability to design, manage, and implement applications using tools and services on the AWS platform. This exam was updated in February 2018 to include more AWS services and best practices.
Format: Multiple-choice, multiple-answer Time: 130 minutes (based on the new exam) Cost: 150 USD