Live-Online: Architecting on AWS with JAM

Day 1

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

Day 2
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

Day 3
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 consultation.

Day 4: AWS Jam Day

• Solve real-world challenges together as a team in a safe AWS environment, guided by your instructor
• Compete against other teams to win the challenge with your colleagues and put your AWS skills into action
• All challenges are based on the scope of the course and will support your learning curve in a very effective way

Consists of the following modules

• Architecting on AWS – JAM Day
• Architecting on AWS

• 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

AWS JAM Day will be featured on the final 4th day of this course, as a gamified event where you will be split into teams to compete in a series of best practice challenges based on concepts covered in the course. In addition to the hands-on labs of the ILT courses, an additional day of curated and instructor-facilitated challenges allows learners to use AWS Jam to address real-world scenarios, representing common operational and troubleshooting tasks relevant for your job role. You will be able to apply your knowledge in a safe and real AWS environment and score points if you solve the challenge correctly. The aim of an AWS Jam is to develop, improve, and validate your skills in the AWS cloud and get ready to use your practical skills when you are back on your daily job.

This course prepares you to achieve the following official AWS Certification: 
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.

This course is intended for the following job roles:

• Solution Architect
• Cyber Security