Architecting on AWS

Course Introduction

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Preparing for class

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Optimize your learning

Rest during breaks. Have fun.

Participate. Ask questions.

Make your learning

Do the labs.
important.

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Logistics
• Breaks and lunch
• Security
• Cell phones
• Virtual classroom features
• Audio
• Chat
• Raise hand

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Prerequisites
We recommend that course attendees complete one of the
following prerequisites:
1. AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
2. AWS Technical Essentials
3. Build a working knowledge of:
• Distributed systems
• Networking concepts
• IP addressing
• Multi-tier architectures
AWS Cloud Practitioner
• Cloud computing concepts Essentials course

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Register for access to guides and lab environments

Make sure you register for AWS Builder Labs.

• Refer to your welcome email for registration information.

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Student and lab guides

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Lab requirements
• Computer running: • Reliable internet connection able to
• Windows browse the internet by using HTTPS
• macOS
• Linux: Ubuntu, SUSE, or Red Hat • Register for AWS Builder Labs:
• Turn off ad and script blockers
• Recommended web browser:
• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Edge

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About you

Tell us the following:

• First name
• Organization and role
• What do you expect of this course?

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Course overview

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Course objective

Identify Amazon Web Services (AWS) services, compare features, and

explore best practices to architect resilient, secure, and highly available IT
solutions on AWS.

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Day 1 agenda

Section title Estimated time

Module 1: Architecting Fundamentals 45 minutes

Lab 1: Explore and interact with the AWS Management Console and AWS Command
35 minutes
Line Interface

Module 2: Account Security 60 minutes

Lunch 60 minutes

Module 3: Networking 1 60 minutes

Module 4: Compute 75 minutes

Lab 2: Build your Amazon VPC infrastructure 45 minutes

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Day 2 agenda

Section title Estimated time

Module 5: Storage 70 minutes

Module 6: Database Services 70 minutes

Lab 3: Create a database layer in your Amazon VPC infrastructure 45 minutes

Lunch 60 minutes

Module 7: Monitoring and Scaling 70 minutes

Lab 4: Configure high availability in your Amazon VPC 45 minutes

Module 8: Automation 30 minutes

Module 9: Containers 40 minutes

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Day 3 agenda

Section title Estimated time

Module 10: Networking 2 45 minutes

Module 11: Serverless 45 minutes

Lab 5: Build a serverless architecture 45 minutes

Module 12: Edge Services 60 minutes

Lunch 60 minutes

Lab 6: Configure an Amazon CloudFront distribution with an Amazon S3 origin 60 minutes

Module 13: Backup and Recovery 40 minutes

Capstone Lab: Build an AWS multi-tier architecture 90 minutes

Course summary 10 minutes

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Capstone lab

• Review and analyze architectural solutions

based on project data, best practices, and the
AWS Well-Architected Framework.

• Design the architecture in a lab, without

specific guidance.

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Capstone architecture check-in

Region
VPC
Availability Zone
Public subnet App subnet Database
subnet

NAT gateway EFS mount Aurora replica

App servers target

Auto
Scaling
Application group
Internet Load Balancer Amazon EFS
gateway
Public subnet Database
subnet
EFS mount
target Aurora primary
DB instance
NAT gateway App servers App subnet
Availability Zone

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Module format

Review and
Poll question Business requests Research
present solutions

Live group chat

• Polls and knowledge checks

• Questions for the instructor

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 Business
requests
The chief technology officer has hired you as a
solutions architect to work on a number of
projects for Example Corp.

Pay attention to what your stakeholder needs to

know. It is your job to help them in their journey
Chief Technology in the AWS Cloud.
Officer

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Supplemental learning

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Online Course Supplement (OCS)

Resource lists by
module and
solution
Architecting on AWS
Online Course
Supplement (OCS) Knowledge
checks

OCS

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AWS documentation resources

AWS Documentation

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End of introduction

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