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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Workshop Details

Workshop AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

current course dates can be found at the bottom of this page … company training available on request!

Course description

Designed as a complement to Architecting on AWS, this half-day workshop is for attendees preparing for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam. In this workshop, we explain what to expect at the testing center and during the exam. We will introduce you to the structure of the exam, such as the format of the questions, the content areas, and the distribution of questions related to these areas. We will also instruct you on how to interpret the concepts tested by a question so that you can better avoid wrong answers. During the workshop, you will be able to demonstrate your knowledge and test concepts through a series of sample exercise questions.

Workshop objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

  • Navigate the logistics of the examination process
  • Understand the exam structure and question types
  • Identify how questions relate to AWS architectural concepts
  • Interpret the concepts being tested by an exam question
  • Allocate your time studying for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

Activities

This course includes:

  •  presentations
  • group discussion
  • sample exercise questions

Course duration / Price

  • 1/2 day / € 750.00 (excl. tax) per person (DE)

Course outline

  • Testing center information and expectations
  • Exam overview and structure
  • Content domains and question breakdown
  • Topics and concepts within content domains
  • Question structure and interpretation techniques
  • Practice exam questions

IMPORTANT: Please bring your notebook (Windows, Linux or Mac) to our trainings. If this is not possible, please contact us in advance.

Course materials are in English, on request also in German (if available).
Course language is German, on request also in English.

Developing on AWS Training

Developing on AWS Training

current course dates can be found at the bottom of this page … company training available on request!

Course description

This course teaches experienced developers how to programmatically interact with AWS services to build web solutions. It guides you through a high-level architectural discussion on resource selection and dives deep into using the AWS Software Development Kits (AWS SDKs) and Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) to build and deploy your cloud applications. You will build a sample application during this course, learning how to set up permissions to the development environment, adding business logic to process data using AWS core services, configure user authentications, deploy to AWS cloud, and debug to resolve application issues. The course includes code examples to help you implement the design patterns and solutions discussed in the course. The labs reinforce key course content and help you to implement solutions using the AWS SDK for Python, .Net, and Java, the AWS CLI, and the AWS Management Console.

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

  • Build a simple end-to-end cloud application using AWS Software Development Kits (AWS SDKs), Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), and IDEs.
  • Configure AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) permissions to support a development environment.
  • Use multiple programming patterns in your applications to access AWS services.
  • Use AWS SDKs to perform CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations on Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon DynamoDB resources.
  • Build AWS Lambda functions with other service integrations for your web applications.
  • Understand the benefits of microservices architectures and serverless applications to design.
  • Develop API Gateway components and integrate with other AWS services.
  • Explain how Amazon Cognito controls user access to AWS resources.
  • Build a web application using Cognito to provide and control user access.
  • Use DevOps methodology to reduce the risks associated with traditional application releases and identify AWS services that help in implementing DevOps practices.
  • Use AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) to deploy an application.

Intended audience

This course is intended for experienced:

  • Software developers
  • Solution architects
  • IT workers who want to improve their developing skills using AWS Services

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

  • Working knowledge of AWS core services
  • Programming experience in any one of the following languages: Java, C#/.Net or Python

Activities

This course includes:

  • Training with instructor
    Practical exercises

Course duration / Price

  • 3 days
  • € 2,095.00 (excl. tax) per person (DE)
  • CHF 2,500.00 (excl. tax) per person (CH)

Course outline

Day 1: Basics

  • Introduction to development in AWS
  • Selecting a data store
  • Developing storage solutions with Amazon S3
  • Developing Flexible NoSQL Solutions with Amazon DynamoDB

Day 2: Connecting Applications and Data with Event-Driven Processing

  • Working with Events
  • Developing Event Driven Solutions with Amazon Kinesis Stream
  • Developing Event Driven Solutions with Amazon SWF, Amazon SQS, and Amazon SNS
  • Developing Event Driven Solutions with AWS Lambda

Day 3: Developing and Deploying Secure and Scalable Applications

  • Develop secure applications
  • Capture data for scalability in the cache
  • Monitor your applications and AWS resources with Amazon CloudWatch
  • Deploy applications with AWS Elastic Beanstalk and AWS CloudFormation

IMPORTANT: Please bring your notebook (Windows, Linux or Mac) to our trainings. If this is not possible, please contact us in advance.

Course materials are in English, on request also in German (if available).
Course language is German, on request also in English.

Advanced Architecting on AWS Training

Advanced Architecting on AWS Training

current course dates can be found at the bottom of this page … company training available on request!

Course description

In this course, each module presents a scenario with an architectural challenge to be solved. You will examine available AWS services and features as solutions to the problem. You will gain insights by participating in problem-based discussions and learning about the AWS services that you could apply to
meet the challenges. Over 3 days, the course goes beyond the basics of a cloud infrastructure and covers topics to meet a variety of needs for AWS customers. Course modules focus on managing multiple AWS accounts, hybrid connectivity and devices, networking with a focus on AWS Transit Gateway connectivity, container services, automation tools for continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), security and distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection, data lakes and data stores, edge services, migration options, and managing costs. The course concludes by presenting you with scenarios and challenging you to identify the best solutions

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

  • Apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
  • Manage multiple AWS accounts for your organization.
  • Connect on-premises data centers to the AWS Cloud.
  • Understand financial aspects of connecting VPCs in multiple regions.
  • Move large amounts of data from on-premises data centers to the AWS Cloud.
  • Design large data stores for the AWS Cloud.
  • Explore different architectures for scaling a large website.
  • Protect infrastructures against DDoS attacks.
  • Secure data on AWS in an encrypted manner.
  • Identify ways to secure data in transit or at rest
  • Optimize the performance of your solutions.
  • Select the most appropriate AWS deployment mechanism.

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

  • cloud architects, solutions architects, and anyone who designs solutions for cloud infrastructures.

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

Activities

This course includes:

  • Training with instructor
  • Practical exercises

This course provides activities that allow you to test new skills and apply knowledge through practical exercises.

Course duration / Price

  • 3 days
  • € 2,095.00 (excl. tax) per person (DE)
  • CHF 3,200.00 (excl. tax) per person (CH)

Course outline

Day 1

  • Review of architecting concepts for cloud best practices and the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
  • AWS account strategies
  • Advanced Network Architectures
  • Deployment management in AWS

Day 2

  • Setting up large data stores
  • Migrating big data stores to AWS
  • Big Data Architectures
  • Designing for large-scale applications

Day 3

  • Integrate reliability into your architecture
  • Data encryption and key management in AWS
  • Securing data in AWS
  • Improve performance

IMPORTANT: Please bring your notebook (Windows, Linux or Mac) to our trainings. If this is not possible, please contact us in advance.

Course materials are in English, on request also in German (if available).
Course language is German, on request also in English.

Architecting on AWS Training

Architecting on AWS Training

current course dates can be found at the bottom of this page … company training available on request!

Course description

Architecting on AWS is for solutions architects, solution-design engineers, and developers seeking an understanding of AWS architecting. In this course, you will learn to identify services and features to build resilient, secure, and highly available IT solutions on the AWS Cloud.

Architectural solutions differ depending on industry, types of applications, and business size. AWS Authorized Instructors emphasize best practices using the AWS Well-Architected Framework, and guide you through the process of designing optimal IT solutions based on real-life scenarios. The modules focus on account security, networking, compute, storage, databases, monitoring, automation, containers, serverless architecture, edge services, and backup and recovery. At the end of the course, you will practice building a solution and apply what you have learned.

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

  • 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

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

  • Solutions Architects
  • Solution Design Engineers

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

  • Completed 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

Activities

This course includes:

  • Training with instructor
  • Practical exercises

This course provides activities that allow you to test new skills and apply knowledge through practical exercises.

Course duration / Price

  • 3 days
  • € 1,845.00 (excl. tax) per person (DE)
  • CHF 2,500.00 (excl. tax) per person (CH)

Course outline

Day 1

  • Module 1: Introduction
  • Module 2: The Simplest Architectures – Part I
  • Module 3: The Simplest Architectures – Part II
  • Module 4: Adding a Database Layer
  • Lab 1: Deploying a Web Application on AWS
  • Module 5: Networking In AWS Part 1
  • Lab 2: Creating a Virtual Private Cloud

Day 2

  • Module 6: Networking In AWS Part 2
  • Module 7: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • Module 8: Elasticity, Monitoring
  • Module 8: Scaling EC2, RDS, DynamoDB
  • Lab 3: Creating a Highly Available Environment
  • Module 9: Automation (CloudFormation)
  • Module 9: Automation (SSM, OpsWorks, Elastic Beanstalk)
  • Lab 4: Automating Infrastructure Deployment with AWS CloudFormation

Day 3

  • Module 10: Caching
  • Module 11: Building Decoupled Architectures
  • Module 12: Container und ECS
  • Module 12: Serverless Architectures
  • Lab 5: Implementing a Serverless Architecture with AWS Managed Services
  • Module 13: RTO/RPO and Backup Recovery Setup
  • Module 14: Optimizations and Review
  • Module 15: Course Wrap-up

IMPORTANT: Please bring your notebook (Windows, Linux or Mac) to our trainings. If this is not possible, please contact us in advance.

Course materials are in English, on request also in German (if available).
Course language is German, on request also in English.

AWS DevOps Engineering on AWS Training Details

DevOps Engineering on AWS Training

current course dates can be found at the bottom of this page … company training available on request!

Course description

DevOps Engineering on AWS teaches you how to use the combination of DevOps cultural philosophies,
practices, and tools to increase your organization’s ability to develop, deliver, and maintain applications and
services at high velocity on AWS. This course covers Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD),
infrastructure as code, microservices, monitoring and logging, and communication and collaboration.

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

  • Use DevOps best practices to develop, deliver, and maintain applications and services at high velocity on AWS
  • List the advantages, roles and responsibilities of small autonomous DevOps teams
  • Design and implement an infrastructure on AWS that supports DevOps development projects
  • Leverage AWS Cloud9 to write, run and debug your code
  • Deploy various environments with AWS CloudFormation
  • Host secure, highly scalable, and private Git repositories with AWS CodeCommit
  • Integrate Git repositories into CI/CD pipelines
  • Automate build, test, and packaging code with AWS CodeBuild
  • Securely store and leverage Docker images and integrate them into your CI/CD pipelines
  • Build CI/CD pipelines to deploy applications on Amazon EC2, serverless applications, and container-based applications
  • Implement common deployment strategies such as “all at once,” “rolling,” and “blue/green”
  • Integrate testing and security into CI/CD pipelines
  • Monitor applications and environments using AWS tools and technologies

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

  • System administrators
    Software developers

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

  • Previous attendance at the System Operations on AWS or Developing on AWS courses
  • Working knowledge of one or more high-level programing languages, such as C#, Java, PHP, Ruby, Python
  • Intermediate knowledge of administering Linux or Windows systems at the command-line level
  • Two or more years of experience provisioning, operating, and managing AWS environments

Activities

This course includes:

  • Training with instructor
  • Practical exercises

Course duration / Price

  • 3 days – € 2,095.00 (excl. tax) per person (DE)

Course outline

Note: Course content may vary slightly depending on location and/or language.

Day 1

  • Introduction to DevOps
  • AWS command line interface
  • Introduction to DevSecOps
  • Deployment strategies and developer tools

Day 2

  • Infrastructure as code
  • In-depth knowledge of AWS developer tools
  • Automated testing on AWS

Day 3

  • Configuration Management
  • Development with AMI and Amazon EC2 Systems Manager
  • Containers: Docker and Amazon ECS
  • DevOps – customer case studies
  • Course Summary

IMPORTANT: Please bring your notebook (Windows, Linux or Mac) to our trainings. If this is not possible, please contact us in advance.

Course materials are in English, on request also in German (if available).
Course language is German, on request also in English.