Advanced Architecting on AWS

Design, Deploy, and Evaluate applications on AWS within diverse, complex requirements

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Overview

In this course, each module presents a scenario with an architectural challenge to be solved. Students will examine available AWS services and features as solutions to the problem. Students will gain insights by participating in problem-based discussions and learning about the AWS services that they 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 CI/CD, security and DDoS protection, data lakes and data stores, edge services, migration options, and managing costs. The course concludes by presenting students with scenarios and challenging them to identify the best solutions. 

Activities 

  • This course includes presentations, group discussions, use cases, videos, assessments, and hands-on labs. 
  • Problem-based learning: The narrative presents projects and user stories, explaining what is possible and not possible with and without AWS products and services, and highlighting the advantages that AWS provides. 

Course overview

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Type: Classroom (virtual and in person)
  • Length: 3 days

Key Features of the course

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Get 3 days of interactive and intensive training

Expert level training

Top-notch level training to sculpt careers as an AWS Champion

Continuous Learning

The course includes case study based discussions and lab sessions

AWS Skills

Master the AWS skills and become a AWS Champion

Practice AWS

Learn to how apply relevant AWS services in your enterprise

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Curriculum

Topics Covered

  • Module 1: Reviewing Architecting Concepts
    • Group Exercise: Review Architecting on AWS core best practices
    • Lab 1: Securing Amazon S3 VPC Endpoint Communications
  • Module 2: Single to Multiple Accounts
    • AWS Organizations for multi-account access and permissions
    • AWS SSO to simplify access and authentication across AWS accounts and third-party services
    • AWS Control Tower
    • Permissions, access, and authentication
  • Module 3: Hybrid Connectivity
    • AWS Client VPN authentication and control
    • AWS Site-to-Site VPN
    • AWS Direct Connect for hybrid public and private connections
    • Increasing bandwidth and reducing cost
    • Basic, high, and maximum resiliency
    • Amazon Route 53 Resolver DNS resolution
  • Module 4: Specialized Infrastructure
    • AWS Storage Gateway solutions
    • On-demand VMware Cloud on AWS
    • Extending cloud infrastructure services with AWS Outposts
    • AWS Local Zones for latency-sensitive workloads
    • Your 5G network with and without AWS Wavelength
  • Module 5: Connecting Networks
    • Simplifying private subnet connections
    • VPC isolation with a shared services VPC
    • Transit Gateway Network Manager and VPC Reachability Analyzer
    • AWS Resource Access Manager
    • AWS PrivateLink and endpoint services
    • Lab 2: Configuring Transit Gateways
  • Module 6: Containers
    • Container solutions compared to virtual machines
    • Docker benefits, components, solutions architecture, and versioning
    • Container hosting on AWS to reduce cost
    • Managed container services: Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) and Amazon
    • Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)
    • AWS Fargate
    • Lab 3: Deploying an Application with Amazon EKS on Fargate
  • Module 7: Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
    • CI/CD solutions and impact
    • CI/CD automation with AWS CodePipeline
    • Deployment models
    • AWS CloudFormation StackSets to improve deployment management
  • Module 8: High Availability and DDoS Protection
    • Common DDoS attacks layers
    • AWS WAF
    • AWS WAF web access control lists (ACLs), real-time metrics, logs, and security automation
    • AWS Shield Advanced services and AWS DDoS Response Team (DRT) services
    • AWS Network Firewall and AWS Firewall Manager to protect accounts at scale
  • Module 9: Securing Data
    • What cryptography is, why you would use it, and how to use it
    • AWS KMS
    • AWS CloudHSM architecture
    • FIPS 140-2 Level 2 and Level 3 encryption
    • Secrets Manager
  • Module 10: Large-Scale Data Stores
    • Amazon S3 data storage management including storage class, inventory, metrics, and policies
    • Data lake vs. data warehouse: Differences, benefits, and examples
    • AWS Lake Formation solutions, security, and control
    • Lab 4: Setting Up a Data Lake with Lake Formation
  • Module 11: Large-Scale Applications
    • What edge services are and why you would use them
    • Improve performance and mitigate risk with Amazon CloudFront
    • Lambda@Edge
    • AWS Global Accelerator: IP addresses, intelligent traffic distribution, and health checks
    • Lab 5: Migrating an On-Premises NFS Share Using AWS DataSync and Storage Gateway
  • Module 12: Optimizing Cost
    • On-premises and cloud acquisition/deprecation cycles
    • Cloud cost management tools including reporting, control, and tagging
    • Examples and analysis of the five pillars of cost optimization
  • Module 13: Migrating Workloads
    • Business drivers and the process for migration
    • Successful customer practices
    • The 7 Rs to migrate and modernize
    • Migration tools and services from AWS
    • Migrating databases and large data stores
    • AWS Schema Conversion Tool (AWS SCT)
  • Module 14: Capstone Project
    • Use the Online Course Supplement (OCS) to review use cases, investigate data, and answer architecting design questions about Transit Gateway, hybrid connectivity, migration, and cost optimization.

Prerequisite

In order to attend the course, the attendee must have:

  • Knowledge and experience with core AWS services from the compute, storage, networking, and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) categories. At least one of the following:
  • Attended the Architecting on AWS classroom training OR
  • Achieved the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification OR
  • Have at least 1 year of experience operating AWS workloads

Exam Details

Exam Name:Advanced Architecting on AWS

No. of Questions : 40 – 60

Duration :140 minutes

Passing Score : 70%

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Skills Measured

Domain 1: Design for Organizational Complexity 12.5%

Domain 2: Design for New Solutions 31%

Domain 3: Migration Planning 15%

Domain 4: Cost Control 12.5%

Domain 4: Continuous Improvement 29%

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Certification Process

  • 01

    Enroll in Advanced Architecting on AWS course

  • 02

    Pass the exam

  • 03

    Get certified as an Advanced Architecting on AWS

Industry Connect

Who should attend this course?

  • Cloud architects

  • Solutions architects

  • Anyone who designs solutions for cloud infrastructures

What skills will you learn in the course?

You’ll learn how to secure Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) virtual private cloud (VPC) endpoint connections in a lab environment.

Best practices for what services to use and how to implement permissions managemen

You’ll learn AWS hybrid network designs to address traffic increases and streamline remote work while ensuring FIPS 140-2 Level 2 or Level 3 security compliance.

You will gain knowledge about solutions and products available to design a hybrid infrastructure.

Why should you attend this course?

The Architecting on AWS course is ideal for those looking to improve their AWS cloud skills and propel their career path. With a high demand for AWS solutions architects and higher earning potential for trained employees, the AWS Certified Solutions Architect is the most-sought after profession.

  • Build highly scalable and cost effective applications.
  • Become an Amazon certified professional.
  • Market yourself as a Certified AWS Solutions Architect.
  • Land in high-ranked job roles in prestigious companies.

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Through a series of use case scenarios and practical learning, you'll explore AWS services that can be applied to solve architectural problems. You’ll find opportunities to combine your new knowledge with critical thinking and problem-solving skills. This course culminates in a final review project to reinforce what you’ve learned throughout the three days. AWS Advance Architecting on AWS – is intended for individuals with experience and expertise working with AWS services to design, Design for Organizational Complexity solutions, Design for New Solutions, Migration Planning, Cost Control, Continuous Improvement.

  • IT professionals
  • Cloud architects
  • Solutions architects
  • Anyone who designs solutions for cloud infrastructures

Candidates need to answer between 75 questions, either multiple choice or multiple response.

Candidates will get 180 minutes to complete the Microsoft Azure Architect Expert exam .

The exam will cost about 300 USD

Candidates will need to score 700 to pass the Advance Architecting on AWS exam, On each exam domain, a minimum score of 35 percent needs to be scored.

Candidates must wait for 24 hours to retake the Advance Architecting exam. Also, candidates can log in to their certification dashboard to reschedule the exam .

AWS Certifications are valid for three years. To maintain your AWS Certified status, we require you to periodically demonstrate your continued expertise though a process called recertification. Recertification helps strengthen the overall value of your AWS Certification and shows individuals and employers that your credential covers the latest AWS knowledge, skills, and best practices .

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