Advanced Architecting on AWS

Length 3 days
Price ~~$2860~~ $990 inc GST

Course overview

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Why study this course

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 three 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 final module presents you with scenarios and challenges you to identify the best solutions.

This course includes presentations, group discussions, use cases, videos, assessments, and hands-on labs.

We also offer a one-day AWS Jam Session to complement this course and enhance your learning. The AWS Jam is a gamified event, with teams competing to score points by completing a series of challenges based on concepts covered in the course.

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What you’ll learn

This course is designed to teach participants how to:

Review the AWS Well-Architected Framework to ensure understanding of best cloud design practices by responding to poll questions while following a graphic presentation
Demonstrate the ability to secure Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) virtual private cloud (VPC) endpoint connections in a lab environment
Identify how to implement centralised permissions management and reduce risk using AWS Organisations organisational units (OUs) and service control policies (SCPs) with AWS Single Sign-On
Compare the permissions management capabilities of OUs, SCPs, and AWS SSO with and without AWS Control Tower to determine best practices based on use cases
Discuss AWS hybrid network designs to address traffic increases and streamline remote work while ensuring FIPS 140-2 Level 2, or Level 3 security compliance
Explore the solutions and products available to design a hybrid infrastructure, including access to 5G networks, to optimise service and reduce latency while maintaining high security for critical on-premises applications
Explore ways to simplify the connection configurations between applications and high-performance workloads across global networks
Demonstrate the ability to configure a transit gateway in a lab environment
Identify and discuss container solutions and define container management options
Build and test a container in a lab environment
Examine how the AWS developer tools optimise the CI/CD pipeline with updates based on near-real-time data
Identify the anomaly detection and protection services that AWS offers to defend against DDoS attacks
Identify ways to secure data in transit, at rest, and in use with AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) and AWS Secrets Manager
Determine the best data management solution based on frequency of access, and data query and analysis needs
Set up a data lake and examine the advantages of this type of storage configuration to crawl and query data in a lab environment
Identify solutions to optimise edge services to eliminate latency, reduce inefficiencies, and mitigate risks
Identify the components used to automate the scaling of global applications using geolocation and traffic control
Deploy and activate an AWS Storage Gateway file gateway and AWS DataSync in a lab
environment
Review AWS cost management tools to optimise costs while ensuring speed and performance
Review migration tools, services, and processes that AWS provides to implement effective cloud operation models based on use cases and business needs
Provide evidence of your ability to apply the technical knowledge and experience gained in the course to improve business practices by completing a Capstone Project

AWS at Lumify Work

Lumify Work is an official AWS Training Partner for Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. Through our Authorised AWS Instructors, we can provide you with a learning path that’s relevant to you and your organisation, so you can get more out of the cloud. We offer virtual and face-to-face classroom-based training to help you build your cloud skills and enable you to achieve industry-recognised AWS Certification.

Who is the course for?

This course is intended for:

Cloud architects
Solutions architects
Anyone who designs solutions for cloud infrastructures

Course subjects

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 Organisations 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: Specialised 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: Optimising 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 optimisation

Module 13: Migrating Workloads

Business drivers and the process for migration
Successful customer practices
The 7 Rs to migrate and modernise
Migration tools and services from AWS
Migrating databases and large data stores
AWS Schema Conversion Tool (AWS SCT)

Module 14: Review 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 optimisation

Please note: This is an emerging technology course. Course outline is subject to change as needed.

Prerequisites

It is recommended that attendees have the following prerequisites:

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:
- Completed Architecting on AWS course OR
- Achieved the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification OR
- Have at least one year of experience operating AWS workloads

Terms & Conditions

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