Planning and Designing Databases on AWS
Duration : 3 Days (24 Hours)
Planning and Designing Databases on AWS Course Overview:
In this course, participants will learn about planning and designing solutions using purpose-built Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud databases. The course provides insights into the features, characteristics, and design considerations associated with different AWS databases. By the end of the course, participants will possess the analytical skills needed to identify and design the most suitable AWS database solution for their organizational requirements. They will be able to analyze business use cases, assess workloads, and evaluate application needs to make informed decisions regarding the selection of an AWS database solution.
Intended audience
This course is intended for learners in the following roles:
- Solutions architects
- Database architects
- Developers
Module 0: Course Introduction
Course overview
Module 1: AWS Purpose-Built Databases
- Discussing well-architected databases
- Analyzing workload requirements
- Choosing the data model
- Choosing the right purpose-built database
- Knowledge check
Module 2: Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
- Discussing a relational database
- What is Amazon RDS?
- Why Amazon RDS?
- Amazon RDS design considerations
- Knowledge check
Module 3: Amazon Aurora
- What is Amazon Aurora?
- Why Amazon Aurora?
- Aurora design considerations
- Knowledge check
- Challenge Lab 1: Working with Amazon Aurora databases
- Class Activity 1: Choose the Right Relational Database
Module 4: Amazon DynamoDB
- Discussing a key value database
- What is DynamoDB?
- Why DynamoDB?
- DynamoDB design considerations
- Knowledge check
Module 5: Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra)
- Discussing a wide-column database
- What is Apache Cassandra?
- What is Amazon Keyspaces?
- Why Amazon Keyspaces?
- Amazon Keyspaces design considerations
- Knowledge check
Module 6: Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)
- Discussing a document database
- What is Amazon DocumentDB?
© 2022, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. - Why Amazon DocumentDB?
- Amazon DocumentDB design considerations
- Knowledge check
Module 7: Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (Amazon QLDB)
- Discussing a ledger database
- What is Amazon QLDB?
- Why Amazon QLDB?
- Amazon QLDB design considerations
- Knowledge check
- Class Activity 2: Choose the Right Nonrelational Database
- Challenge Lab 2: Working with Amazon DynamoDB Tables
Module 8: Amazon Neptune
- Discussing a graph database
- What is Amazon Neptune?
- Why Amazon Neptune?
- Amazon Neptune design considerations
- Knowledge check
Module 9: Amazon Timestream
- Discussing a timeseries database
- What is Amazon Timestream?
- Why Amazon Timestream?
- Amazon Timestream design considerations
- Knowledge check
Module 10: Amazon ElastiCache
- Discussing an in-memory database
- What is ElastiCache?
- Why ElastiCache?
- ElastiCache design considerations
- Knowledge check
Module 11: Amazon MemoryDB for Redis
- What is Amazon MemoryDB (for Redis)?
- Why Amazon MemoryDB?
- Amazon MemoryDB design considerations
- Knowledge check
Class Activity 3: Let’s Cache In
Module 12: Amazon Redshift
- Discussing a data warehouse
- What is Amazon Redshift?
- Why Amazon Redshift?
- Amazon Redshift design considerations
- Knowledge check
Module 13: Tools for Working with AWS Databases
- Data access and analysis with Amazon Athena
- Data migration with SCT and DMS
Class Activity 4: Overall Picture
Challenge Lab 3: Working with Amazon Redshift clusters
We recommend the following prerequisites for attendees of this course:
- Familiarity with AWS database services
- Understanding of database design concepts and/or data modeling for relational or nonrelational
databases - Familiarity with cloud computing concepts
- Familiarity with general networking and encryption concepts
- Completion of the digital course Introduction to Building with AWS Databases
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- Interaction and collaboration
- Networking opportunities
- Real-time feedback
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- Familiar environment
- Confidentiality
- Team building
- Immediate application
Training Exclusives
This course comes with following benefits:
- Practice Labs.
- Get Trained by Certified Trainers.
- Access to the recordings of your class sessions for 90 days.
- Digital courseware
- Experience 24*7 learner support.
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