Introduction to Building with AWS Databases

Course description

This self-paced digital course explores the various databases that Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers and helps you understand how each of them solve unique business problems. It introduces you to AWS recommended best practices when designing solutions with AWS databases, and common tools for data migration. This course is designed to help you learn the fundamentals of choosing the right database to support your use case.
Course level: Fundamental
Duration: 3 hours


Course objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:
Discuss the AWS Well-Architected Framework and how to build database solutions around it.
Identify different data categories, and determine alignment to AWS database services.
Compare and categorize AWS relational and nonrelational database services.
Identify methods of migrating data to AWS.
Describe server-based and serverless architectures, including use cases for each type.
Determine the right database to support a given application requirement.


Intended audience
This course is intended for the following:
Database architects
Developers
IT managers
Data engineers
Business leaders
Learners preparing to take the 3-day instructor-led training Planning and Designing Databases

Course outline:-

Course Introduction
Course overview
Course pre-assessment
Module 1: AWS Well-Architected Framework
AWS Well-Architected Framework overview
AWS Well-Architected Framework and the six pillars
AWS Well-Architected Tool
Module 2: Date Types
Understanding your data
Module 3: AWS Database Services
Database services offered by AWS
Module 4: Amazon Relational Databases
Relational database introduction
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
Amazon Aurora
Module 5: AWS Nonrelational Databases
Nonrelational database introduction
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra)
Amazon DocumentDB
Amazon MemoryDB for Redis
Amazon Timestream
Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (Amazon QLDB)
Amazon ElastiCache
Amazon Neptune
Module 6: Data Access and Analysis
Data access and analysis introduction
Amazon Redshift
Amazon Athena
Module 7: Choosing the Right Database
Choosing the right database activity
Module 8: AWS Migration Tools
Database migration
Module 9: Database Architecture
Architecture overview
Server-based architecture
Serverless architecture
Module 10: Course Summary
Course summary
Course post-assessment