This course covers the application deployment services and database technologies that modern cloud architectures are built on. Covering approximately 4 hours and 23 minutes of expert instruction across application deployment services including Elastic Beanstalk, CloudFormation, and Lambda, plus database design and deployment using RDS, DynamoDB, and other AWS database services, learners gain the skills to build scalable, managed application platforms on AWS.
AWS Application Services & Database Design
AWS Application Services & Database Design
This course is part of AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Specialization
Instructor: Tom Carpenter
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Intermediate level
Recommended experience
6 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
How to deploy applications on AWS using managed services including Elastic Beanstalk, CloudFormation, and Lambda for serverless workloads
How to design and deploy relational databases using Amazon RDS and Aurora with appropriate replication, backup, and failover configurations
How to select and implement NoSQL and caching solutions including DynamoDB and ElastiCache for high-performance application architectures
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Assessments
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Taught in English
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This course is part of the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Specialization
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