Course Description

This track includes:

AWS Technical Essentials - 1 Day

Developing on AWS - 3 Days

AWS Certification Readiness Workshop: Certified Developer – Associate - 0.5 Day

AWS Technical Essentials - introduces you to AWS products, services, and common solutions. It provides you with fundamentals to become more proficient in identifying AWS services so that you can make informed decisions about IT solutions based on your business requirements and get started working on AWS.

In Developing on AWS course, you learn how to use the AWS SDK to develop secure and scalable cloud applications. Explore how to interact with AWS using code and also learn about key concepts, best practices, and troubleshooting tips.

The AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam validates technical expertise in developing and maintaining applications on the AWS platform. In this half-day, intermediate-level course, learn how to prepare for the exam by exploring the exam’s topic areas, mapping them to developing on AWS, and identifying specific areas to study. You will review sample exam questions in each topic area and learn how to interpret the concepts being tested so that you can better eliminate incorrect responses.

Certification bundle includes:

• AWS Technical Essentials
• Developing on AWS
• AWS Certification Readiness Workshop: Certified Developer – Associate
• AWS Certified Developer – Associate Exam

Objectives

In AWS Technical Essential course, you will learn how to:

• Recognize terminology and concepts as they relate to the AWS platform and navigate the AWS Management Console.
• Understand the foundational services, including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), and Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS).
• Understand the security measures AWS provides and key concepts of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Understand AWS database services, including Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).
• Understand AWS management tools, including Auto Scaling, Amazon CloudWatch, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), and AWS Trusted Advisor.

In Developing on AWS course, you will learn how to:

• Set up the AWS SDK and developer credentials for Java, C#/.NET, Python, and JavaScript
• Interact with AWS services and develop solutions by using the AWS SDK
• Use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for service authentication
• Use Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon DynamoDB as data stores
• Integrate applications and data by using AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS), and AWS Step Functions
• Use Amazon Cognito for user authentication
• Use Amazon ElastiCache to improve application scalability
• Use containers in the development process
• Leverage the CI/CD pipeline to deploy applications on AWS

Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Developer – Associate course teaches you how to:

• Understand the exam structure and question types
• Identify questions that relate to AWS development concepts
• Interpret the concepts being tested by an exam question
• Allocate your time studying for the exam

Audience

Eligible candidates for this exam have:

• Individuals responsible for articulating the technical benefits of AWS services to customers
• Individuals interested in learning how to get started with using AWS
• SysOps administrators, Solution Architects and developers interested in using AWS services
• Intermediate-level software developers
• Developers who are preparing to take the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam 

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisites:

• In-depth knowledge of at least one high-level programming language
• Working knowledge of core AWS services and public cloud implementation
• One or more years of hands-on experience designing and maintaining an AWS-based application
• In-depth knowledge of at least one high-level programming language
• Developing on AWS or equivalent knowledge

Content

1. AWS Technical Essential course

• Introduction and History of AWS
• AWS Foundational Services: EC2, VPC, S3, EBS
• AWS Security, Identity, and Access Management: IAM
• AWS Databases: RDS, DynamoDB
• AWS Management Tools: Auto Scaling, CloudWatch, Elastic Load Balancing, Trusted Advisor

2. Developing on AWS

• Introduction to AWS
• Introduction to Developing on AWS
• Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management
• Developing Storage Solutions with Amazon S3
• Developing Flexible NoSQL Solutions with Amazon DynamoDB
• Developing Solutions with AWS Lambda
• Developing Solutions with Amazon API Gateway
• Developing Solutions with Amazon SQS and Amazon SNS
• Developing Event-Driven Solutions with AWS Step Functions
• Caching Information for Scalability
• Getting Started with Containers
• Developing Secure Solutions
• Deploying Applications 

3. Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Developer – Associate

• Exam overview and structure
• Content domains and question breakdown
• Topics and concepts within content domains
• Question structure and interpretation techniques
• Sample exam questions