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1. Discover on-demand resources to help you get started or take technical training to deepen your
expertise with the AWS Cloud.

2. Online Training Watch free Instructional Videos and explore Self-Paced Labs
3. Instructor-Led Training Learn how to design, deploy and operate highly available, cost-effective,
and secure applications on AWS (courses).
4. Certification use practice exams and Validate your technical expertise (AWS Certification).

1. Introduction to AWS free, online instructional videos and labs

2. AWS Essentials Get familiar with AWS core services
3. Self-Paced Labs Gain practical, hands-on experience working with technology in a practice
environment

4. Courses
a. Introductory
i. Architecting on AWS (Instructor-Led Training)
ii. Developing on AWS (Instructor-Led Training)
iii. System Operations on AWS (Instructor-Led Training)
b. Advanced
i. Architecting on Advanced Concepts on AWS
ii. Advanced Operations on AWS
c. Certification
i. AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate Level (Architecting on AWS
Architecting Advanced Concepts)
ii. AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional Level (Achieved Associate
Level)
iii. AWS Certified Developer (Developer on AWS Advanced Operations on
AWS)
iv. AWS SysOp Administrator - Associate Level (System Operations on AWS
Advanced Operations on AWS)
v. AWS SysOp Administrator - Professional Level (Achieved AWS SysOp
Administrator - Associate Level/AWS Certified Developer)
vi. AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional (Achieved AWS Certified
Developer - Associate or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate)

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Architecting on AWS

Developing on AWS

Systems Operations on AWS

Course Objectives
This course is designed to teach
you how to:
Make architectural decisions
based on the AWS
recommended architectural
principles and best practices
Demonstrate basic knowledge
of security best practices when
using AWS
Create a cloud migration
roadmap and a plan
Leverage AWS services to
make your servers scalable
Create a business continuity
plan and achieve High
Availability

Course Objectives
This course is designed
to teach you how to:
Install and configure
SDKs and IDE
toolkits
Automate basic
service operations
using C# or Java
Use security
models to manage
access to AWS
Understand
deployment models
and usage with
AWS

Course Objectives
This course is designed to teach
you how to:
Use standard AWS
infrastructure features such as
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud
(VPC), Amazon Elastic
Compute Cloud (EC2), Elastic
Load Balancing, and Auto
Scaling from the command line
Use AWS CloudFormation and
other automation technologies
to produce stacks of AWS
resources that can be deployed
in an automated, repeatable
fashion
Build functioning virtual private
networks with Amazon VPC
from the ground up using the
AWS Management Console
Deploy Amazon EC2 instances
using command line calls and
troubleshoot the most common
problems with instances
Monitor the health of Amazon
EC2 instances and other AWS
services
Manage user identity, AWS
permissions, and security in the
cloud
Manage resource consumption
in an AWS account using tools
such as Amazon CloudWatch,
tagging, and Trusted Advisor
Select and implement the best
strategy for creating reusable
Amazon EC2 instances
Configure a set of Amazon
EC2 instances that launch
behind a load balancer, with
the system scaling up and
down in response to demand
Edit and troubleshoot a basic
AWS CloudFormation stack
definition

Intended Audience
This course is intended for:

Solutions Architects
Solution Design Engineers

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

Attended AWS Essentials

course. Take a short selfassessment to see if you are
ready.
Working knowledge of
distributed systems
Familiarity with general
networking concepts
Working knowledge of multi-tier
architectures
Familiarity with cloud
computing concepts

Delivery Method
This course will be delivered
through a mix of:

Instructor-Led Training (ILT)

Hands-on Labs

Intended Audience
This course is intended
for:

Developers

Prerequisites
We recommend that
attendees of this
course have:

Working knowledge
of software
development
Familiarity with
cloud computing
concepts
Basic familiarity
with .NET (C#) or
Java
Prior experience
with AWS is not
required

Delivery Method
This course will be
delivered through a
blend of:

Instructor-Led
Training

Intended Audience
This course is intended for:

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Hands-on Labs

Duration
3 days

Duration
3 Days

Course Outline

Course Outline

Note: course outline may vary

slightly based on the regional
location and/or language in which
the class is delivered.

Note: course outline

may vary slightly based
on the regional location
and/or language in
which the class is
Day 1
delivered.
Leveraging Global
This course will cover
Infrastructure
the following concepts
Extending On-Premises into the on each day:
Cloud
Day 1: Getting Started
Computing in the Cloud
Designing Storage Subsystems
Working with the
AWS code library,
Day 2
SDKs, and IDE
Distributed Environments
toolkits
Choosing a Datastore
Introduction to AWS
Designing Web-Scale Media
security features
Hosting

Service object
Event Driven Scaling
models and
Infrastructure as Code
baseline concepts
for working with
Day 3
Amazon Simple
Orchestrating Batch Processing
Storage Service
Reviewing Large Scale Design
(S3) and Amazon
Patterns
DynamoDB
Designing for Cost
Planning for High Availability
Day 2: Working with
and Disaster Recovery
AWS Services

Service object
models and
baseline concepts
for working with the
Amazon Simple
Queue Service
(SQS) and the
Amazon Simple
Notification Service
(SNS)
Applying AWS
security features

System Administrators
Software Developers,
especially those in a Developer
Operations (DevOps) role

Prerequisites
We recommend that attendees of
this course have the following
prerequisites:
Attended the AWS Essentials
course
Background in either software
development or systems
administration
Some experience with
maintaining operating systems
at the command line (shell
scripting in Linux environments,
cmd or PowerShell in
Windows)
Basic knowledge of networking
protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP)
Delivery Method
This course will be delivered
through a mix of:

Instructor-Led Training (ILT)

Hands-on Labs

Duration
3 Days

Course Outline
Note: course outline may vary
slightly based on the regional
location and/or language in which
the class is delivered.
This course will cover the following
concepts on each day:
Day 1
System Operations on AWS
Overview
Networking in the Cloud
Computing in the Cloud
Day 2

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Day 3: Application
Development and
Deployment Best
Practices

Architecting on AWS - Advanced

Concepts
Course Objectives
This course is designed to teach
you how to:

Build more complex solutions

with Amazon Virtual Private
Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Leverage bootstrapping and
auto configuration in your
designs
Architect solutions with multiple
regions, plus learn when and
how to use Availability Zones
for high availability and fault
tolerance
Employ Auto Scaling design
patterns
Become familiar with Amazon
CloudFront for caching
Become familiar with big data
services including AWS Data
Pipeline, Amazon Redshift, and
Amazon Elastic MapReduce
Plan for application
management services including
AWS Elastic Beanstalk and
AWS OpsWorks
Improve security with AWS
Identity and Access
Management (IAM)

Intended Audience
This course is intended for:

Storage and Archiving in the

Cloud
Monitoring in the Cloud
Managing Resource
Consumption in the Cloud

Application
deployment using
AWS Elastic
Beanstalk
Best practices for
working with AWS
services

Day 3
Configuration Management in
the Cloud

Creating Scalable Deployments

in the Cloud
Creating Automated and
Repeatable Deployments
Advanced Operations on AWS
Course Objectives
This course is designed to teach you how to:

Programmatically use AWS Identity and Access

Management (IAM) to authenticate to AWS resources
Create, declare, deploy, and manage infrastructure as
code with AWS CloudFormation
Explore advanced concepts of Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud (EC2) and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Understand continuous integration and deployment on
AWS
Manage alerts and workflows with Amazon Simple Queue
Service (SQS) and Amazon Simple Notification Service
(SNS)
Improve web application performance and redundancy
with Amazon CloudFront and Amazon Route 53
Use Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Scale infrastructure with Elastic Load Balancing and Auto
Scaling
Generate metrics, create alarms, and explore Amazon
CloudWatch log aggregation capabilities

Intended Audience
This course is intended for:

System Administrators, and individuals who are

responsible for managing operations on the AWS
platform
Software Developers, especially those in a Developer
Operations (DevOps) role
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Individuals who are responsible

for designing cloud
infrastructure and reference
architectures
Individuals who have attended
Architecting on AWS course
Systems Engineers and
Developers who are
responsible for designing and
implementing advanced
architectures on AWS

Prerequisites
We recommend that attendees of
this course have:

Working knowledge of
architectural design
Familiarity with cloud
computing concepts
Experience with general
network architectures and
services
Experience with core AWS
products and services, such as
Amazon EC2 , Amazon S3, and
Amazon RDS

Delivery Method
This course will be delivered
through a mix of:

Instructor-Led Training (ILT)

Hands-on Labs
Hands-On Activity
This course allows you to test
new skills and apply knowledge
to your working environment
through a variety of practical
exercises.

Duration
3 Days

Course Outline
Note: course outline may vary
slightly based on the regional
location and/or language in which
the class is delivered.

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Prerequisites
We recommend that attendees of this course have the
following prerequisites:
Attended the System Operations on AWS course
Familiarity with cloud computing concepts
Experience with core AWS products and services, such
as Amazon EC2, Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3),
and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Familiarity with a Unix shell and AWS Command Line
Interface (CLI) tools
Basic familiarity with Ruby or Python scripting and the
Bash shell
Basic familiarity with Amazon Linux, Amazon SQS,
Amazon SNS, and AWS CloudFormation
Delivery Method
Instructor-Led Training (ILT)
Hands-on Labs
Group White Boarding
Duration
3 Days

Course Outline
Note: course outline may vary slightly based on the regional
location and/or language in which the class is delivered.
Day 1
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Advanced
Concept
Managing Your Infrastructure as Code with AWS
CloudFormation
Understanding Amazon EC2 and Amazon VPC
Advanced Concepts
Day 2
Continuous Integration and Deployment on AWS
Understanding Amazon SWF
Introduction to Amazon SQS and Amazon SNS)
Optimizing Content Delivery with Amazon CloudFront and
Amazon Route 53
Day 3
Understanding Amazon S3 Advanced Concepts
Exploring Amazon CloudWatch Data Collection and
Monitoring Backend Capabilities

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This course will cover the following
concepts on each day:

Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing Advanced

Patterns, Hooks, and Automation Integration
The Changing Economics of Data

Day 1
Course Overview
Architecting with Amazon VPC
High availability and Amazon
VPC
From Diagrams to AWS
CloudFormation
Bootstrapping and Auto
Configuration
Day 2
Command Line Tools and Auto
Scaling
Data Analysis
Data Services
Storage Lifecycle Management
Introduction to Application
Management Services
Day 3
Identity and Access
Management
Leveraging Amazon
CloudSearch
Incorporating Amazon
CloudFront
Example: Microsoft SharePoint

References:
1. http://aws.amazon.com/training/intro_series/
2. http://aws.amazon.com/training/self-paced-labs/
3. http://aws.amazon.com/training/course-descriptions/
4. http://aws.amazon.com/certification/certification-prep/
5. https://www.webassessor.com/wa.do?page=publicHome&branding=AMAZON
6. http://aws.amazon.com/certification/certification-prep/#exam-guide-1
7. http://aws.amazon.com/certification/certification-prep/#technical-training-1
8. http://aws.amazon.com/certification/certification-prep/#self-paced-labs-1
9. http://aws.amazon.com/certification/certification-prep/#whitepapers-1
10. http://aws.amazon.com/certification/certification-prep/#aws-faqs-1
11. http://aws.amazon.com/certification/certification-prep/#practice-exam-1
12. http://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-devops-engineer-professional/

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