This course provides a thorough review of the AWS Well-Architected Framework to help you understand how to make informed decisions about your architecture in a cloud-native way and understand the impact of design decisions. By using the Well-Architected Framework, you can understand the risks in your architecture, and learn ways to mitigate them.
Capstone: Following the AWS Well Architected Framework
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Capstone: Following the AWS Well Architected Framework
This course is part of AWS Cloud Technology Consultant Professional Certificate
Instructors: Morgan Willis
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11 hours to complete
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There are 3 modules in this course
The first module of this course explores the AWS Well-Architected Framework, why it was created, and how to use it. In this module, you dive into three of the Well-Architected Framework pillars: Operational Excellence, Reliability, and Security. You learn about the basic design principles for each pillar, and you also review examples for applying these best practices.
What's included
10 videos8 readings1 assignment2 plugins
In the second module, you continue your journey with the Well-Architected Framework by learning about the next three pillars: Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability. By following a similar pattern to the previous module, you first learn about each pillar’s design principles. You then review an example architecture, where you apply the AWS best practices that are outlined in the Well-Architected Framework.
What's included
9 videos2 readings2 assignments1 app item
In the third and final module, you start exploring your next steps for your cloud journey. To get a job working with AWS, it’s likely that you’ll need to work hands-on with AWS and build out your AWS experience. You learn about some of the different options that you have for building on AWS while you’re still learning, and you also learn how to highlight this experience to potential employers. You then explore interviewing tips and review a bank of sample technical interview questions, which you can use to practice your technical interviewing skills. Finally, you complete the capstone project, where you apply the Well-Architected Framework to an architecture and write a document that answers questions from each pillar.
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7 videos5 readings3 assignments1 app item1 plugin
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