AWS Academy Cloud Developing

The AWS Academy Cloud Developing course is designed to help students gain technical expertise in development with cloud technologies. The curriculum is delivered through instructor-led or digital lectures, demos, activities, knowledge checks, and hands-on labs. Throughout the course, students will explore a scenario that provides opportunities to build a variety of infrastructures through a guided, hands-on approach. Students have access to lecture materials, online knowledge checks, hands-on labs, and a discount voucher for an AWS Certification exam.

In order to get the full benefit from this course, you require the following:

• Computer/Laptop/Tablet
• Stable internet connection
• Firefox/Microsoft Edge/Chrome web browser (latest version)
• Email/Cell phone for notifications and communication

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to

• Recall cloud computing services and models
• Describe developing on AWS
• Write code that interacts with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) by using the AWS Software Development Kits (SDKs)
• Explain the role of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Write code that interacts with Amazon DynamoDB by using the AWS SDKs
• Explain caching with Amazon CloudFront and Amazon ElastiCache
• Configure containers
• Develop solutions with Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) and Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)
• Write code that interacts with AWS Lambda by using the AWS SDKs
• Create a REST API by using Amazon API Gateway
• Describe the use of AWS Step Functions
• Explain how to build secure applications
• Identify best practices to deploy applications

• MODULE 1
  Welcome to AWS Academy Cloud Architecting
• MODULE 2
  Introduction to Developing on AWS
• MODULE 3
  Developing Storage Solutions
• MODULE 4
  Securing Access to Cloud Resources
• MODULE 5
  Developing Flexible NoSQL Solutions
• MODULE 6
  Developing REST APIs
• MODULE 7
  Developing Event-Driven Serverless Solutions
• MODULE 8
  Introducing Containers and Container Services
• MODULE 9
  Caching Information for Scalability
• MODULE 10
  Developing with Messaging Services
• MODULE 11
  Defining Workflows to Orchestrate Functions
• MODULE 12
  Developing Secure Applications on AWS
• MODULE 13
  Automating Deployment Using CI/CD Pipelines
• MODULE 14
  Bridging to Certification

This intermediate (level 200) course is intended for students who seek cloud developing expertise and who must understand the scope of cloud architectures.

This course requires a strong foundation in IT concepts and skills. To ensure success in this course, students should have the following

• Completed the AWS Academy Cloud Foundations course or have equivalent experience
• Completed a unit in programming with Python, and have the ability to read and develop simple applications
• A working knowledge of distributed systems
• A working knowledge of general networking concepts
• A working knowledge of multi-tier architectures