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This course is the final part of the Cloud Technology Consultant Professional Certificate where all of your knowledge will come together. You've gained foundational tech knowledge and AWS Cloud expertise, but how can you ensure your solutions adhere to best practices? That's where the AWS Well-Architected Framework comes in. It offers guidance for secure, high-performance, resilient, and efficient AWS solutions. We'll assess workloads against its principles, explore the AWS Well-Architected Tool, and apply the framework to your Capstone project. Additionally, you'll discover steps for launching your career, including AWS Certification, hands-on experience, and technical interview practice.
This course is the final part of the Cloud Technology Consultant Professional Certificate that brings together and deepens all of the information you have learned along the way. Up until this point, you’ve built up your foundational knowledge of technology and AWS Cloud, but how do you know if the solutions you create are following best practices? This is where the AWS Well-Architected Framework is critical knowledge for any cloud consultant or cloud professional. The AWS Well-Architected Framework is a set of best practices and guidelines for designing and building secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient solutions on AWS.
The framework covers areas such as security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization, operational excellence, and sustainability. You’ll follow along as we evaluate workloads against the design principles laid out in the AWS Well-Architected Framework. You’ll also get to explore the AWS Well-Architected Tool and apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework to your Capstone project. You’ll also learn about some next steps you can take to launch your career, like AWS Certification exams, getting hands-on with AWS, and practicing interviewing for technical roles.
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Week 1: The Well Architected Framework
Week 1 Introduction
Introduction to The Well architected framework
Reading: The Well-Architected Framework
Operational excellence, reliability, and security
Video: Pillar: Operational excellence
Video: Pillar: Reliability
Reading: Operational excellence
Reading: Reliability
Reading: Disaster recovery
Video: Pillar: Security
Reading: Security
Graded Project: Quiz
Week 1: Wrap Up
**Week 2: The Well Architected Framework Continued
** Video: Module 2 Introduction****
Video: Pillar: Performance efficiency
Video: Pillar: Cost Optimization
Reading: Performance efficiency
Reading: Cost Optimization
Video: Pillar: Sustainability
Reading: Sustainability
Getting hands on with The Well-Architected Tool
Video: The Well-Architected Tool
Downloadable: The Well Architected Framework
Exercise: Walkthrough of the AWS Well-Architected Tool
Graded Project: Quiz
Module 2: Wrap Up
Week 3: Preparing to be an AWS Cloud Consultant
Video: Module 3 Introduction
Video: Getting hands on with AWS
Video: AWS Certification
Reading: AWS Resources for continued learning and hands on practice
Showcasing your skills
Video: Sharing your AWS knowledge
Video: Interviewing 101
Reading: Interviewing 101
Downloadable: Interview question bank
Video: Capstone Introduction
Graded Project: Capstone
Video: Course closing
Q. Are there any prerequisites for this course?
A. There are no required prerequisites for this course. However, we recommend that leaners have a general understanding of cloud computing and security concepts.
Q. Are there hands-on activities in this course?
A. Yes, this course includes hands-on lab exercises. However, these exercises are restricted to learners in the Verified Certificate Track.
Q. How much time will this course require?
A. If following the weekly schedule, learners should plan to spend 2-4 hours per week on this course. However, learners may complete the course at their own pace.
Q. Will I receive a certificate for this course?
A. Learners enrolled in the Verified Certificate path will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course.
Q. What is the grading policy for this course?
A. All learners may take weekly quizzes, which are not graded and allow unlimited retries.
Learners in the Verified Certificate track are able to take the final course assessment in the course. Passing the final assessment is required to obtain the Verified Certificate.
Learners in the Audit track will not have access to the final assessment, and will not be able to earn a certificate.
Q. When will course content be available?
A. All course content will be available when the course opens. Since AWS frequently publishes service updates and new features/functionality, there may be a need to update the course content during its lifetime. If course content is updated, a notice will be placed on the course home page.
Q. Will this course help me prepare for an AWS Certification?
A. Earning an AWS Certification typically requires both knowledge and experience. While this course, if taken in isolation, will provide you with baseline information about cloud security, it will not equip you to earn an AWS Certification. For more information about AWS Certifications, including recommended training and experience requirements, visit aws.amazon.com/certification.