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1 AWS ACADEMY: AWS CLOUD COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE AWS Academy_Cloud Computing Architecture Datasheet (2017-01-19) Page 1 of 3 Description Cloud Computing Architecture is an AWS Academy curriculum designed to help students develop technical expertise in cloud computing and prepare them for the AWS certified solutions architect Associate certification exam. The curriculum is delivered through instructor-led classes, hands-on labs, and project work. Students have access to course manuals, online knowledge assessments, hands-on labs, a free practice certification exam, and a discount voucher for the certification exam. Curriculum Objectives Cloud Computing Architecture teaches students how to.

2 Identify the value and benefits of cloud computing and AWS Understand methods and tools to maintain security and protect data Explain the financial advantages of the AWS cloud Navigate the AWS Management Console Differentiate between AWS storage options Understand AWS compute and networking options Describe and use AWS database options Identify deployment and management options Make decisions based on recommended architectural principles and best practices Create a cloud migration roadmap and plan Use AWS to make infrastructure scalable Create a business continuity plan and achieve high availability Create event-driven scaling Automate the deployment of cloud resources Design architectures to decouple infrastructure and reduce interdependencies Optimize data storage for static content Identify best practices prescribed in the Well-Architected framework Identify and solve common configuration and design issues Differentiate between architectures for data processing and analytics, mobile back-ends, and video transcoding Understand the AWS certified solutions architect Associate exam structure and questions Intended Audience Undergraduate, Graduate or Professional students seeking cloud computing expertise.

3 Prerequisites Cloud Computing Architecture requires a strong foundation in IT concepts and skills. For details of curriculum pre-requisites, see Cloud Computing Architecture: Student Prerequisites. Delivery Method This curriculum is delivered using a blend of: Instructor-led training Hands-on Labs AWS ACADEMY: AWS CLOUD COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE AWS Academy_Cloud Computing Architecture Datasheet (2017-01-19) Page 2 of 3 Learning Progress Student progress will be assessed using: Knowledge assessments 20 online knowledge assessments across the curriculum Hands-on labs 15 online labs across the curriculum Group discussions Projects scenario-based exercises consisting of written and lab requirements reinforcing topics within the curriculum Duration 60 hours.

4 Cloud Computing Architecture is designed to be delivered over a semester with a minimum teaching period of 6 weeks. Curriculum Outline UNIT 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing What is Cloud Computing? Leveraging Cloud Computing Cloud Economics and Total Cost of Ownership UNIT 2: Getting Started with AWS AWS Compute, Storage, and Networking Lab: Creating Amazon EC2 instances with Microsoft Windows Lab: Build Your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and Launch a Web Server Lab: Working with Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) AWS Security, Identity, and Access Management Lab: Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) AWS Database Options Lab: Build Your Database Server and Interact with Your Database using an Application AWS Elasticity and Management Tools Lab: Scale and Load Balance Your Architecture UNIT 3.

5 Architecting on AWS Part 1: Introduction to System Design AWS Essentials Review Designing Your Environment Lab: Deploy a Web Application on AWS Group discussion: Forklift an Existing Application onto AWS System Design for High Availability (Part I & II) Lab: Making Your Environment Highly Available Part 2: Automation and Serverless Architectures Event-Driven Scaling Lab: Using Auto Scaling with AWS Lambda and Lifecycle Hooks AWS ACADEMY: AWS CLOUD COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE AWS Academy_Cloud Computing Architecture Datasheet (2017-01-19) Page 3 of 3 Automating Your Infrastructure Lab: Creating an Amazon VPC with AWS CloudFormation Mid-curriculum project Decoupling Your Infrastructure Designing Web-Scale Storage Lab: Caching Static Files with Amazon CloudFront Lab: Implementing a Serverless Architecture with AWS Managed Services Group discussion: Build an Environment for a New Web Application Part 3: Well-Architected Best Practices Introducing the Well-Architected Framework Well-Architected Pillar 1: Security Well Architected Pillar 2: Reliability Lab: Multi-Region Failover with Amazon Route 53 Well Architected Pillar 3: Performance Efficiency Well Architected Pillar 4: Cost Optimization Lab.

6 Launching EC2 Spot Instances with Auto Scaling and Amazon CloudWatch Part 4: Deployment and Implementation Troubleshooting Design Patterns and Sample Architectures Lab: Using AWS Services to Enhance a Web Application Final project Recommended AWS Certification Exam Readiness Workshop (e-learning) o Testing Center Information and Expectations o Exam Overview and Structure o Content Domains and Question Breakdown o Topics and Concepts with Content Domains o Question Structure and Interpretation Techniques o Practice Exam Questions