DVA-C02 Introduction
AWS Compute Fundamentals
Amazon EC2
AWS Auto Scaling Policies
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Understanding AWS Lambda to Run and Scale Your Code
AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM)
The course is part of this learning path
This course provides detail on the AWS Compute services relevant to the AWS Certified Developer - Associate exam. We shall be looking at Amazon EC2, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, and AWS Lambda.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand when you use Amazon EC2
- Learn about the components of Amazon EC2
- How to create and deploy EC2 services
- Understand what EC2 auto scaling is
- Be able to configure auto-scaling launch configurations, launch templates, and auto-scaling groups
- The ability to explain what AWS Elastic Beanstalk is and what it is used for
- The knowledge of the different environments that Elastic Beanstalk provides, allowing you to select the most appropriate option for your needs
- An explanation of how to configure the service and some of the parameters that you can alter to meet your application requirements
- The knowledge of the different monitoring options available for assessing your environment and resources health
- Be able to explain what AWS Lambda is and what its uses are
- Define the components used within Lambda
- Explain the different elements of a Lambda function through its creation
- Understand the key differences between policies used within Lambda
- Recognize how event sources and event mappings are managed for both synchronous and asynchronous invocations
- Discover how Amazon CloudWatch can monitor metrics and logs to isolate issues with your functions
- Learn how to check for common errors that might be causing your functions to fail
- Understand the AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM)
Hello, and welcome to this course on compute in AWS, where we’re here to help you on your journey to prepare for the AWS Certified Developer - Associate certification.
Before we get started, I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Danny Jessee, and I am one of the trainers here at Cloud Academy, specializing in AWS – Amazon Web Services – and AWS certifications.
In this course, the AWS team will be presenting a series of lectures that introduce the various compute services currently available in AWS that may be covered on the exam.
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This course has been specifically curated to help you pass the AWS Certified Developer - Associate exam and is ideal for anyone who is looking to learn more about the various compute services in AWS in preparation for the exam.
The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to compute services in AWS for developers, including:
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Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, or EC2,
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AWS Elastic Beanstalk,
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AWS Lambda, and the
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AWS Serverless Application Model, or SAM.
Together with the other courses in this learning path, we’ll cover all of the key tools, technologies, and concepts from the AWS Certified Developer - Associate exam guide and ensure that you are fully prepared to sit this exam.
The AWS Certified Developer - Associate certification has been designed for anyone in a developer role who has knowledge and experience using AWS services to develop, test, deploy, and debug applications. All of the AWS Cloud concepts introduced in this course will be explained and reinforced from the ground up.
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