Hello, and welcome to this course on databases in AWS, where we’re here to help you on your journey to prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional 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 database 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 Solutions Architect - Professional exam and is ideal for anyone who is looking to learn more about the various database services in AWS in preparation for the exam.

The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to AWS database services for solution architects, including:

• Amazon RDS, along with RDS costs and Performance Insights,

• DynamoDB and DynamoDB Accelerator,

• How to select the appropriate database service in AWS,

• How to use automation to deploy databases in AWS, and

• Data lakes in AWS.

Together with the other courses in this learning path, we’ll cover all of the key tools, technologies, and concepts from the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional exam guide and ensure that you are fully prepared to sit this exam.

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional certification has been designed for anyone who has experience in a solutions architect role. You should also have experience using AWS services to design and implement cloud solutions based on the AWS Well-Architected Framework. All of the AWS Cloud concepts introduced in this course will be explained and reinforced from the ground up.

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