The Advanced AWS Well-Architected Best Practices course is designed for AWS professionals who want to deepen their knowledge and expertise in building well-architected cloud solutions. This course provides in-depth guidance on how to apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework’s five pillars—Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, and Cost Optimization—to design highly optimized, secure, and scalable architectures. Through real-world case studies and hands-on labs, you'll learn to implement advanced architectural patterns, troubleshoot common issues, and ensure your workloads adhere to AWS best practices.
Experience with AWS services, including EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, and RDS.
Familiarity with the AWS Well-Architected Framework and its five pillars.
Recommended: Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing AWS architectures.
Recommended: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or similar cloud architecture experience.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Understand and apply the five pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework to design and optimize cloud architectures.
Implement advanced security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and compliance.
Ensure reliability by designing fault-tolerant and resilient architectures that can recover from failures quickly.
Apply performance efficiency principles to scale applications, optimize resource allocation, and meet business demands.
Design cost-effective solutions by leveraging AWS tools and services to monitor and control spending.
Use AWS Well-Architected Tool and other AWS services to assess, review, and improve your workloads continuously.
Identify common architectural issues and apply best practices for troubleshooting and optimization.
Build cloud-native solutions that are secure, scalable, and able to handle changing business needs efficiently.
Target Audience
This course is ideal for:
Cloud architects, solutions architects, and infrastructure engineers responsible for building and optimizing AWS cloud solutions.
DevOps engineers and IT professionals who want to ensure their AWS workloads are designed according to best practices.
Organizations looking to improve security, performance, and cost efficiency in their AWS architectures.
Individuals preparing for AWS certifications like the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.
Course Modules
Course Introduction:
Overview of course objectives and structure.
AWS Well-Architected Framework Reviews:
Workload Definition and Key Concepts: Understanding the components and definitions within the Well-Architected Framework.
Review Phases and Processes: Detailed walkthrough of the phases involved in conducting a Well-Architected review, including preparation, execution, and post-review activities.
Best Practices and Anti-Patterns: Identifying recommended practices and common pitfalls during the review process.
Customer Scenario Group Sessions:
Group Exercises: Hands-on activities simulating real-world scenarios to apply review processes across various AWS Well-Architected Framework pillars:
Operational Excellence
Security
Reliability
Performance Efficiency
Cost Optimization
Role-Playing Activities: Engaging in role-play to simulate review sessions and enhance understanding of each pillar's considerations.
Risk Solutions and Priorities:
Identifying Risks: Recognizing high and medium-risk issues within AWS workloads.
Prioritizing Improvements: Strategies for addressing identified risks and implementing improvements effectively.
Utilizing AWS Resources: Leveraging AWS Well-Architected Framework whitepapers, labs, prebuilt solutions, and the AWS Well-Architected Tool to support improvements.
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