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AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

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Overview

The AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional course offers a comprehensive guide to mastering the skills needed for the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer exam. It covers essential concepts such as application lifecycle management, continuous integration, and delivery (CI/CD), and automation in the AWS environment. By the end of this course, you will have a strong foundation in provisioning, operating, and managing distributed application systems on AWS. The course begins by introducing core AWS tools such as CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and CodePipeline, with hands-on examples to show you how to automate the building, testing, and deploying of applications. You will learn to use these services in tandem for continuous integration and delivery, allowing you to implement modern DevOps workflows efficiently. You'll also explore AWS CodeStar to manage multiple AWS DevOps services in one cohesive platform. Next, the course dives into automation, covering topics like Elastic Beanstalk, ECS, and CloudFormation. You will gain hands-on experience with these services to deploy scalable applications, automate infrastructure management, and manage application lifecycles. The automation section also includes practical guidance on working with Docker containers, and ECS clusters, and using AWS OpsWorks to manage applications throughout their lifecycle. Finally, the course addresses monitoring, logging, and compliance. You'll learn how to monitor your resources with CloudWatch, manage logs, set up alarms, and use AWS Config and Systems Manager for compliance and security. This course will equip you with the tools needed to build, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable, and high-performing applications on AWS.

Syllabus

  • Application Lifecycle Management
    • In this module, we will explore how AWS facilitates the management of the application lifecycle from version control to deployment. You will learn how to set up continuous integration and delivery pipelines, and work with various AWS services like CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and CodePipeline to automate these processes. By the end of this section, you will have practical experience with AWS tools that streamline software development and deployment workflows.
  • Automation
    • In this module, we will explore how to automate application deployment and infrastructure management using a range of AWS tools. You will gain hands-on experience with Elastic Beanstalk for deploying and managing web applications, ECS for container orchestration, and CloudFormation for automating infrastructure as code. Additionally, we'll dive into OpsWorks for managing application lifecycles with Chef recipes. By the end of this section, you will be proficient in using these services to automate and streamline operations across a wide range of AWS environments.
  • Serverless Development
    • In this module, we will dive into serverless development using AWS Lambda and Step Functions. You will learn how to create, deploy, and troubleshoot Lambda functions to automate responses to events such as S3 uploads, and explore advanced scenarios involving transcription and notifications. Additionally, you will gain an understanding of Step Functions, learning how to orchestrate complex workflows using the Amazon States Language. By the end of the section, you'll be equipped to develop, automate, and manage serverless applications on AWS.
  • Monitoring and Logging
    • In this module, we will focus on monitoring and logging your AWS infrastructure using Amazon CloudWatch and CloudTrail. You’ll learn how to track resource performance through CloudWatch metrics, logs, and alarms, enabling proactive management of your environment. We’ll also explore how to automate actions with CloudWatch Events and integrate CloudTrail to record and monitor all AWS API activity. By the end of this section, you’ll be proficient in leveraging AWS monitoring tools to enhance visibility, troubleshooting, and automation across your applications and infrastructure.
  • Compliance
    • In this module, we will focus on ensuring compliance and security within your AWS environment. You will learn how to use AWS Config for monitoring and enforcing configuration rules, manage EC2 instance patching with AWS Systems Manager, and secure sensitive information using AWS Secrets Manager. Additionally, you will explore the use of the AWS Service Catalog to streamline service management. By the end of this section, you’ll be able to maintain a compliant and secure environment using AWS compliance tools.

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