by Richard A. Jones | Publisher: Pearson IT Certification | Release Date: July 2018 | ISBN: 9780135229415

Six and a half Hours of Video InstructionMore than six hours of video instruction covering the knowledge necessary to pass the AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification exam, including an in-depth review of AWS architecture principles and best practices, and technical details pertaining to the implementation of services in accordance with the Well Architected Framework as published by Amazon Web Services.The AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Complete Video Course was developed specifically for the latest edition of the exam released in February of 2018. The AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification is ideal for anyone in a solutions architect or similar technical role, and this course is designed to help you pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam. We will cover all the key areas addressed in the exam and review a number of use cases designed to help you ingrain the principles and practices on which this certification is based so that you have an intellectual framework with which to formulate the correct answers. We will use a combination of demonstrations, architectural diagram walkthroughs, and case studies to help you understand the tools available to you for passing the exam. Throughout this course you will gain a deeper understanding of AWS architecture following the five pillars of the Well-architected framework. Demonstrations of Amazon Web Services and third-party cloud solutions are included to provide a clear guide to understanding the services offered by Amazon Web Services and the needs those services meet. Quizzes are also offered to help viewers gauge their ability to understand and retain the information presented.Topics include:Lesson 1: Solutions Architect Associate Certification Lesson 2: High Availability Lesson 3: Network Topology Lesson 4: Application Design Lesson 5: Network Performance Lesson 6: Compute Performance Lesson 7: Storage Performance Lesson 8: Database Performance Lesson 9: Leveraging Managed Services Lesson 10: Identity and Access Management Lesson 11: Detection Lesson 12: Securing Infrastructure Lesson 13: Securing Data Lesson 14: Cost Optimization Lesson 15: Operational ExcellenceAbout the InstructorRichard A. Jones is a certified AWS Solution Architect and an experienced instructor having taught the IT teams of numerous Fortune 500s and postgraduate students at the University of Colorado. Programming since age 10, Richard has spent more than 25 years furthering his knowledge and skills of information technologies. He studied network switching systems in the U.S. Army, attained a degree in Digital Media, and has a long history of web and mobile application development. Beginning with a funded startup in 2009, Richard has dedicated more than nine years to building reliable, secure, and cost-effective systems in Amazon Web Services, and has taught hundreds of IT professionals how to do the same. Richard holds seven AWS certifications including the AWS Solution Architect and DevOps Engineer Professional certifications, and the AWS Advanced Networking Specialty certification.Skill Level IntermediateLearn How To Design AWS environments to be highly-available, fault-tolerant, and self-healing Design for cost, security, and performance Leverage automation within AWS Prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect exam Who Should Take This Course The target audience for AWS Certified Solutions Architect Complete Video Course are individuals who will actively participate in the architecture, planning, and implementation of systems deployed to AWS, such as solutions architects, developers, system administrators, and project managers.Course Requirements Previous fundamentals training or six months experience with AWSLesson descriptions Lesson 1, “Solutions Architect Associate Certification,” will discuss a number of key, useful resources and materials that require studying in order to pass the exam. In this lesson, we will review preparation resources, the exam guide, registering for and taking the exam, test-taking strategy and more. In Lesson 2, “High Availability,” we will discuss high availability, how to calculate services availability, and how to plan for applications to be truly highly available. Lesson 3, “Network Topology.” For applications leveraging networking in AWS, the architecture begins with the network. In this lesson, we will discuss how our network topology contributes to a more resilient infrastructure. In Lesson 4, “Application Design,” we will discuss how to achieve reliable infrastructure and applications in AWS, which requires consideration of capacity, and application and database resilience. Lesson 5, “Network Performance.” Because the network underlies infrastructure, performance of the network underlies performance of our infrastructure and applications. In this lesson, we review a number of principles and service details that can help you design performant networks in AWS. In Lesson 6, “Compute Performance,” we will discuss compute performance and how our decision to use any particular instance type, or to leverage containers, can help improve the performance of our applications. Lesson 7, “Storage Performance,” discusses a number of different storage options in AWS and how they each offer abilities to improve performance depending on the type of storage. In this lesson, we will review the performance characteristics and options for block and object storage. Lesson 8, “Database Performance,” covers how AWS offers a number of database solutions for both relational and non-relational data. In this lesson, we will discuss how the nature of DynamoDB and how our data models affect performance, as well as how we can improve performance for write- or read-heavy applications. Lesson 9, “Leveraging managed Services.” AWS offers a number of fully managed and powerful services such as kinesis, lambda, elastic container service, API gateway, and more. In this lesson, we will look at how event-driven and serverless infrastructures can improve the performance of our applications. Lesson 10, “Identity and Access Management,” discusses how securing our accounts and credentials, and ensuring proper access to resources is a vital first step in securing our infrastructure, applications, and data. In this lesson, we will review identity and access management and discuss options we can leverage to create a more secure environment.Lesson 11, “Detection.” Detective controls are another key ingredient to a secure environment. With AWS, we have an easy ability to monitor every aspect of our infrastructure and create an environment in which nothing goes unnoticed or unrecorded. In this lesson, we will review features, options, and practices as they relate to monitoring our infrastructure and applications. In Lesson 12, “Securing Infrastructure,” we look at principles and techniques that can guide us to securing our infrastructure most effectively. Lesson 13, “Securing Data.” Too often we hear of companies having sensitive or private data exposed, and no one wants to be responsible for a such an event. So securing our data, with both access controls, as well as encryption in transit and at rest is of paramount importance. In this lesson we will review services and practices which can help us do just that. Lesson 14, “Cost Optimization.” Cost savings is perhaps one of the primary drivers of AWS adoption, but in order to realize those cost savings, we need to be fully aware of not just the dollar amounts we pay, but the things we pay for‚Äìthose options and fine details that actually contribute to costs. In this lesson, we review the cost models and highlight often overlooked cost contributors for various services. Lesson 15, “Operational Excellence.” Keep in mind that while cost savings is indeed a major driver in AWS adoption, the number one driver is the increased agility and flexibility organizations can benefit from compared to traditional IT. But in order to truly realize those benefits, we need to approach our implementation of AWS services in a particular way. In this lesson, we will discuss some of my experiences and how they embody the premise and practices of operational excellence.About Pearson Video Training Pearson publishes expert-led video tutorials covering a wide selection of technology topics designed to teach you the skills you need to succeed. These professional and personal technology videos feature world-leading author instructors published by your trusted technology brands: Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, Pearson IT Certification, Prentice Hall, Sams, and Que Topics include: IT Certification, Network Security, Cisco Technology, Programming, Web Development, Mobile Development, and more.

1. Introduction
   • AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate): Introduction 00:02:18
2. Module 1: Introduction
   • Module introduction 00:00:30
3. Lesson 1: Solutions Architect Associate Certification
   • Learning objectives 00:00:26
   • 1.1 Overview 00:04:08
   • 1.2 Exam Preparation Resources 00:04:07
   • 1.3 Review the Exam Guide 00:07:43
   • 1.4 Registering for the Exam 00:07:28
   • 1.5 Taking the Exam 00:03:40
   • 1.6 Test-Taking Strategy 00:03:44
   • 1.7 Best Practices 00:07:05
   • 1.8 The Well-Architected Framework 00:03:11
   • 1.9 Hands-on Experience 00:03:25
   • 1.10 Key Services to Study 00:11:12
4. Module 2: Resilient Architectures
   • Module introduction 00:00:22
5. Lesson 2: High Availability
   • Learning objectives 00:00:27
   • 2.1 Calculating Availability 00:09:15
   • 2.2 Plan for Failure 00:04:40
   • 2.3 Design for Availability 00:05:17
6. Lesson 3: Network Topology
   • Learning objectives 00:00:22
   • 3.1 Fault Isolation 00:07:11
   • 3.2 Resilient Configuration 00:05:15
   • 3.3 VPN Resiliency 00:03:23
   • 3.4 Direct Connect Resiliency 00:04:20
7. Lesson 4: Application Design
   • Learning objectives 00:00:26
   • 4.1 Application Resiliency 00:08:01
   • 4.2 Database Resiliency 00:08:46
   • 4.3 Capacity Planning 00:04:42
   • 4.4 Monitoring for Availability 00:08:08
   • 4.5 Multi-Region Architectures 00:03:11
8. Module 3: Performant Architectures
   • Module introduction 00:00:24
9. Lesson 5: Network Performance
   • Learning objectives 00:00:26
   • 5.1 Networking Performance 00:10:19
   • 5.2 NAT Gateway Performance 00:03:13
10. Lesson 6: Compute Performance
    • Learning objectives 00:00:20
    • 6.1 Compute Options 00:03:22
    • 6.2 Instance-Based Applications 00:05:50
    • 6.3 Improving Performance with Containers 00:06:45
11. Lesson 7: Storage Performance
    • Learning objectives 00:00:24
    • 7.1 Storage Options 00:05:09
    • 7.2 Block Store Performance 00:06:03
    • 7.3 Amazon S3 Performance 00:03:32
    • 7.4 Searching for Data in Amazon S3 00:02:22
    • 7.5 Improving the End User’s Experience 00:02:22
12. Lesson 8: Database Performance
    • Learning objectives 00:00:25
    • 8.1 Amazon DynamoDB Performance 00:04:34
    • 8.2 Amazon DynamoDB Primary Keys 00:05:30
    • 8.3 Amazon DynamoDB Secondary Indexes 00:06:52
    • 8.4 Improving Read-Heavy Applications 00:03:23
    • 8.5 Improving Write-Heavy Applications 00:03:28
13. Lesson 9: Leveraging Managed Services
    • Learning objectives 00:00:24
    • 9.1 Event-Driven Architectures 00:05:10
    • 9.2 Serverless Architectures 00:04:27
14. Module 4: Secure Applications and Architectures
    • Module introduction 00:00:25
15. Lesson 10: Identity and Access Management
    • Learning objectives 00:00:26
    • 10.1 Design Principles 00:01:55
    • 10.2 Securing Identities and Credentials 00:04:57
    • 10.3 Securing Access to Resources 00:09:11
    • 10.4 Temporary Credentials 00:03:56
    • 10.5 Roles for EC2 00:03:03
    • 10.6 Cross-Account Access 00:03:43
    • 10.7 Federated Users 00:03:39
    • 10.8 IAM Best Practices 00:04:19
16. Lesson 11: Detection
    • Learning objectives 00:00:31
    • 11.1 Design Principles 00:01:19
    • 11.2 Monitoring Infrastructure 00:03:14
    • 11.3 Capturing Logs 00:05:01
    • 11.4 Analyzing Logs 00:04:47
17. Lesson 12: Securing Infrastructure
    • Learning objectives 00:00:21
    • 12.1 Design Principles 00:02:04
    • 12.2 Routing as Security 00:06:56
    • 12.3 Network Access Control Lists (NACLs) 00:09:13
    • 12.4 Security Groups 00:05:44
    • 12.5 Securing the Operating System 00:03:28
18. Lesson 13: Securing Data
    • Learning objectives 00:00:30
    • 13.1 Design Principles 00:01:06
    • 13.2 Resource Policies 00:03:28
    • 13.3 Amazon S3 Object Ownership 00:03:34
    • 13.4 Publicly Accessible Data 00:04:28
    • 13.5 Authorizing Access to Private Content 00:02:51
    • 13.6 Encrypting Data at Rest 00:05:01
    • 13.7 Encrypting Data In Transit 00:03:58
    • 13.8 Encrypting Database Connections 00:02:38
19. Module 5: Cost-Optimized Architectures
    • Module introduction 00:00:23
20. Lesson 14: Cost Optimization
    • Learning objectives 00:00:33
    • 14.1 Design Principles 00:03:34
    • 14.2 Right Sizing 00:03:52
    • 14.3 Understanding the Costs of Amazon S3 00:03:50
    • 14.4 Understanding the Costs of Amazon VPC 00:04:15
    • 14.5 Amazon EC2 Pricing Models 00:06:51
    • 14.6 Cost Savings with Temporary Environments 00:02:23
    • 14.7 Billing Alarms 00:04:52
21. Module 6: Operationally Excellent Architectures
    • Module introduction 00:00:22
22. Lesson 15: Operational Excellence
    • Learning objectives 00:00:40
    • 15.1 Design Principles 00:05:42
    • 15.2 Infrastructure as Code 00:06:56
    • 15.3 Evolve 00:03:41
    • 15.4 Case Study: Cassandra on Amazon EC2 00:17:58
23. Summary
    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate): Summary 00:02:16



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