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What you'll learn

  • Determine configuration management services in AWS.

  • Understand technical aspects and best practices of AWS OpsWorks

  • Implement AWS CloudFormation best practices.

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6 assignments

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This course is part of the Exam Prep: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional Specialization
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There are 2 modules in this course

AWS: Configuration Management and IaC Course is the third course of Exam Prep: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional Specialization. This course focuses on cloud infrastructure and reusable components to provision AWS resources. The course teaches building automated solutions for complex tasks and large-scale infrastructure. The course is divided into two modules and each module is further segmented by Lessons and Video Lectures. This course facilitates learners with approximately 3:00-3:30 Hours of Video lectures that provide both Theory and Hands-On knowledge. Also, Graded and Ungraded Quizzes are provided with every module in order to test the ability of learners.

Module 1: Configuration Management in AWS Module 2: Resource Provisioning in AWS One year of experience in automating AWS infrastructure. Candidates should have enough knowledge of using the 'Infrastructure as Code' concept. By the end of this course, a learner will be able to: - Determining configuration management services in AWS. - Compare Configuration Management Tools in AWS - Provision infrastructure using IaC templates in AWS. - Analyze securing automation of Resource Provisioning.

Welcome to Week 1 of the AWS: Configuration Management and IaC course. This week, we will be introduced to determine optimal configuration management services uisng AWS Systems Manager and its related components. We will also explore automating the configuration of software applications to the desired state using AWS OpsWorks.

What's included

6 videos3 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

6 videos•Total 38 minutes
  • AWS Systems Manager - Overview•11 minutes
  • AWS Systems Manager - Document Structure•5 minutes
  • AWS Systems Manager - Run Command•4 minutes
  • AWS Systems Manager - Automation•7 minutes
  • AWS Systems Manager - Parameter Store•5 minutes
  • AWS Secrets Manager - Overview•6 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
  • Course Outline•10 minutes
  • Welcome to the Course•10 minutes
  • Overview of Configuration Management in AWS•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 35 minutes
  • Configuration Management in AWS - Assessment•20 minutes
  • Automate and Optimize Configuration Management - Knowledge Check•15 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Meet and Greet•10 minutes

Welcome to Week 2 of the AWS: Configuration Management and IaC course. This week, we will be compare configuration management tools in AWS, mainly AWS CloudFormation and AWS OpsWorks. We will explore CloudFormation stacks, its security aspects and finally its best practices for better provisioning of resources. By the end of the week, we should have a good understanding to select appropriate tool for configuring infrastructures.

What's included

7 videos3 readings4 assignments

7 videos•Total 46 minutes
  • AWS OpsWorks for Chef vs AWS OpsWorks for Puppet•5 minutes
  • AWS CloudFormation - Templates•9 minutes
  • AWS CloudFormation - Security•4 minutes
  • AWS CloudFormation - EC2 Initialization•6 minutes
  • AWS CloudFormation - Best Practices•7 minutes
  • AWS CloudFormation: Creating Stacks and Managing Templates•8 minutes
  • Security Concepts in the Automation of Resource Provisioning•7 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
  • Overview of Resource Provisioning in AWS.•10 minutes
  • Key Takeaways of the course•10 minutes
  • Course Conclusion•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 80 minutes
  • Resource Provisioning in AWS - Assessment•10 minutes
  • Course Assessment Quiz•15 minutes
  • Compare configuration management tools - Knowledge Check•5 minutes
  • Project: Create a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) with AWS CloudFormation•50 minutes

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