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What you'll learn

  • Apply data lake methodologies in planning and designing a data lake.

  • Describe the components and services required for building an AWS data lake.

  • Compare the ways data can be ingested, stored, and transformed in a data lake.

  • Explain how to secure a data lake with appropriate permissions.

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This course is part of the AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Professional Certificate
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Professional Certificate.
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There are 6 modules in this course

The fundamental-level course is typically designed for individuals with a basic understanding of data storage and processing concepts but little to no prior experience with building data lakes on AWS specifically. After a brief introduction to Data Lakes, we'll introduce data ingestion, cataloging and preparation, concluding with an overview of querying data with Amazon Athena. The course will continue with an AWS Lake Formation overview, including a hands-on lab where you'll build a data lake. We'll then introduce data processing and analytics leveraing AWS Glue before diving into automated data lake creatiokn using Lake Formation blueprints. Finally, we'll close with Modern Data Architectures on AWS with a lab that covers publishing and consuming data products as a service.

This module provides an overview of data lakes, their purpose, and how they differ from data warehouses. It also covers the components and architectures involved in data lakes.

What's included

5 videos1 reading2 assignments1 plugin

5 videosβ€’Total 19 minutes
  • Course Introduction and Overviewβ€’3 minutes
  • Module Objectivesβ€’1 minute
  • Why Data Lakes?β€’4 minutes
  • Data Lake vs Data Warehouseβ€’5 minutes
  • Components and Architecturesβ€’6 minutes
1 readingβ€’Total 2 minutes
  • Pre-Course Surveyβ€’2 minutes
2 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Knowledge Checkβ€’30 minutes
  • Pre-Assessmentβ€’30 minutes
1 pluginβ€’Total 15 minutes
  • Pre-Course Surveyβ€’15 minutes

This module focuses on the processes of ingesting data into a data lake, cataloging the data, and preparing it for analysis. It covers topics such as data lake storage, data ingestion methods, crawling and cataloging data, data formatting, partitioning, compression, and querying data with Amazon Athena.

What's included

10 videos1 reading1 assignment1 plugin

10 videosβ€’Total 46 minutes
  • Module Objectivesβ€’1 minute
  • Data Lake Storageβ€’5 minutes
  • Data Ingestionβ€’7 minutes
  • Crawl and Catalog Dataβ€’4 minutes
  • Demo: Creating and Running a Glue Crawlerβ€’9 minutes
  • Formatting the Data in the Lakeβ€’3 minutes
  • Partitioning, Compressing, and Compacting the Data in the Lakeβ€’4 minutes
  • Query Data with Amazon Athenaβ€’3 minutes
  • Demo: Querying CSV data with Amazon Athenaβ€’3 minutes
  • Demo: Columnar data formats with Amazon Athena - a performance and cost comparisonβ€’7 minutes
1 readingβ€’Total 2 minutes
  • Mid-Course Surveyβ€’2 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 30 minutes
  • Knowledge Checkβ€’30 minutes
1 pluginβ€’Total 15 minutes
  • Mid-Course Surveyβ€’15 minutes

This module introduces AWS Lake Formation, a service that helps build and manage data lakes on AWS. It covers the basic permission model, and provides an overview of the service’s features and capabilities.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item

3 videosβ€’Total 8 minutes
  • Welcome to Module 3β€’1 minute
  • AWS Lake Formation Overviewβ€’3 minutes
  • AWS Lake Formation Basic Permission Modelβ€’5 minutes
1 readingβ€’Total 15 minutes
  • Reading: AWS Lake Formation Basicsβ€’15 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 30 minutes
  • Knowledge Checkβ€’30 minutes
1 app itemβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Lab 1: Building a Data Lake using AWS Lake Formationβ€’60 minutes

This module covers data transformation techniques and tools like AWS Glue for processing and analyzing data in the data lake. It includes hands-on demos and a technical talk on Glue and Athena Federated Queries.

What's included

7 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt

7 videosβ€’Total 37 minutes
  • Module Objectivesβ€’1 minute
  • Data Transformationβ€’4 minutes
  • Data Processing with AWS Glueβ€’5 minutes
  • AWS Glue Jobs and Workflowsβ€’3 minutes
  • Demo - Glue Databrewβ€’9 minutes
  • Demo - Glue Studioβ€’9 minutes
  • Tech Talk - Glue / Athena Federated Queriesβ€’7 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 30 minutes
  • Knowledge Check β€’30 minutes
1 discussion promptβ€’Total 10 minutes
  • AWS Glueβ€’10 minutes

This module explores advanced features and configurations of AWS Lake Formation, including blueprints, workflows, and fine-grained access control. It also covers data visualization with Amazon QuickSight.

What's included

5 videos1 assignment1 app item

5 videosβ€’Total 21 minutes
  • Module Objectivesβ€’1 minute
  • Using Blueprints and Workflowsβ€’3 minutes
  • Fine-grained Access Controlβ€’6 minutes
  • Demo - LF-Tagsβ€’7 minutes
  • Visualizing Data with QuickSight - Demoβ€’4 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 30 minutes
  • Knowledge Checkβ€’30 minutes
1 app itemβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Lab 2: Automate Data Lake Creation Using AWS Lake Formation Blueprintsβ€’60 minutes

This module introduces the concept of modern data architecture and its implementation on AWS. It covers data movement scenarios, data sharing models, and relevant readings.

What's included

6 videos3 readings1 assignment1 app item1 plugin

6 videosβ€’Total 19 minutes
  • Module Objectivesβ€’1 minute
  • Modern Data Architectureβ€’3 minutes
  • Data Movement Scenariosβ€’3 minutes
  • Data Sharing Modelsβ€’3 minutes
  • Tech Talk - What's your favorite data lake feature?β€’6 minutes
  • Course Recap/Key Takeawaysβ€’4 minutes
3 readingsβ€’Total 22 minutes
  • Reading: Modern data architectureβ€’5 minutes
  • Reading: Data Movement Scenariosβ€’15 minutes
  • Post-Course Surveyβ€’2 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Post-Assessmentβ€’60 minutes
1 app itemβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Lab 3: Publishing and Managing Data Product in AWS Lake Formationβ€’60 minutes
1 pluginβ€’Total 15 minutes
  • Post-Course Surveyβ€’15 minutes

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