AWS Cloud Engineer Automation by Pearson

Course details

Explore essential AWS automation services. Learn how to utilize the AWS CLI and programming language SDKs to efficiently manage AWS resources. Discover the intricacies of AWS CloudFormation for Infrastructure-as-Code, and learn how to deploy applications with CodeDeploy. Review how to use AWS CodeBuild for continuous integration, and see how to automate resource scaling with AWS Auto Scaling. Gain insights on monitoring with AWS CloudWatch and learn pricing models to manage costs effectively.

The course incorporates real-world scenarios to help you apply security practices, automate deployment processes, and tackle cost attribution and reporting in AWS environments. Ideal for cloud engineers and developers looking to automate AWS processes, this course offers practical hands-on demonstrations integrated with theoretical knowledge. Whether you are beginning your cloud journey or enhancing current skills, you can gain valuable insights into AWS service automation.

Concepts

Introduction

AWS cloud engineer automation - Introduction

Accessing Amazon Web Services (AWS) Features

Learning objectives
AWS access options
AWS command-line interface (CLI)
Demo - AWS CloudShell (console)
Demo - Install and configure AWS CLI (terminal)
AWS programming language SDKs
Demo - Install and test AWS Python SDK (terminal)
Demo - Assume an identity and access management (IAM) role (terminal)
AWS identity and permissions management real-world scenario

AWS CloudFormation

Learning objectives
AWS CloudFormation basics
AWS CloudFormation features
Demo - Deploy Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) (console)
Demo - Deploy Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instance (terminal)
Demo - Deploy Lambda function (terminal)

AWS Command-Line Interface (CLI) and SDK Automation

Learning objectives
Demo - AWS CLI automation (terminal)
Demo - Bash script automation (terminal)
Demo - Python script automation (terminal)
Demo - Lambda function automation (terminal)

AWS Auto Scaling

Learning objectives
Auto Scaling services
EC2 Auto Scaling basics
EC2 Auto Scaling features
Demo - Deploy an Auto Scaling Group (console)
AWS automation strategies real-world scenario

AWS CloudWatch

Learning objectives
CloudWatch basics
CloudWatch features
Demo - CloudWatch metrics (console)
Demo - CloudWatch agent (terminal)
Demo - CloudWatch log metric filters (console)
Amazon Q Developer in chat applications
Demo - CloudWatch alarm delivery to Slack (console)

AWS CodeBuild, CodeArtifact, and CodeDeploy

Learning objectives
CodeBuild
Demo - Implement continuous integration in CodeBuild (console and terminal)
CodeArtifact
Demo - Integrate CodeBuild and CodeArtifact (console)
CodeDeploy
Demo - Deploy code to Lambda (console)

Understanding Service Costs

Learning objectives
AWS pricing model
AWS EC2 pricing
AWS Cost Explorer
Demo - Use AWS Cost Explorer (console)

Cost Attribution and Reporting

Learning objectives
Demo - Billing and cost management preferences (console)
AWS tagging strategies and cost allocation tags
Demo - Enable cost allocation tags (console)
Organizations tag policies
Demo - Implement organizations tag policies
AWS cost budgets
Demo - Project budget with tags (console)
AWS cost awareness and attribution real-world scenario

Conclusion

AWS cloud engineer automation - Summary