AWS DevOps Training
By: Upskill Iq
Tags: AWS, Training, DevOps

AWS DevOps Training is one of the most comprehensive and robust training programs that focus on teaching new comers and veterans how to implement enterprise solutions using Amazon Web Services. The aim of this training program is to equip participants with the latest tools and techniques for using and building enterprise applications. The program consists of eight full sessions. Six sessions are delivered in-person by experts, while the remaining two sessions are web based. The online trainings are very flexible in nature and can easily be scheduled according to the participants’ availability. In addition, they can also be conducted in short spans of time as per the learner’s convenience.

An in-depth look into AWS develops training reveals that the basic idea of the training is to enhance the expertise of the participants by equipping them with the latest tools and techniques for deploying and managing the various components of an enterprise application via the AWS platform. The concept is simple, but the actual implementation can be rather challenging. The trainees are expected to have a clear understanding of how an enterprise application is developed as well as the basic infrastructure requirements to run such applications. They are also expected to develop an expertise on different deployment strategies such as platform-as-a-service (PaaS), elastic beanstalk and software-as-a-service (SaaS).

The first section of the course, the Institutional Engineering core module, addresses the conceptual understanding of enterprise applications as well as key concepts. It starts with a brief intro on infrastructure. It goes on to describe the major advantages of choosing an AWS platform to deploy an application. The Institutional Engineering segment then goes into the major concepts such as automation, central management and the business case. With these concepts, the trainees are expected to develop the awareness to implement the concepts into their organizations. The second section of the course is concerned with developing the basic infrastructure for the application using a hosted platform and implementing the process of transitioning data from the old infrastructure to the new infrastructure.

The third section of the develops training focuses on creating a basic platform for the automation of an AWS application using an in-house or externally developed system. A hands-on session on AWS APIs is also included in this segment. The fourth section provides the participants with hands-on applications using the AWS cloud such as managing the source code repository, managing the build environment and deploying the code. Hands on sessions on the diff tools, source code repository and continuous integration are also included. The final part of the course looks at how to build a repo, using the gist builder, and finally the students are given the chance to compete in the AWS showcase event.

In addition to the seven mentor presentation, several practice sessions have been planned as well. Two practice sessions are planned for the first week of the training and another two sessions are scheduled for the last two weeks of the course. On both weekdays, the presentations are made to live in the room provided by a certification course. During the two sessions, students learn how to create an AWS account, activate permissions, create a directory for the application’s S3 buckets, manage a NumPy data set, create an IAM user, install the AWS plugins, configure the AWS console and finally, run invoke commands in order to access and use the AWS APIs. During the week, students are allowed to continue practicing the exercises every other day up to three times, depending on the instructor’s decision.

While all the sessions in the sevenementor course are intended for learning, the focus of the certification exams is to ensure that the trainees become proficient in running and monitoring an aws application. To achieve this goal, the exams follow the format of three parts. The first part consists of an installation of the official aws tools, followed by a series of scripted or real world application tests. The second part includes practical exams, which cover mostly the most frequently used AWS APIs and are therefore usually the most critical. The third and final part, which consists of the vendor-neutral sevenmentor practice exams, simulates real-life scenarios from real AWS users and assesses each candidate’s knowledge and skill with respect to the particular AWS platform being evaluated.