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AWS Databases

  • Number of Courses8 courses
  • Duration15 hours
  • Skill IQ available Skill IQ

Do you need a database? Which database type do you need for your project? The answers to these questions and how to implement your database on AWS is what you’ll learn from this path.

Courses in this path

Beginner

In this section you’ll cover the relational database options on AWS. You’ll learn how to configure them, and you’ll learn how to manage them.

AWS Databases: The Big Picture

  • by Craig Golightly
  • 1h 49m Duration
  •  (30)

Creating, Connecting, and Monitoring Databases with Amazon RDS

  • by Jeff Hopper
  • 1h 49m Duration
  •  (25)

Administering Amazon Aurora on Amazon RDS

  • by Aaron Medacco
  • 3h 25m Duration
  •  (44)

Intermediate

In this section you’ll learn about the other types of databases on AWS that are not relational. You’ll learn about data warehousing as well, and you’ll be ready to move to more advanced topics.

AWS DynamoDB Fundamentals

  • by Stefan Roman
  • 2h 17m Duration
  •  (54)

Data Warehousing with Amazon Redshift

  • by John Montgomery
  • 1h 29m Duration
  •  (38)

Managing a Graph Database with Amazon Neptune

  • by Jeff Hopper
  • 1h 19m Duration
  •  (16)

Advanced

In this section you’ll learn about migrating data to AWS from other sources. You’ll also learn about Elasticache and how it can be used in conjunction with the other services you’ve already learned.

Migrating Databases with AWS Database Migration Service

  • by Michael Brown
  • 1h 30m Duration
  •  (23)

Connecting and Deploying Amazon ElastiCache

  • by Tom Compagno
  • 1h 36m Duration
  •  (22)

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Craig Golightly
Craig Golightly
Craig is passionate about solving problems with the right tools. He has over 20 years of software development experience with large enterprises and small startups on everything from search engines to fighter jets. He has a bachelor's and master's degree in computer science with extensive experience in AWS, microservices, and artificial intelligence. Craig enjoys teaching and mentoring others so they can save time and accomplish their goals faster.
Jeff Hopper
Jeff Hopper
Jeff Hopper is a polyglot solution developer with over 20 years of experience across several business domains. He has enjoyed many of those years focusing on the .Net stack for both web and mobile development. Lately, he is delving into technologies such as Blockchain, Machine Learning, and Graph Databases. His desire is to help people achieve more through technology in order to free up more time to be with family and friends. He and his lovely wife are currently adventuring across the United St... more
Aaron Medacco
Aaron Medacco
Aaron has worked as both a cloud architect and software developer, specializing in solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS). He holds several certifications encompassing development, architecture, and operations within the AWS cloud service suite. Aaron has contributed to companies offering services in the healthcare, training, point-of-sale and e-commerce sectors of business. His interests in the cloud space include automation, serverless computing, data, and security. When he isn't working on hi... more
Stefan Roman
Stefan Roman
Stefan originates from Slovak Republic, from which he migrated to United Kingdom to study where he lived for over a decade. He studied Information Security, which quickly propelled his career towards hardening Linux servers and Linux administration. He passed multiple AWS certifications, which put him on a path of automation and cloud technologies, where he feels at home. Since then he worked multiple DevOps positions including a global bank delivering internet banking application, CRM applicati... more
John Montgomery
John Montgomery
John Montgomery has been employed as a software developer for nearly a decade across the government, financial, and commercial sectors. Being able to automate away tedious tasks for others is one of his great joys. He's CISSP and Security+ certified, and he's been involved in computer security in one way or another since he was 17, when he made his first honeypot (before he even knew what a honeypot was), and helped the police stop a cyberbullying issue. He's also very passionate about education... more
Michael Brown
Michael Brown
I have worked in IT for 25 years, for 22 of those years I have delivered IT Training. I have delivered Microsoft, CISCO and Amazon Web Services courses across Europe. For the last 4 years I have focused on Cloud technologies delivering cloud training to some of Europe’s biggest organisations. I have been a Microsoft Certified Trainer since 1997 and currently hold certifications from Microsoft, CompTIA and AWS. When not working on training material or delivering courses I spend time in the nort... more
Tom Compagno
Tom Compagno
Tom has spent over 19 years across multiple industries building products and platforms including: banking, tele-communications, e-commerce, retail, and manufacturing. He has designed and built recommendation engines, consumer banking platforms, and mobile applications, as well as business and consumer facing e-commerce SaaS platforms. Recently he leveraged his technology background to build business, product, and IT strategies for companies like O.C Tanner, State Farm, and USAA Insurance. He is ... more

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