AWS: Networking and Content Delivery Course is the third course of Exam Prep DVA-C02: AWS Certified Developer Associate Specialization. This course covers fundamental concepts of Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), including subnets, CIDR notation, security groups, network ACLs, route tables, and NAT Gateways. It explores Amazon Route 53 for DNS management and Amazon CloudFront for content delivery. It also delves into key infrastructure services such as AWS Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) for traffic distribution and Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling for managing and scaling EC2 instances.
AWS: Networking and Content Delivery
AWS: Networking and Content Delivery
This course is part of Exam Prep DVA-C02: AWS Certified Developer Associate Specialization
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4 hours to complete
3 weeks at 1 hour a week
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What you'll learn
Design and implement secure and scalable VPCs.
Use Route 53 and CloudFront for efficient and reliable DNS and content delivery.
Implement load balancing and auto-scaling for high availability and performance.
Basics of API Gateway for building and managing APIs.
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There are 2 modules in this course
Welcome to Week 1. This week, we'll explore Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) fundamentals, including subnets, CIDR blocks, security groups, and network access control lists (ACLs). Through demonstrations, you'll learn to configure VPCs, set up route tables, and implement NAT gateways. We'll also delve into Amazon Route 53, covering its features, routing policies, and pricing. By week's end, you'll have a solid understanding of VPC components and Route 53, enabling you to design and manage secure, scalable networks on AWS.
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8 videos2 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
Welcome to Week 2. This week, we'll explore Amazon CloudFront, focusing on its edge locations, time-to-live (TTL) settings, and pricing models. You'll learn how to create distributions, manage caching behaviors, and implement geographic restrictions. We'll also cover Origin Access Control (OAC) to secure your content. Additionally, we'll delve into AWS Elastic Load Balancer (ELB), understanding its role in distributing traffic across multiple instances. The week concludes with an overview of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling, including hands-on experience in setting up scaling policies to maintain application performance. By week's end, you'll have a solid foundation in delivering content efficiently and scaling applications seamlessly on AWS.
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