AWS: Configuration Management and IaC Course is the third course of Exam Prep: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional Specialization. This course focuses on cloud infrastructure and reusable components to provision AWS resources. The course teaches building automated solutions for complex tasks and large-scale infrastructure. The course is divided into two modules and each module is further segmented by Lessons and Video Lectures. This course facilitates learners with approximately 3:00-3:30 Hours of Video lectures that provide both Theory and Hands-On knowledge. Also, Graded and Ungraded Quizzes are provided with every module in order to test the ability of learners.
AWS: Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code
AWS: Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code
This course is part of Exam Prep: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional Specialization
Taught in English
Instructor: Whizlabs Instructor
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Course
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals
Intermediate level
Recommended experience
5 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
What you'll learn
Determine configuration management services in AWS.
Understand technical aspects and best practices of AWS OpsWorks
Implement AWS CloudFormation best practices.
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Assessments
6 quizzes
Course
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals
Intermediate level
Recommended experience
5 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
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This course is part of the Exam Prep: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional Specialization
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There are 2 modules in this course
Welcome to Week 1 of the AWS: Configuration Management and IaC course. This week, we will be introduced to determine optimal configuration management services uisng AWS Systems Manager and its related components. We will also explore automating the configuration of software applications to the desired state using AWS OpsWorks.
What's included
9 videos3 readings2 quizzes1 discussion prompt
Welcome to Week 2 of the AWS: Configuration Management and IaC course. This week, we will be compare configuration management tools in AWS, mainly AWS CloudFormation and AWS OpsWorks. We will explore CloudFormation stacks, its security aspects and finally its best practices for better provisioning of resources. By the end of the week, we should have a good understanding to select appropriate tool for configuring infrastructures.
What's included
8 videos3 readings4 quizzes
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