INFO 1434 - AWS Architecture

4.5 Credits

AWS Academy Cloud Architecting covers the fundamentals of building IT infrastructure on AWS. The course is designed to teach how to optimize the use of the AWS Cloud by understanding AWS services and how they fit into cloud-based solutions. Although architectural solutions can differ depending on the industry, type of application, and size of the business, this course emphasizes best practices for the AWS Cloud that apply to all of them. It also recommends various design patterns to help you think through the process of architecting optimal IT solutions on AWS.

Throughout the course, you will explore case studies that showcase how some AWS customers have designed their infrastructures and the strategies and services that they have implemented. Finally, this course provides opportunities for you to build a variety of infrastructures through a guided, hands-on approach.

Prerequisites: (1) INFO 1009 must be completed prior to this course.

Lecture Hours: 4.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Describe how cloud adoption transforms the way IT systems work
Describe the benefits of cloud computing with Amazon Web Services
Discuss how to design systems that are secure, reliable, high-performing, and cost efficient
Describe principles to consider when migrating or designing new applications for the cloud
Define high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability
List AWS services that have built-in fault tolerance or can be designed for fault tolerance
Describe why load balancing is a key architectural component for AWS-powered applications
Identify the benefits of Infrastructure as Code
Describe how to leverage the capabilities of AWS to support automation
Articulate the importance of making systems highly cohesive and loosely coupled
Describe system coupling to support the distributed nature of applications built for the cloud
Describe database services for storing and deploying web-accessible applications
Compare structured query language (SQL) databases with NoSQL databases
Describe how the AWS Well-Architected Framework improves cloud-based architectures
Describe the business impact of design decisions
Describe the five pillars of a Well-Architected Framework: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization
Troubleshoot common errors

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