Amazon DynamoDB for Serverless Architectures

This digital course provides an in-depth and hands-on introduction to Amazon DynamoDB and how it is leveraged in building a serverless architecture. The course talks about core DynamoDB components and how-to setup and access them in creating a serverless application. You will also learn about several DynamoDB features, best practices and how this NoSQL service is beneficial in comparison to SQL solutions.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for:

• Individuals interested in understanding the fundamentals of Amazon DynamoDB
• Individuals interested in building serverless architecture using Amazon DynamoDB
• Solutions Architects, Developers and System administrators

Course Objectives

In this course, you will learn how to:

• Build Serverless Architecture using DynamoDB and other AWS services
• Use DynamoDB features to provide serverless solutions
• Setup and access Amazon DynamoDB
• Design and architect a serverless application
• Differentiate SQL from NoSQL database systems
• Migrate from existing RDMS to Amazon DynamoDB
• Monitor its performance using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, CloudWatch Logs, etc.

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisites:

• Basic understanding of databases and Cloud Architecture
• Intermediate knowledge of a scripting language (E.g. Python, Node.js, Java or C#)
• AWS associate-level knowledge

Delivery Method

This course is delivered through:

• Digital training
• Video

Duration

• 2 hours

Course Outline

This course covers the following concepts:

• Amazon DynamoDB components, benefits and features
• How to setup and access Amazon DynamoDB
• How to create a Serverless Architecture
• Migrating to Amazon DynamoDB
• How AWS monitors Amazon DynamoDB for its performance