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Welcome to "AWS Certified Solutions Architect", a podcast which will explore all the AWS Associate Architect technologies. The exam has the following content domains and weightings: • Domain 1: Design Secure Architectures (30% of scored content) • Domain 2: Design Resilient Architectures (26% of scored content) • Domain 3: Design High-Performing Architectures (24% of scored content) • Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures (20% of scored content) Tune in to discover helpful analysis, topic reviews, question, answers, solutions analysis and much more.

Episodes

  1. 08/10/2024

    100x QUESTIONS

    100x AWS Certified Solutions Architect Questions and answers. Let’s do this!

    49 min

  2. 08/07/2024

    AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Exam Curriculum

    AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Curriculum 1. Introduction to AWS • Overview of cloud computing • Benefits of AWS • AWS global infrastructure: Regions and Availability Zones • AWS Management Console and AWS CLI basics 2. Designing Resilient Architectures • Principles of fault tolerance and high availability • Designing multi-tier architectures • Load balancing with Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) • Implementing Auto Scaling for dynamic workloads 3. Designing High-Performing Architectures • Selecting the appropriate instance types (EC2, ECS, Lambda) • Optimizing performance through caching with Amazon CloudFront and AWS Global Accelerator • Storage solutions: EBS, EFS, S3, Glacier • Database solutions: RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift 4. Designing Secure Applications and Architectures • AWS Shared Responsibility Model • Identity and Access Management (IAM) • Securing data at rest and in transit • Implementing security groups and network ACLs • Using AWS Key Management Service (KMS) for encryption • AWS Security Services: Shield, WAF, Macie, GuardDuty 5. Designing Cost-Optimized Architectures • Understanding AWS pricing models • Cost-effective storage solutions • Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Spot Instances • Cost management tools: AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets • Monitoring costs with AWS CloudWatch and Trusted Advisor 6. Designing Operationally Excellent Architectures • Best practices for operational excellence • Using AWS CloudFormation for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) • Monitoring and logging: AWS CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail • Automating deployments with AWS CodeDeploy, CodePipeline 7. Migration to AWS • AWS Migration Hub and AWS Application Discovery Service • Strategies for migrating applications and databases • Using AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) • Managing hybrid cloud architectures 8. Architecting for the Cloud • AWS Well-Architected Framework • Reliability, performance efficiency, security, cost optimization, and operational excellence • Implementing disaster recovery strategies: RTO and RPO • Backup and recovery solutions with AWS Backup and Storage Gateway 9. Advanced Networking Architectures • VPC design and subnetting • Implementing VPN and Direct Connect • Route 53 for DNS management • Using AWS Transit Gateway for large-scale network architectures Hands-On Labs and Projects • Deploying a multi-tier application using EC2, ELB, and RDS • Setting up a serverless application with AWS Lambda and API Gateway • Implementing a secure VPC architecture with public and private subnets • Configuring Auto Scaling and Load Balancing for high availability

    23 min
  3. AWS SAA - CONNECTED MOBILITY - SOLUTION

    08/01/2024

    AWS SAA - CONNECTED MOBILITY - SOLUTION

    Connected Mobility Solution (CMS) on AWS refers to a comprehensive set of services, tools, and best practices designed to support the development, deployment, and management of connected vehicle applications and services. This solution leverages the cloud capabilities of Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enable automakers, fleet operators, and mobility service providers to create and scale their connected vehicle solutions. Here are the key components and features of CMS on AWS: 1. Data Ingestion and Processing • AWS IoT Core: Allows secure and reliable communication between connected vehicles and the cloud. Vehicles can send telemetry data to AWS IoT Core where it can be ingested and processed. • Amazon Kinesis: Facilitates real-time data streaming and processing. It’s used for collecting, processing, and analyzing real-time data from vehicles. 2. Data Storage and Management • Amazon S3: Provides scalable and secure storage for large volumes of vehicle data, including telemetry, logs, and other data types. • Amazon RDS / DynamoDB: Offers managed relational and NoSQL databases for storing structured data related to vehicles, such as user preferences, vehicle configurations, and more. 3. Analytics and Machine Learning • AWS Glue: Simplifies data preparation and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to prepare data for analytics. • Amazon SageMaker: Enables the building, training, and deployment of machine learning models at scale. This can be used for predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, and other ML-driven insights. • Amazon Athena: Allows for querying large datasets in S3 using standard SQL, facilitating quick and easy data analysis. 4. Real-time Monitoring and Alerting • Amazon CloudWatch: Provides monitoring and observability for connected vehicle systems. It can collect and track metrics, log files, and set alarms to respond to operational changes. • AWS Lambda: Enables serverless computing to run code in response to events. It can be used to process data streams, trigger alerts, or perform on-the-fly data transformations. 5. Security and Compliance • AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM): Manages user access and permissions securely. • AWS Key Management Service (KMS): Provides encryption key management to ensure data security. • AWS Security Hub: Offers a comprehensive view of security alerts and compliance status across AWS accounts. 6. Application Development and Deployment • AWS Elastic Beanstalk: Simplifies the deployment, scaling, and management of web applications and services. • Amazon ECS / EKS: Facilitates container orchestration for deploying and managing containerized applications at scale. • AWS AppSync: Simplifies application development by allowing developers to create flexible APIs with GraphQL. 7. User Experience and Interaction • Amazon API Gateway: Enables the creation, publishing, maintenance, and monitoring of APIs at any scale. It helps in integrating vehicle data with mobile and web applications. • AWS Amplify: Provides a set of tools and services for building scalable mobile and web applications. It integrates well with backend services to deliver a seamless user experience. 8. Integration with Third-party Services • AWS Marketplace: Offers various third-party solutions and services that can be integrated with the CMS, such as mapping services, traffic data providers, and other automotive industry-specific solutions. Use Cases • Predictive Maintenance: Analyze vehicle data to predict and prevent potential failures. • Fleet Management: Track and manage fleets in real-time, optimizing routes and improving operational efficiency. • Connected Vehicle Services: Offer services like in-car infotainment, real-time navigation, and safety features. • Usage-based Insurance: Enable insurance models based on real-time driving data By leveraging CMS on AWS, companies can accelerate their connected vehicle initiatives

    37 min
  4. AWS Solutions Architect Certification - NETWORKING

    08/01/2024

    AWS Solutions Architect Certification - NETWORKING

    AWS Networking stands out with its comprehensive service portfolio, global reach, and unmatched performance. It ensures low latency, high availability, and robust security through features like private connectivity and advanced threat detection. Seamlessly integrating with AWS’s extensive ecosystem, it offers scalability, flexibility, and ease of management, empowering businesses to build resilient, high-performance apps globally.: 1. Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud): • Description: Allows the creation of isolated virtual networks for resources, with full control over network settings, security, and configuration. • Benefit: Offers secure and flexible networking options tailored to various application needs, ensuring compliance and enhanced security. 2. Amazon CloudFront: • Description: A global content delivery network (CDN) that accelerates the delivery of web content by caching it at edge locations worldwide. • Benefit: Ensures low latency and high transfer speeds, enhancing user experience by delivering content swiftly and securely. 3. Elastic Load Balancing (ELB): • Description: Distributes incoming traffic across multiple targets (e.g., EC2 instances, containers) to ensure application scalability and fault tolerance. • Benefit: Provides high availability and automatic scaling, adapting to changing traffic demands seamlessly. 4. Amazon Route 53: • Description: A scalable DNS and domain name registration service that routes end-user requests to AWS services or other endpoints. • Benefit: Offers robust DNS features, health checks, and traffic routing policies, ensuring high availability and performance. 5. AWS Direct Connect: • Description: Establishes a dedicated network connection from on-premises data centers to AWS, bypassing the public internet. • Benefit: Provides consistent network performance, increased bandwidth throughput, and reduced latency. 6. AWS VPN: • Description: Provides secure connections between on-premises networks and AWS using encrypted IPsec tunnels. • Benefit: Ensures secure communication for both site-to-site and client VPN connections, enhancing data protection. 7. AWS Global Accelerator: • Description: Improves application availability and performance by directing traffic through AWS’s global network infrastructure using static IP addresses. • Benefit: Optimizes global user experience by reducing latency and improving endpoint availability. 8. AWS Transit Gateway: • Description: A central hub that connects multiple VPCs and on-premises networks, simplifying network management and routing. • Benefit: Reduces complexity and operational costs by providing a scalable, centralized connectivity solution. 9. AWS PrivateLink: • Description: Enables private connectivity between VPCs and AWS services or third-party applications, eliminating exposure to the public internet. • Benefit: Enhances security and simplifies network architecture by keeping traffic within the AWS network. 10. AWS Network Firewall: • Description: Provides a managed network firewall to protect VPCs from unauthorized access and threats. • Benefit: Offers comprehensive threat detection and protection, ensuring robust security for network traffic. 11. AWS App Mesh: • Description: Manages microservices communication, providing end-to-end visibility and control over network traffic. • Benefit: Simplifies microservices management and enhances application availability and reliability. 12. AWS Cloud Map: • Description: A cloud resource discovery service that allows you to define custom names for resources and maintain updated locations. • Benefit: Increases application availability by ensuring services can always find the most up-to-date locations of resources. 13. AWS Private 5G: • Description: Provides private cellular networks for enterprises, enhancing connectivity for IoT and edge applications. • Benefit: Ensures reliable, secure, and sca

    34 min
  5. AWS SAA - VIDEO ON DEMAND - SOLUTION

    08/01/2024

    AWS SAA - VIDEO ON DEMAND - SOLUTION

    Video on Demand on AWS Foundation solution is designed to help you start encoding video files with AWS Elemental MediaConvert. It can be easily customized and used as the starting point to create a more complex workflow. Out of the box, this solution helps you to accomplish the following: • Automatically transcode videos uploaded to Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) into formats suitable for playback on a wide range of devices. • Customize AWS Elemental MediaConvert job settings by uploading your own file and using different job settings for different inputs. • Store transcoded files in a destination bucket and use Amazon CloudFront to deliver to end viewers. • Manage costs, view logs, implement patching, and run automation runbooks for this solution from a central location. Use cases. Streaming media - As consumer demand for video streaming increases, media and entertainment companies are looking for secure and reliable web-based video streaming alternatives to traditional television. This solution automatically provisions the services necessary to build a scalable, distributed architecture that ingests, stores, processes, and delivers video content. Using this solution, you can avoid inefficient trial-and-error approaches, and save on time and costs for your streaming media projects This podcast looks at the details behind deploying the solution in AWS. Details in this podcast include steps for deployment, AWS Services deployed with a CloudFormation Template, AWS Well Architected design considerations. Furthermore , architecture details includes ingest, encoding, processing, cost, security, customisations, quotas and solution deployment.

    20 min
  6. AWS Solutions Architect Certification - COMPUTE

    07/31/2024

    AWS Solutions Architect Certification - COMPUTE

    AWS Compute Services is considered the best in the industry for several reasons, each contributing to its comprehensive, scalable, and reliable offerings that cater to a wide range of business needs. Here are key factors that set AWS Compute Services apart: ### 1. **Scalability and Flexibility** AWS provides unmatched scalability, allowing businesses to scale their compute resources up or down based on demand. Services like Amazon EC2 offer auto-scaling capabilities, while AWS Lambda scales automatically without any need for user intervention. This flexibility ensures that applications can handle varying levels of traffic without performance degradation. ### 2. **Broad Range of Services** AWS offers a diverse set of compute services to meet different requirements, including: - **Amazon EC2** for customizable virtual machines. - **AWS Lambda** for serverless computing. - **Amazon ECS and EKS** for container orchestration. - **AWS Fargate** for serverless container deployment. - **AWS Batch** for batch computing. - **Amazon Lightsail** for simple web applications and small databases. This variety allows businesses to choose the right service for their specific workloads and operational models. ### 3. **Global Infrastructure** AWS has a vast global infrastructure, with data centers in numerous regions and availability zones. This global presence ensures low-latency access to compute resources, high availability, and disaster recovery options. Businesses can deploy their applications closer to their users, improving performance and user experience. ### 4. **Integration with Other AWS Services** AWS Compute Services seamlessly integrate with other AWS services like S3 for storage, RDS for managed databases, CloudFront for content delivery, and IAM for security management. This integration creates a cohesive ecosystem that simplifies the development, deployment, and management of applications. ### 5. **Security and Compliance** AWS provides robust security features, including network firewalls, data encryption, and comprehensive identity and access management (IAM). AWS also complies with numerous global compliance standards, such as GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS, making it a trusted platform for handling sensitive data and meeting regulatory requirements. ### 6. **Cost-Effectiveness** AWS offers various pricing models, such as On-Demand, Reserved, and Spot Instances for EC2, allowing businesses to optimize costs based on their usage patterns. Services like AWS Lambda and Fargate follow a pay-as-you-go model, charging only for the compute time used, which helps minimize costs for sporadic workloads. ### 7. **Innovation and Continuous Improvement** AWS continually innovates and expands its service offerings, regularly adding new features and improvements. This commitment to innovation ensures that businesses can leverage the latest technologies and advancements in cloud computing, keeping them competitive and efficient. ### 8. **Strong Community and Support** AWS has a vast and active community of developers, partners, and consultants, providing extensive resources, tutorials, and forums for support. AWS also offers robust customer support options, including a range of support plans that cater to different business needs and budgets. ### 9. **Managed Services and Automation** AWS provides managed services such as Elastic Beanstalk, which automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and scaling. These services reduce the operational burden on businesses, allowing them to focus more on development and innovation rather than infrastructure management. ### 10. **Proven Track Record and Trust** AWS is a pioneer in the cloud computing space with a proven track record of reliability and performance. Many of the world’s leading companies across various industries trust AWS for their critical applications and workloads, reinforcing its reputation as the best-in-class cloud provider. Lets Deep Dive into AWS Compute ...

    31 min
  7. AWS Solutions Architect Certification - Logging and Monitoring - Part 1

    07/08/2024 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    AWS Solutions Architect Certification - Logging and Monitoring - Part 1

    AWS offers a variety of services for monitoring and logging, ensuring that users can maintain visibility into their infrastructure, applications, and services. These tools help with performance monitoring, troubleshooting, compliance, and security. Here are the key AWS services for monitoring and logging: Amazon CloudWatch AWS CloudTrail AWS X-Ray Amazon GuardDuty AWS Config Amazon Inspector AWS CloudFormation StackSets AWS Elastic Beanstalk Monitoring and Logging Amazon VPC Flow Logs AWS Lambda Logging and Monitoring AWS Trusted Advisor Part 1 of this two part series looks at Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail and X-Ray.

    34 min
  8. AWS Solutions Architect Certification - Security

    06/20/2024 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    AWS Solutions Architect Certification - Security

    Deep dive into the AWS Solutions Architect Certification from a security perspective. Look at each of the security key concepts AWS Security Key Concepts Introduction AWS Security is designed to provide highly secure, scalable, and robust infrastructure. It involves protecting data, managing identities, securing systems, and complying with regulatory requirements. Key concepts include the Shared Responsibility Model, Identity and Access Management (IAM), encryption, monitoring and logging, network security, and compliance frameworks. Shared Responsibility Model Shared Responsibility Model defines security responsibilities between AWS and the customer: AWS Responsibility: AWS is responsible for "security of the cloud." This includes protecting the infrastructure that runs AWS services (hardware, software, networking, and facilities). Customer Responsibility: Customers are responsible for "security in the cloud." This includes securing the data, identity, and access management, configuring the firewall, and managing encryption. Identity and Access Management (IAM) AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) allows control over who can access AWS resources: Users, Groups, Roles: Define identities for individuals or applications. Policies: JSON documents that define permissions. Policies can be attached to users, groups, or roles. Access Keys and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Secure access to AWS accounts and resources. Data Protection and Encryption Data protection involves securing data at rest and in transit: Encryption at Rest: AWS provides multiple options for encrypting data stored in AWS services (e.g., S3, RDS, EBS). Keys can be managed by AWS or by customers using AWS Key Management Service (KMS). Encryption in Transit: TLS/SSL encryption is used for data in transit to protect data being transferred to and from AWS services. Monitoring and Logging Monitoring and logging provide visibility into the operations and security of AWS resources: AWS CloudTrail: Records API calls made on your account, including details such as the identity of the caller, time of the call, and the response elements. Amazon CloudWatch: Monitors AWS resources and applications, collects and tracks metrics, and sets alarms. AWS Config: Tracks configuration changes and evaluates configurations against desired states. Network Security Network security involves protecting data, applications, and infrastructure: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC): Isolate AWS resources in a virtual network. VPC provides subnet configuration, routing tables, internet gateways, and more. Security Groups: Act as a virtual firewall for instances to control inbound and outbound traffic. Network Access Control Lists (NACLs): Provide an additional layer of security by controlling traffic to and from subnets. Application Security Application security focuses on protecting applications running on AWS: AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall): Protects web applications from common web exploits. AWS Shield: Provides protection against DDoS attacks. Amazon Inspector: Automated security assessment service to improve the security and compliance of applications deployed on AWS. Security Automation and Response Security automation and response streamline security processes and incident response: AWS Security Hub: Centralized view of security alerts and compliance status across AWS accounts. AWS Lambda: Run code in response to triggers such as changes in data or system state, useful for automated incident response. Compliance and Governance Compliance and governance ensure that AWS environments meet regulatory and organizational requirements: AWS Artifact: Access AWS compliance reports and select online agreements. AWS Organizations: Manage multiple AWS accounts centrally. AWS Config Rules: Automatically check the configuration of AWS resources against desired configurations. Security Best Practices and Advanced Security Features

    44 min
  9. 100 x AWS Certified Solutions Architect Questions

    06/19/2024 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    100 x AWS Certified Solutions Architect Questions

    One hundred questions about AWS Certified Solutions listed and answered.

    31 min
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Welcome to "AWS Certified Solutions Architect", a podcast which will explore all the AWS Associate Architect technologies. The exam has the following content domains and weightings: • Domain 1: Design Secure Architectures (30% of scored content) • Domain 2: Design Resilient Architectures (26% of scored content) • Domain 3: Design High-Performing Architectures (24% of scored content) • Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures (20% of scored content) Tune in to discover helpful analysis, topic reviews, question, answers, solutions analysis and much more.

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