Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Database – Specialty - AWSS12

This course is intended for: 

• DB admin or ops/admin – database 
• Data platform engineers 
• Database developers
• Solutions architects

We recommend that attendees of this course have the following knowledge and experience: 

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or an Associate-level AWS Certification 
• 5 or more years of hands-on experience working with complex database solutions on AWS

Module 0: Course introduction

Module 1: Domain 1 – Workload-Specific Database Design  
1.1 Select the appropriate database services for specific types of data and workloads  
1.2 Determine strategies for disaster recovery and high availability  
1.3 Design database solutions for performance, compliance, and scalability  
1.4 Compare the costs of database solutions  
Multiple question interactive domain review


Module 2: Domain 2 – Deployment and Migration  
2.1 Automate database solution deployments  
2.2 Determine data preparation and migration strategies  
2.3 Execute and validate data migration  
Multiple question interactive domain review


Module 3: Domain 3 – Management and Operations  
3.1 Determine maintenance tasks and processes  
3.2 Determine backup and restore strategies  
3.3 Manage the operational environment of a database solution  
Multiple question interactive domain review


Module 4: Domain 4 – Monitoring and Troubleshooting  
4.1 Determine monitoring and alerting strategies  
4.2 Troubleshoot and resolve common database issues  
4.3 Optimize database performance  
Multiple question interactive domain review


Module 5: Domain 5 – Database Security  
5.1 Encrypt data at rest and in transit  
5.2 Evaluate auditing solutions  
5.3 Determine access control and authentication mechanisms  
5.4 Recognize potential security vulnerabilities within database solutions  
Multiple question interactive domain review


Module 6: AWS Exam Preparation 
20 question practice exam

Module 7: Course Review and Wrap-Up