Summary
This AWS training will introduce you to the AWS Management Tools Suite, which can help you manage AWS resources. We will cover: AWS Systems Manager, which can be leveraged to manage and orchestrate resources in and outside of AWS; CloudWatch, which gathers detailed metrics and logs from AWS resources; and CloudFormation which allows you to define AWS infrastructure as code. The day will be split into several presentation sessions and hands-on labs.
Details
- Topic: AWS Management Tools - CloudWatch, CloudFormation, Systems Manager
- Date: Monday April 27, 2020
- Location: Remote - AWS Chime
- Cost: $0
- Register: https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3XijOlY59tMrL7L
- Registration is open thru Thursday April 23
- CIT Hosts: TBD
- AWS Solutions Architect - Trainer: Anel Perez
Agenda
| Time | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM | Welcome and Introductions | |
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM | Module 1: Introduction to Management Tools | We will be discussing at a high level all of the tools that encompass the AWS Management Tools Suite. This will serve as a primer to the lectures and labs that will be followed. |
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM | Module 2: AWS Systems Manager Overview | In this module we will be diving deeper into the AWS Systems Manager features and this discuss how this service can be leveraged to manage\orchestrate resources in and outside of AWS. |
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Break | |
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Module 3: AWS Systems Manager Lab | This lab is a hands-on, self-paced walkthrough of leveraging AWS Systems Manager to manage your inventory of systems running on AWS. |
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM | Lunch | |
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Module 4: Amazon CloudWatch Overview | This session will provide a closer look at the Amazon CloudWatch service and the various features that allow our customers to gather detailed metrics and logs from various AWS Resources. |
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM | Module 5: Amazon CloudWatch Lab | During this lab participants will be leveraging CloudWatch to develop and implement a workload monitoring strategy. |
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM | Break | |
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM | Module 6: AWS CloudFormation Overview | During this lecture we will be exploring how to leverage CloudFormation to being building your AWS Infrastructure as code. There will be a high level overview of the various features available within CloudFormation. |
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Module 7: AWS CloudFormation Lab | This lab is designed to introduce some advanced features (e.g. Customer Resources, StackSets and Drift) that are available in CloudFormation. The purpose is to provide hands-on experience with them and clarify their use cases. |
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Module 8: AWS Cost Optimization Overview | In this module we will focus on discussing the various tools available to customer to optimize cost. There will be demonstration of how to use our tools in your own environment. |
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Closing: Q&A + Feedback |