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Data Warehousing on AWS introduces you to concepts, strategies, and best practices for designing a cloud-based data warehousing solution using Amazon Redshift, the petabyte-scale data warehouse in AWS. This course demonstrates how to collect, store, and prepare data for the data warehouse by using AWS services such as Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon EMR, Amazon Kinesis, and Amazon S3. Additionally, this course demonstrates how to use Amazon Quick Sight to perform analysis on your data.

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What You'll Learn

  • Discuss the core concepts of data warehousing and the intersection between data warehousing and big data solutions
  • Launch an Amazon Redshift cluster and use the components, features, and functionality to implement a data warehouse in the cloud
  • Use other AWS data and analytic services, such as Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon EMR, Amazon Kinesis, and Amazon S3, to contribute to the data warehousing solution
  • Architect the data warehouse
  • Identify performance issues, optimize queries, and tune the database for better performance
  • Use Amazon Redshift Spectrum to analyze data directly from an Amazon S3 bucket
  • Use Amazon QuickSight to perform data analysis and visualization tasks against the data warehouse

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for:

  • Database Architects
  • Database Administrators
  • Database Developers
  • Data Analysts
  • Data Scientists
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Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

  • Taken AWS Technical Essentials (or equivalent experience with AWS)
  • Familiarity with relational databases and database design concepts

Learning Journey

Want to boost your career in AWS? Click on the roles below to see the learning pathways, specially designed to give you the skills to succeed.

  • Cloud Cost Manager
  • Cloud Financial Analyst
  • Cloud Practitioner
  • Entry-Level Cloud Professional

Cloud Cost Manager

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Cloud Financial Analyst

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Cloud Practitioner

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Entry-Level Cloud Professional

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Day 1

Module 1: Introduction to Data Warehousing

  • Relational databases
  • Data warehousing concepts
  • The intersection of data warehousing and big data
  • Overview of data management in AWS
  • Hands-on lab 1: Introduction to Amazon Redshift

Module 2: Introduction to Amazon Redshift

  • Conceptual overview
  • Real-world use cases
  • Hands-on lab 2: Launching an Amazon Redshift cluster

Module 3: Launching clusters

  • Building the cluster
  • Connecting to the cluster
  • Controlling access
  • Database security
  • Load data
  • Hands-on lab 3: Optimizing database schemas

Day 2

Module 4: Designing the database schema

  • Schemas and data types
  • Columnar compression
  • Data distribution styles
  • Data sorting methods

Module 5: Identifying data sources

  • Data sources overview
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Amazon EMR
  • Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
  • AWS Lambda Database Loader for Amazon Redshift
  • Hands-on lab 4: Loading real-time data into an Amazon Redshift database

Module 6: Loading data

  • Preparing Data
  • Loading data using COPY
  • Maintaining tables
  • Concurrent write operations
  • Troubleshooting load issues
  • Hands-on lab 5: Loading data with the COPY command

Day 3

Module 7: Writing queries and tuning for performance

  • Amazon Redshift SQL
  • User-Defined Functions (UDFs)
  • Factors that affect query performance
  • The EXPLAIN command and query plans
  • Workload Management (WLM)
  • Hands-on lab 6: Configuring workload management

Module 8: Amazon Redshift Spectrum

  • Amazon Redshift Spectrum
  • Configuring data for Amazon Redshift Spectrum
  • Amazon Redshift Spectrum Queries
  • Hands-on lab 7: Using Amazon Redshift Spectrum

Module 9: Maintaining clusters

  • Audit logging
  • Performance monitoring
  • Events and notifications
  • Lab 8: Auditing and monitoring clusters
  • Resizing clusters
  • Backing up and restoring clusters
  • Resource tagging and limits and constraints
  • Hands-on lab 9: Backing up, restoring, and resizing clusters

Module 10: Analyzing and visualizing data

  • Power of visualizations
  • Building dashboards
  • Amazon QuickSight editions and features

 

This course is not associated with any Certification.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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    These certifications are globally recognized and highly sought after by employers, as they demonstrate your ability to design, deploy, and manage scalable and secure cloud solutions on the AWS platform.

    AWS-certified professionals are in high demand, opening doors to new career opportunities and higher earning potential.

  • What to expect for the examination?

    AWS offers a variety of certification exams at different levels (Foundational, Associate, Professional, and Specialty) covering various domains and services.

    The exams typically consist of multiple-choice and multiple-response questions, and some may include scenario-based questions that assess your ability to apply your knowledge in real-world situations.

    Note: Certification requirements and policies may be updated by AWS from time to time. We apologize for any discrepancies; do get in touch with us if you have any questions.

  • How long is AWS certification valid for?

    AWS certifications are valid for three years from the date of passing the exam.

    To maintain your certification, you will need to recertify by passing the latest version of the exam or completing the AWS Cloud Quest game-based training (if option is applicable).

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