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AWS Fundamentals: Building Serverless Applications

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Course Summary

Learn how to build serverless applications on AWS with this fundamentals course. Discover how to design, develop and deploy serverless applications using AWS Lambda, API Gateway and other AWS services.

Key Learning Points

Understand the fundamentals of serverless computing on AWS
Learn to design and develop serverless applications using AWS services
Deploy and troubleshoot serverless applications on AWS

Learning Outcomes

Develop the skills to create serverless applications on AWS
Understand the benefits and drawbacks of serverless computing and when to use it
Deploy and troubleshoot serverless applications on AWS

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic knowledge of programming concepts
Familiarity with AWS services (not required but helpful)

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Online self-paced course
Video lectures
Hands-on exercises
Quizzes

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Yan Cui
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Description

This course will introduce you to Amazon Web Services (AWS) serverless architecture. Through demonstrations and hands-on exercises you'll learn skills in building and deploying serverless solutions.

Using real-world examples of a serverless website and chat bot, you'll build upon your existing knowledge of the AWS cloud to take advantage of the benefits of modern architectures for greater agility, innovation, and lower total cost of ownership across a range of AWS services, including AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon Lex. In this course, you'll have the option to complete hands-on exercises. We strongly suggest you take advantage of the AWS Free Tier to follow the lab exercises provided by throughout the course. Be aware that any services used outside of the free tier may result in you incurring charges through your AWS account. Class forums will also allow you to ask questions and interact with AWS training instructors. After completing this course, you'll have the knowledge and skills to build serverless solutions on AWS. This course has been developed by AWS, and is delivered by AWS technical instructors who teach cloud computing courses around the globe.

Outline

Week 1
Welcome to AWS Fundamentals: Creating a Serverless Bot
Meet the Instructors
What are we Building?
What do we mean by Serverless Computing?
Amazon Lex
Amazon Lex Walkthrough Part 1
Amazon Lex Walkthrough Part 2
Exercise 1.1 Introduction
Creating a Serverless Website with Amazon S3
Creating a Serverless Website with S3 Demo
Exercise 1.2 Introduction
Pre-Course Survey
Course Welcome Notes
Exercise 1.1 Creating a Simple Bot with Lex
Exercise 1.2: Creating a S3 Bucket and Configuring as a Static Website
Mid-Course Survey
Week 1 Readings/Resources
Amazon Lex
Amazon S3

Week 2
Introduction to Week 2
Introduction to Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront Demo
Exercise 2.1 Introduction
Introduction to Amazon API Gateway and Demo
Exercise 2.2 Introduction to Amazon API Gateway
Exercise 2.1: Creating a CloudFront Distribution
Exercise 2.2 Amazon API Gateway
Week 2 Readings/Resources
Amazon CloudFront
Amazon API Gateway

Week 3
Introduction to Week 3
AWS Identity Access Management (IAM)
Introduction to Serverless Computing with AWS Lambda Part 1
Introduction to Serverless Computing with AWS Lambda Part 2
AWS Lambda Demo Part 1
AWS Lambda Demo Part 2
Exercise 3.1 Introduction
Introduction to Amazon DynamoDB Part 1
Introduction to Amazon DynamoDB Part 2
Exercise 3.2 Introduction
Exercise 3.1 Creating an AWS Lambda Function
Exercise 3.2 Amazon DynamoDB
Week 3 Readings/Resources
Amazon Lambda
Amazon DynamoDB

Week 4
Introduction to Week 4
Extending Our App Part 1
Extending Our App Part 2
Adding a Channel
Exercise 4.1 Introduction
Course Wrap Up
Exercise 4.1: Make Amazon Lex Smarter
Week 4 Readings/Resources
Post-Course Survey

Summary of User Reviews

Learn to build serverless applications on AWS with this comprehensive course from Coursera. Students praise the instructor's clear explanations and hands-on approach.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Instructor's clear explanations and hands-on approach.

Pros from User Reviews

Comprehensive coverage of serverless architecture
Clear explanations and hands-on examples
Great for beginners to AWS and serverless
Excellent support from instructor and community
Great preparation for AWS certification exams

Cons from User Reviews

Some sections may be too basic for experienced AWS users
Not enough focus on real-world use cases
Lacks in-depth coverage of certain AWS services
Some students found the pace too slow
Course platform can be glitchy at times

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