Topic 1:
Learning Objectives Covered
- CO1 – Select appropriate database services for specific types of data and workloads.
DISCUSSION TOPIC
You have learned some basics of different database types. Do some research on the Internet regarding use cases regarding database types. Explain what database was used in the use case and why.
Some examples of AWS database types are; on-premises databases, cloud databases, SQL databases, or NoSQL databases, relational database management systems, key value and document databases, graph and ledger databases.
Topic 2:
Learning Objectives Covered
- CO1 – Select appropriate database services for specific types of data and workloads.
DISCUSSION TOPIC
Amazon often tries to steer customers towards Aurora rather than other RDS database engines. Perform some research on the Internet and discover some use cases in which Aurora was used (or perhaps why Aurora was not used). Explain the findings of the use cases in your own words.
Topic 3:
Learning Objectives Covered
- CO6 – Determine data preparation and migration strategies.
- CO7 – Execute and validate data migration.
DISCUSSION TOPIC
Database migration is a critical topic for any organization migrating to the Cloud. Perform research and find a case study in which an organization has migrated databases to an AWS solution. Describe some of the challenges they faced during the migration. What tool(s) did they use, and what databases did they migrate from (and to)?
Learning Objectives Covered
- CO14 – Encrypt data at rest and in transit.
- CO16 – Determine access control and authentication mechanisms.
- CO17 – Recognize potential security vulnerabilities within database solutions.
DISCUSSION TOPIC
Securing your databases in the Cloud is a critical topic for administrators to address. Perform some Internet research and find case studies that discuss AWS-based database security solutions. How do these solutions handle security data at rest and data in transit? Can you determine where the data may be venerable?
Topic 5:
Learning Objectives Covered
- CO12 – Troubleshoot and resolve common database issues.
DISCUSSION TOPIC
Perform some Internet research and find case studies that discuss AWS-based database troubleshooting scenarios. What was the problem, and what steps were taken to discover the cause? Can you determine if they followed the seven steps of the troubleshooting process? What would you have done differently to solve the problem?