In this course, you will learn to:

• Describe the benefits of the core AWS storage services and identify some of their primary use cases
• Select and design an appropriate storage solution according to application and business requirements
• Configure storage resources to work with the broad array of AWS service offerings
• Select the right method to move data between on-premises workloads and the AWS Cloud
• Design storage solutions to protect data at rest and in transit
• Set up monitoring and observability for Cloud storage to gain insight into access patterns, utilization, and efficiency
• Design and optimize storage solutions according to cost, scalability, and performance requirements

Day 1

Module 1: Introduction to Cloud Storage

• Storage in the AWS cloud
• Designing Well Architected Storage Solutions
• Designing Durable and Available Storage Solutions
• Building Accessible and Secure Storage Solutions

Module 2: Designing Object Storage Solutions in AWS

• What is object storage?
• Planning and designing your Amazon S3 deployment
• Managing Amazon S3
• Access Control with Amazon S3
• Hands-On Lab: Exploring S3 Access Control and S3 Object Lambda

Module 3: Implementing Object Storage solutions with S3

• Cost management and the data lifecycle
• Managing data transfers into Amazon S3
• Data protection in Amazon S3
• Manage objects stored in Amazon S3 at scale
• Hands-on Lab: Multi-Part Uploads, Batch Operations, and Cross-Region Replication with Amazon S3

Module 4: Designing Block storage solutions in AWS

• Block storage fundamentals
• Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
• Configuring EBS volume types
• EC2 and EBS encryption

Day 2

Module 5: Implementing Block Storage Solutions with Amazon EBS

• Creating EBS volumes
• Managing EBS volumes
• Managing EBS snapshots at scale
• Hands-On Lab: Managing EBS Volumes: Capacity, Performance, and Data Protection

Module 6: File Storage and Amazon EFS

• Cloud-based file storage
• Amazon EFS overview
• Accessing Amazon EFS
• Securing and protecting Amazon EFS file systems
• Hands-On Lab: Using Amazon EFS with AWS Lambda and Amazon ECS

Module 7: Cloud file storage with Amazon FSx

• Amazon FSx overview
• Amazon FSx for Windows File Server
• Amazon FSx for NetAPP ONTAP
• Amazon FSx for OpenZFS
• Amazon FSx for Lustre
• Choosing an Amazon FSx service
• Hands-On Lab: Working with FSx for NetApp ONTAP and FSx for OpenZFS

Day 3

Module 8: Hybrid and Edge Cloud Storage

• Hybrid and edge cloud storage overview
• Introduction to AWS Storage Gateway
• AWS Storage Gateway architectures
• AWS Snow Family

Module 9: Moving data to AWS

• Moving data to AWS
• Working with AWS DataSync
• Implementing AWS Transfer Family
• Hands-On Lab: Moving Data with Storage Gateway and DataSync

Module 10: Backup and Disaster Recovery with AWS

• Designing a data protection strategy
• AWS Backup
• Creating backup plans
• Working with AWS DRS
• Hands-On Lab: Creating and Restoring Backups with AWS Backup

Module 11: Monitoring, Automating, and Optimizing your AWS Storage

• AWS Observability Services
• Amazon S3 Storage Lens
• Amazon CloudWatch
• AWS CloudTrail
• AWS Config
• AWS Compute Optimizer
• Hands-On Lab: Storage Monitoring, Automation, and Optimization

This course is intended for:

• Solution Architects
• Cloud Storage Engineers
• Cloud Operations Specialists
• DevOps Engineers

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

• Completed AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials, AWS Technical Essentials, or equivalent real-world experience