Amazon Aurora: Best Practices (Coursera)

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Amazon Aurora: Best Practices (Coursera)

Step into the world of Amazon Aurora: Best Practices course, where you will explore how to utilize the optimal techniques of Amazon Aurora to enhance cost-effectiveness and optimize database performance. During this course, you will explore the industry-specific applications of Aurora and delve into database fundamentals and its best practices.

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By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Summarize the core features, benefits, and architecture of Amazon Aurora.
  • Illustrate the process of creating and managing backups for Aurora databases.
  • Examine the setup of serverless computing in Aurora, exploring its detailed use cases.
  • Demonstrate the implementation of security measures and monitoring through AWS services in Amazon Aurora.
  • Analyze the details of the Blue/Green deployment strategy to achieve proficiency in executing seamless updates.
  • Apply best practices to enhance cost-efficiency and optimize database performance.

This short course is designed for Freshers, Database Administrators, Software Developers, AWS Architects, AWS Developers, and IT Professionals seeking to enhance their AWS database skills.
Prior experience with DBMS, EC2, S3, RDS, and Basics of Aurora services is beneficial but not required for this course.
Begin an educational journey to become a master of Amazon Aurora while learning its best practices and enhancing your expertise in AWS database management.

What you'll learn
Working with Aurora database serverless, security, Blue/Green deployment for Aurora, pricing, and best practices to optimize database performance.

Syllabus

Mastering Amazon Aurora Best Practices
Welcome to this module, designed to help you skillfully create and deploy high-performance databases with Amazon Aurora. This course is tailored for learners aiming to leverage Aurora's advanced application capabilities, focusing on database serverless, security, monitoring, Blue/ Green deployment, pricing, and best practices.

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