Welcome back, cloud enthusiasts! In Week 4, we wrapped up the AWS 101 Workshop, diving deeper into key AWS services and laying the groundwork for automation. Here’s what we covered and what’s coming next.
Week 4 Highlights
This week, we continued our hands-on learning by completing the AWS 101 Workshop. Here’s what we accomplished:
✅ Administering Web Servers (SSM): Used AWS Systems Manager (Session Manager) to log in to our EC2 instance without SSH access.
✅ Load Balancing (ALB): Configured an Application Load Balancer to distribute traffic across our Target Group (EC2 instances).
✅ Storage (S3): Explored Amazon S3 for object storage and fixed the problem we encountered where our EC2 Instance Profile couldn't fetch objects from S3.
✅ Scaling (ASG - Challenge): Configured an Auto Scaling Group for dynamic resource management with a CPU utilization target tracking.
✅ Workshop Wrap-Up & Key Takeaways: Reflected on the end-to-end process of setting up a web application infrastructure on AWS.
Missed the session? Catch up with the recording here:
What’s Next: Week 5 Preview
Next week, we take a major step toward automation! We’ll:
🔹 Rebuild the AWS 101 setup using the CLI – Implement the same networking, security, EC2, and scaling configurations without the console.
🔹 Introduction to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Understanding the transition from CLI automation to declarative infrastructure management.
💡 Want to prepare?
- Revisit AWS CLI basics and brush up on commands related to EC2, S3, IAM, and networking: AWS CLI Documentation.
- Explore AWS CDK and its programming language support: AWS CDK Documentation.
- Learn the fundamentals of Terraform and HCL: Terraform Getting Started Guide.
Week 5 is where we take our cloud skills to the next level 🚀
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