As the world of business continues to operate at a normal pace, the amount of data that is generated grows almost exponentially. Handling this increase in data requires both intelligent applications and smart tooling. In this course, AWS Big Data in Production, you will learn how to strategically implement big data on AWS in production environments. First, you will learn how to automate infrastructure provisioning with CloudFormation all the while controlling costs. Next, you will discover how to secure customer data through IAM and encryption at rest with S3 and EBS. Finally, you will explore how to visualize data using QuickSight. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of big data practices needed to enrich your current big data systems.
Author Name: Matthew Alexander
Author Description:
Matthew Alexander is a Software Engineer with several years of practical experience building distributed systems in the AWS cloud. In his current capacity he leads the charge in designing and implementing next generation infrastructure for Lucid Software, Inc. Prior to working for Lucid, he was instrumental in designing and bringing to life several of AWS’ external and internal product offerings for Cloudfront (Lambda@Edge) and S3. Outside of work, Matthew loves to wind down with his family, enj… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Automating Governance with CloudFormation
  23mins
• Securing Data with IAM and Encryption at Rest
  21mins
• Monitoring Availability with CloudWatch
  31mins
• Visualizing Data with QuickSight
  10mins