AWS DynamoDB Fundamentals (Coursera)

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AWS DynamoDB Fundamentals (Coursera)

Amazon DynamoDB Fundamentals is a skill enhancement course designed for candidates aiming to enhance their knowledge as Database professionals. This course will help learners understand working with NoSQL databases. Furthermore, fluency in basic concepts of AWS DynamoDB brings long-term opportunities with a specialization in database designing on the cloud.

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This course provides 7+ hours of training videos which are segmented into modules. The course concepts are easy to understand through lab demonstrations. Learners could find a total of 55 lectures in the training course with comprehensive coverage of the features and concepts of DynamoDB. The course is divided into 6 Modules and each module is further split into lessons. In order to test the understanding of learners, every module includes Assessments in the form of Quizzes and In Video Questions. A mandatory Graded Questions Quiz is also provided at the end of every module.
Module 1: NoSQL Introduction
Module 2: DynamoDB Tables
Module 3: DynamoDB Items
Module 4: DynamoDB Indexes
Module 5: DynamoDB Global Tables
Module 6: DynamoDB Backups
This course aims to achieve multiple AWS Certifications. Some of the important benefits of achieving these certifications include:

  • Validating your knowledge and understanding of serverless NoSQL databases.
  • Providing you with global recognition for your knowledge, skills, and experience.
  • Getting more chances of being promoted in your current job or getting a new job with a high paycheck.

So, enroll in our Amazon DynamoDB Fundamentals Course and attain career growth by becoming a Database Professional. In addition, you can also explore many other opportunities in various job roles in the AWS landscape.

What You Will Learn

  • Describe NoSQL database and Amazon DynamoDB.
  • Describe Table level and Item level operations on DynamoDB tables.
  • Describe DynamoDB Indexes and Global tables.
  • Describe DynamoDB backups.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
NoSQL Introduction
Welcome to the NoSQL Introduction. In the first week of the course. we'll learn the importance of NoSQL database. We will also learn the difference between SQL and NoSQL databases. This course will help the learners to understand the relation between NoSQL and Amazon DynamoDB.

WEEK 2
DynamoDB Tables
In the second week of this course, we'll learn about CRUD operations performed on DynamoDB Tables. We'll also explore the concepts of Auto Scaling and different types of storage capacities used with DynamoDB tables.

WEEK 3
DynamoDB Items - Part 1
In the third week of the course, we'll get an overview of Get, Put and Delete items operations in DynamoDB tables. We'll understand certain operations that allows to perform batch reads or writes on data stored in from one or more DynamoDB tables. In the end, you will learn to manage complex business workflows using DynamoDB transactional read and write APIs

WEEK 4
DynamoDB Items - Part 2
Welcome to the fourth week of the course. Here, we'll learn few more Item Level Operations such as Scan, Query and UpdateItem. We'll also explore expressions in DynamoDB and its related operations. By the end of this module, we'll be in position to describe Item Level Operations in DynamoDB.

WEEK 5
DynamoDB Indexes and Global Tables
In the fifth week of the course, we'll undertand the concept of indexes and global tables used in DynamoDB. We will be able to differentiate between Local Secondary Indexes and Global Secondry Indexes. We'll also demonstrate the working of indexes and global tables using a real-world example.

WEEK 6
DynamoDB Backups
In the sixth week of the course, we'll learn about on-demand backup capability for DynamoDB. We will also explore and demonstarte another type of backup capability used in DynamoDB that is point-in-time recovery (PITR). By the end of this week, you wil understand the concept of backups used in DynamoDB.

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