Task Statement 3.1: Determine high-performing and/or scalable storage solutions

This study group guide focuses on high-performance and scalable storage solutions for a variety of use cases, performance demands, and scaling needs.

Following SecureCart, an e-commerce platform, we will explore hybrid storage solutions, storage types, AWS storage services, and best practices for storage scalability and performance.

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📅 Study Group Agenda

Week	Topic	Key AWS Services
Week 1	Understanding AWS Storage Types & Use Cases	Amazon S3, Amazon EBS, Amazon EFS
Week 2	Storage Performance & Configuration Best Practices	S3 Storage Classes, EBS Performance Tiers, EFS Throughput
Week 3	Scalable & High-Performance Storage Architectures	S3 Auto-Scaling, EBS Provisioned IOPS, EFS Elastic Throughput
Week 4	Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Storage Solutions	AWS Storage Gateway, FSx for Windows/Linux, Direct Connect
Week 5	Storage Optimization & Cost Efficiency	S3 Intelligent-Tiering, Lifecycle Policies, EBS Snapshots
Week 6	Hands-on Labs & Final Challenge	Implementing Scalable AWS Storage Architectures

Final Study Group Summary

Week	Focus Area	Outcome
Week 1	AWS Storage Types & Use Cases	Select Appropriate Storage for Workloads
Week 2	Storage Performance Tuning	Optimize EBS, EFS & S3 Performance
Week 3	Scalable Storage Architectures	Implement Auto-Scaling for AWS Storage
Week 4	Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Storage	Integrate On-Prem Storage with AWS
Week 5	Storage Optimization & Cost Efficiency	Reduce Storage Costs Using Lifecycle Policies
Week 6	Hands-on Scenarios	Implement an End-to-End AWS Storage Solution

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🚀 Next Steps

Would you like: ✅ Terraform automation scripts for AWS storage provisioning? ✅ Scenario-based quizzes for each study group session? ✅ Instructor-led deep-dive discussions?