# Task Statement 3.5: Determine High-Performing Data Ingestion and Transformation Solutions

This study group focuses on **designing scalable and high-performing data ingestion and transformation solutions** using AWS services for real-time and batch processing.

We will follow **SecureCart**, an e-commerce platform, as they optimize **data ingestion, transformation, and visualization** to support **real-time analytics, data lakes, and machine learning workloads**.

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### **📅 Study Group Agenda**

| **Week**   | **Topic**                            | **Key AWS Services**                                  |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| **Week 1** | Data Ingestion Strategies & Patterns | Amazon Kinesis, AWS DataSync, AWS Storage Gateway     |
| **Week 2** | Data Transformation & ETL Pipelines  | AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, AWS EMR                         |
| **Week 3** | Secure & Scalable Data Transfer      | AWS Transfer Family, AWS Snowball, AWS Direct Connect |
| **Week 4** | Building & Managing Data Lakes       | AWS Lake Formation, Amazon S3, AWS Glue Catalog       |
| **Week 5** | Data Visualization & Analytics       | Amazon Athena, AWS QuickSight, Redshift Spectrum      |
| **Week 6** | Hands-on Labs & Final Challenge      | Implementing a High-Performance AWS Data Pipeline     |

### **Final Study Group Summary**

| **Week**   | **Focus Area**                 | **Outcome**                                 |
| ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------- |
| **Week 1** | Data Ingestion Strategies      | Implement Streaming & Batch Ingestion       |
| **Week 2** | Data Transformation & ETL      | Process & Optimize Data for Analytics       |
| **Week 3** | Secure Data Transfer           | Securely Transfer & Migrate Large Data Sets |
| **Week 4** | Data Lake Architecture         | Build & Manage Scalable Data Lakes          |
| **Week 5** | Data Analytics & Visualization | Create Real-Time Dashboards & Insights      |
| **Week 6** | Hands-on Scenarios             | Implement a Scalable AWS Data Pipeline      |

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### **🚀 Next Steps**

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