Hands-on Labs & Final Challenge

Scenario:

SecureCart’s database team must implement a cost-optimized AWS database solution balancing scalability, performance, and cost efficiency.

Final Study Group Challenges:

✅ Scenario 1: Select the Most Cost-Effective AWS Database Service for a Given Workload ✅ Scenario 2: Optimize Database Scaling Using Read Replicas & Auto Scaling ✅ Scenario 3: Implement Caching Using ElastiCache & DynamoDB DAX ✅ Scenario 4: Optimize Database Backup & Retention Policies Using AWS Backup ✅ Scenario 5: Migrate an On-Prem Database to AWS Using AWS DMS

🔹 Outcome: Learners demonstrate AWS best practices for cost-optimized database architectures.

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📚 Recommended Study Resources

✅ AWS Well-Architected Framework – Cost Optimization Pillar ✅ AWS Database Optimization Best Practices ✅ AWS Cost Explorer & AWS Budgets for Database Cost Management ✅ Amazon ElastiCache & DynamoDB DAX for Query Performance Improvement ✅ AWS DMS & SCT for Cost-Efficient Database Migrations