AWS Cloud Architect by Udacity: Fee, Duration, How to Apply

Quick Facts

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Medium of instructions English	Mode of learning Self study, Virtual Classroom	Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based	Learning efforts 10 Hours Per Week

Course overview

In the modern world and real-world scenario, everyone will have a thought on organizing and managing a programme in an efficient manner where huge data can be retrieved, stored, and managed in a platform namely cloud and any other. There comes a need to organize all the things in a vast and heavy platform probably Cloud because of having security promises. Therefore a particular platform is substantially needed, and thus the AWS Cloud Architect training course has been designed by Udacity.

Although an organization needs everything to make great organizing data in a particular manner will make the difference from others. However, it is the biggest challenge for everyone who is organizing. In the rapid change of technology, everything needs advancement and there is a need to move into the next version.

The AWS Cloud Architect certification course provided by nanodegree programming has its great enhancement to change the infrastructure of the organization with technical enhancement. The programme is meant for people who are programmers, organizers, managers, who explore and execute best practices to access cloud services for building a scalable architecture.

Course and certificate fees

Fees information

₹ 20,500

The fee for the AWS Cloud Architect is summarized as follows:

Particulars	Amount in INR
Annual Fee	₹20,500
Monthly fee - pay as you go	₹9,225/month

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Udacity

Who it is for

Software developer Software engineer Cloud engineer

The AWS Cloud Architect programme is designed for:

Cloud Engineer
Software Developer
Software Engineer
Cloud Developer
Cloud DevOps Engineer

Eligibility criteria

Work Experience:

Candidates applying for this AWS Cloud Architect certification course must have experience in Web Development, Linux Command, Object-Oriented Programming, and Line Basics.
Candidates must have one to two years of experience in app development, cloud infrastructure management using AWS to apply for for AWS Cloud Architect certification course
Candidates must have experience using database AWS service, storage, networking and compute.

Education:

Candidates must have basic knowledge and must be familiar with infrastructure, components, web application architecture and hosting.
Apart from that candidate must have been completed the Cloud DevOps engineer nanodegree programme or cloud developer nanodegree programme

Certification Qualifying details:

Candidates pursuing this programme must complete three projects in the span of 3 months. In case candidates are not completing this project then they will not be given the certificate of completion for AWS Cloud Architect certification by Udacity

What you will learn

Database knowledge Knowledge of aws technology

After the completion of this programme AWS Cloud Architect certification syllabus one can uplift skills among the following sections:

To use highly available constraints within the cloud to create highly available resilient networks and systems
Design for performance and scalability to provision and destroy infrastructure and command line using AWS CLI and terraform
Design for security to ensure that the data available in the cloud is secured or not by monitoring and defending cloud-based environments applications.

The syllabus

Design for Availability, Resiliency, and Reliability

Availability zones and Regions

Build on the AWS global infrastructure
Take advantage of the multiple availability options on AWS
Build multiple AWS VPCs to suit requirements
Create custom isolated networks to meet business needs

Building for Resiliency

Build on the AWS global infrastructure
Take advantage of the multiple availability options on AWS
Build multiple AWS VPCs to suit requirements
Create custom isolated networks to meet business needs

Business objectives

Calculate availability in terms of up and down time
Set reasonable business metrics for RTO and RPO
Make determinations on what types of DR plans a company needs
Implement a DR plan

Security

Learn the importance of security in the cloud
See Identity & Access Management (IAM) in action
Secure applications using IAM users, groups, and policies

Monitor, React, and Recover

Monitor AWS applications
Alert on problems in applications
Recover failures in your platform
Understand testing and tradeoffs in automating recovery from failure

Design for performance and scalability

Introduction to design for cost, Performance, and Scalability

Recognize the major differences between traditional data centers and cloud
Understand how cloud infrastructure offers scalability and elasticity with potentially reduced costs
Understand the objectives of the cloud infrastructure team

Cost and Monitoring

Understand the power of cloud computing
Estimate and calculating cloud costs
Use workload knowledge and planning factor to reduce costs
Adapt infrastructure to meet budget and requirements
Select the optimal DB type when migrating to the cloud
Use file retention policies to reduce storage costs and management overhead

Storage and databases

Define and document performance goals
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks
Understand elasticity and scalability
Select the best instance for your performance goals
Leverage archiving options for cost and performance

High Performance

Compare cloud migration vs cloud native strategies
Identify expected obstacles when re-architecting a solution for the cloud
Understand the benefits of serverless architecture
Analyze the tradeoffs between traditional and serverless architectures
Explain the benefits of containers

Servers and Security Groups

Identify how automation can reduce error and effort
Understand the benefits of IaC
Explain the tradeoffs using different provisioning tools
Provision infrastructure using the AWS CLI and Terraform
Manage Terraform State and Terraform using best practices

Design for Security

Securing access to cloud infrastructure

Apply Identity and Access Management best practices
Use Identity and Access Management roles to access cloud services
Fine-tune least privilege Identity and Access Management policies
Understand Identity Federation concepts in the cloud

Securing Access to Cloud Services

Compare techniques to set up secure access to cloud servers
Understand options available to establish secure to cloud networks
Investigate methods for controlling network ingress and egress in the cloud
Assess the network access points of your environment

Defensive security in the cloud

Understand options available in the cloud for encrypting at rest
Use cloud SDKs to encrypt data from within the application code
Use server-side encryption to ensure data is protected cloud services
Apply best practices for securing S3 storage
Structure roles and responsibilities around key usage

Protecting data stored in the cloud

Identify vulnerabilities within infrastructure as code and OS configuration
Use cloud native tools to identify insecure and out of compliant configurations in your environment
Leverage methods to defend against and detect exploits and intrusion-related behavior
Incorporate “shift-left” security practices into a DevOps deployment pipeline

Admission details

The following steps are to be followed to apply in the course of AWS Cloud Architect classes. The steps are mentioned here under:

Step-1: Visit the URL and signup for entering the process and for filling the application form

https://www.udacity.com/course/aws-cloud-architect-nanodegree--nd063

Step-2: After sign up the candidate will fill the application form and the candidate’s phone number will be verified with a one-time password.

Step-3: After that candidate should pay an annual or monthly fee according to his choice

Step-4: After the payment of the fee candidate will be a given a transaction slip where the slip is attached to the application form

Step-5: The candidate will receive a confirmation message that the admission is successful and he will be called to campus for certificate verification to take part in the AWS Cloud Architect course.

Scholarship Details

Candidates looking forward to applying for scholarships should visit https://udacity.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/360002443511-Scholarship-Programs. Then click on the Notify me tab. This enables candidates to get information pertaining to scholarships. There is a tab Learn more. Click that. It will give information specific to programme scholarships.

How it helps

There are real-world projects from industry experts where there will be final capstone projects to tie with top companies and gain the skills that the candidates need. It has a personal coach and career services where the AWS Cloud Architect certification course is helpful for the candidates to uplift the skills that the candidate might need.

The career of AWS Cloud Architect is useful for candidates for group discussions and participating in student’s community namely student hub where all industrial experts are guided and suggested regarding their career. There are numerous quizzes and practice sessions for self-enhancement and to enhance skills.

There are unlimited submissions and feedback loops where every candidate will have an individual mentor to guide, improve, and uplift skills in the course of AWS Cloud Architect. There are process trackers and reviews, feedbacks to develop the skills and compete in the course and the candidate can improve accordingly. These are the AWS Cloud Architect certification benefits.

Instructors

Mr Tom Verbiscer
Coach
Freelancer

Ms Leslie Bell
Architect
Freelancer

Mr Mehdi Razvi
Senior Cloud Architect
Freelancer

FAQs

Do I need to pay any additional application fees for this programme?

There are no application fees for this programme and application is given to candidates who pay monthly or annual fees.

What if I skip classes is there any recording available?

All the classes are held in live sessions and no recording will be available but study materials are given to each candidate

What if I did not submit the project on time?

There is a personal mentor and instructor to every candidate who reminds the candidate during project submission and in case if the candidate did not pass in the project the candidate should re-submit again until he passes.

Is there any refund available if I did not want to participate in the AWS Cloud Architect online course?

There is no refund available for any cause. Kindly go to terms and conditions for more information.

What are the software requirements for the programme?

The software requirements are LucidChart or other diagramming software, GetHub, AWS, CLI, Terraform, and a recent version of Windows OS with good internet speed.