AWS Certified Developer - Associate Guide, Second Edition

Learn from AWS subject matter experts, explore real-world scenarios, and pass the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam

Key Features

• Pass the AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C01) exam confidently with this comprehensive guide
• Gain valuable insights into designing, developing, and deploying cloud-based solutions using AWS
• Develop core AWS skills with the help of practice questions and mock tests

Book Description

This book focuses on the revised version of AWS Certified Developer Associate exam. Updated to the 2019 version, this exam guide includes all the latest services and features that Amazon has to offer to developers.

The AWS Certified Developer - Associate Guide starts with a quick introduction to AWS and the prerequisites for getting started. You'll then become familiar with identity and access management (IAM) along with virtual private cloud (VPC). This book will also help you get to grips with microservices, serverless architecture, security best practices, advanced deployment methods, and much more. As you advance, you'll delve into AWS DynamoDB, a NoSQL database service, and explore Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) and AWS CloudFormation service. You'll even understand Elastic Beanstalk and study AWS lambda.

Complete with a wide range of topics, tips and tricks, and mock tests, this AWS study guide will prepare you for the AWS Certified Developer - Associate exam, and by the end of the book, you'll be ready to develop as well as manage your applications on the AWS platform.

What you will learn

• Create and manage users, groups, and permissions using AWS IAM services
• Create a secured VPC with public and private subnets, NAC, and security groups
• Launch and work with your first EC2 instance
• Handle application traffic with ELB and monitor AWS resources with CloudWatch
• Work with AWS storage services such as S3, Glacier, and CloudFront
• Uncover AWS DynamoDB, a NoSQL database service
• Use SWS to coordinate with distributed application components

Who this book is for

If you're an IT professional or developer who wants to pass the AWS Certified Developer Associate 2019 exam, this book is for you. Developers looking to build and manage their applications on the AWS platform will also find this book useful. No prior AWS experience is needed.

Table of Contents

1. Overview of AWS Certified Developer - Associate certification
2. Understanding the Fundamentals of Amazon Web Services
3. Identity and Access Management (IAM)
4. Virtual Private Clouds
5. Getting Started with Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
6. Handling Application Traffic with ELB
7. Monitoring with CloudWatch
8. Simple Storage Service, Glacier, and CloudFront
9. Other AWS Storage Options
10. AWS Relational Database Service
11. AWS DynamoDB - A NoSQL Database Service
12. Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
13. Simple Notification Service (SNS)
14. Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
15. CloudFormation Overview
16. Understanding Elastic Beanstalk
17. Overview of AWS Lambda
18. Key Management Services
19. Working with AWS Kinesis
20. Working with AWS CodeBuild
21. Getting Started with AWS CodeDeploy
22. Working with AWS CodePipeline
23. CI/CD on AWS
24. Serverless Computing
25. Amazon Route 53
26. ElastiCache Overview
27. Mock Tests
28. Exploring AWS CodeCommit