Module 1 Summary
1. Module Introduction and Objectives
Module objectives:
Outlines what you’ll achieve—understanding the basic café business scenario and the role of
a cloud architect.
Module overview:
Describes this module’s structure: you’ll get a course summary, see the café case study, and
explore various cloud computing roles.
Hands-on labs in this module:
(When included) These labs—either guided or challenge-based—let you practically apply
concepts learned, such as scoping a business need or configuring AWS basics.
2. Course Overview
Describes the sequence and focus areas of the course:
Starts with foundational review (Modules 2 & 3),
Progresses through building layers (compute, storage, networking, etc.),
Culminates in design principles for security, scaling, automation, resilience, and
cloud-native patterns.
Stresses use of the AWS Well-Architected Framework and alignment with AWS Solutions
Architect – Associate certification.
3. Course Objectives
Details skills and knowledge outcomes:
Apply AWS principles and best practices,
Leverage scalable, reliable, highly available, and secure AWS services,
Use managed services for flexibility,
Optimize performance and cost,
Apply Well-Architected Framework guidance,
Prepare for the AWS certification exam with layered, hands-on learning.
4. Alignment to AWS Certification
Explains alignment with AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) exam:
You’ll learn to design secure, resilient, cost-optimized, high-performing solutions
using the Well-Architected Framework.
While not an explicit exam-prep course, the curriculum underpins the certification’s
competencies.
5. Course Outline by Module
Introduces all 17 modules:
Foundational (review), architectural layers (e.g., compute, networking), cross-layer principles
(e.g., security, automation, caching), and a final module on certification.
6. Suggested Starting Point
Recommends having AWS Cloud Foundations-level knowledge, plus familiarity with
distributed systems and networking.
Points to AWS Educate and other self-paced materials for prerequisites if needed.
7. Course Materials
Learning materials:
Includes student guides, videos, labs (guided and challenge), a Cloud Architecting Capstone,
and recorded demos.
Knowledge checks:
Each module (except first/last) features a 10-question quiz and a sample certification-style
question; a 25-question final assessment spans all modules.
8. Café Business Case Introduction
Presents the challenge labs’ fictional context:
Frank and Martha’s café uses AWS to solve real business problems, providing relatable
scenarios for applying cloud architecture concepts.
9. Café Business Scenario
Explores the business’s story:
Frank (baker, nontechnical),
Martha (accountant, basic tech skills),
Their daughter Sofía (supply chain manager, technical),
Nikhil (staff, interested in cloud/dev).
Shows how AWS solutions address their growing and evolving needs.
10. Café Visitors Who are AWS Consultants
Introduces Olivia (Solutions Architect), Faythe (Developer/security), and Mateo
(SysOps/automation, backup).
These personas share expertise with the café team, helping bridge technical and business
goals.
11. The Evolving Café Architecture
Summarizes how the café’s cloud solution matures, each lab adding complexity and AWS
services:
Static site (S3),
Dynamic ordering (EC2),
Database modernization (RDS),
Security layers (VPC),
High availability (multi-AZ, load balancing, auto scaling),
Automation (CloudFormation),
Reporting via serverless tools.
12. Roles in Cloud Computing
Defines important cloud roles:
IT professional: Broadly manages applications, often hands-on.
IT leader: Team lead; responsible for budgets/tech adoption.
Developer: Writes, tests, and maintains app code.
DevOps engineer: Builds and experiments with infrastructure.
Cloud architect: Stays current, sets technical direction, ensures
performance/security/cost goals are met, provides design/implementation guidance.
13. Module Wrap-Up
Sums up the module’s content:
Recognize business elements from the café scenario,
Clarifies the responsibilities and value of a cloud architect.
