Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Database – Specialty (ACDS-EX) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 0: Course introduction

Module 1: Domain 1 – Workload-Specific Database Design

  • 1.1 Select the appropriate database services for specific types of data and workloads
  • 1.2 Determine strategies for disaster recovery and high availability
  • 1.3 Design database solutions for performance, compliance, and scalability
  • 1.4 Compare the costs of database solutions
  • Multiple question interactive domain review

Module 2: Domain 2 – Deployment and Migration

  • 2.1 Automate database solution deployments
  • 2.2 Determine data preparation and migration strategies
  • 2.3 Execute and validate data migration
  • Multiple question interactive domain review

Module 3: Domain 3 – Management and Operations

  • 3.1 Determine maintenance tasks and processes
  • 3.2 Determine backup and restore strategies
  • 3.3 Manage the operational environment of a database solution
  • Multiple question interactive domain review

Module 4: Domain 4 – Monitoring and Troubleshooting

  • 4.1 Determine monitoring and alerting strategies
  • 4.2 Troubleshoot and resolve common database issues
  • 4.3 Optimize database performance
  • Multiple question interactive domain review

Module 5: Domain 5 – Database Security

  • 5.1 Encrypt data at rest and in transit
  • 5.2 Evaluate auditing solutions
  • 5.3 Determine access control and authentication mechanisms
  • 5.4 Recognize potential security vulnerabilities within database solutions
  • Multiple question interactive domain review

Module 6: AWS Exam Preparation

  • 20 question practice exam

Module 7: Course Review and Wrap-Up