AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) Getting Started

With AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK), you can define and provision cloud infrastructure resources using programming languages such as TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, C#, and Go. In this course, you will learn the benefits and technical concepts of AWS CDK. If you are new to the service, you will learn how to start using AWS CDK through a demonstration using sample code. You will learn about how to use AWS CDK to implement an infrastructure as code (IaC) strategy, where you to use code instead of manual processes and settings to build and manage cloud infrastructure more efficiently.

Activities

• This course includes presentations, demonstrations, and assessments.

Course objectives

• Identify the purpose of AWS CDK.
• Recognize problems AWS CDK can solve.
• Select the benefits of AWS CDK.
• Recognize key characteristics of AWS CDK pricing.
• Recognize the relationship between AWS CDK and other components of the AWS Cloud.
• Recognize the meaning of AWS CDK technical concepts.
• Identify typical use cases for AWS CDK.
• Identify typical use cases for AWS CDK.

Intended audience

• This course is intended for Architects, Cloud Operators, Infrastructure Engineers, and Software Engineers

Recommended Skills

• Familiarity with infrastructure and DevOps principals.

Course outline

Module 1: Introduction

• Introduction to AWS CDK
• Architecture and Use Cases

Module 2: Using AWS CDK

• Set Up an AWS CDK Project
• Define and Deploy a Lambda Function
• Clean Up Resources

Module 3: Resources

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