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6 Hands-on labs

Automating AWS with Lambda, Python, and Boto3

By Mark Richman

Explore AWS automation using Lambda and Python.

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11 hours

42 Lessons
6 Hands-On Labs

About the course

This course will explore AWS automation using Lambda and Python. We’ll be using the AWS SDK for Python, better known as Boto3.

You will learn how to integrate Lambda with many popular AWS services, such as EC2, S3, SQS, DynamoDB, and more.

Once we cover the basics, we’ll dive into some more advanced use cases to really uncover the power of Lambda.

Check out the Interactive Diagram here: https://interactive.linuxacademy.com/diagrams/ThePontoporiaToolbox.html

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Chapter 1 5 Lessons Introduction 6:50

An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses
1:19

Course Overview
1:01

About the Training Architect
0:58

Course Prerequisites
1:17

Working with the Interactive Diagrams
2:15
Chapter 2 3 Lessons Getting Started 57:34

Overview of AWS Lambda
14:32

Introduction to Boto3
13:02

Creating an EC2 Instance with Lambda in AWS
30:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 3 6 Lessons Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) 1:30:49

Stopping EC2 Instances Nightly
8:15

Backing Up EC2 Instances
11:36

Removing Unattached EBS Volumes
8:07

Deregistering Old AMIs
6:15

AWS Instance Scheduler
11:36

Enabling AWS VPC Flow Logs with Automation
45:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 4 1 Lesson DynamoDB 17:19

Working with DynamoDB Tables
17:19
Chapter 5 5 Lessons Simple Storage Service (S3) 1:46:39

Resizing Images
13:01

Importing CSV Files into DynamoDB
11:35

Transcribing Audio
13:56

Detecting Faces with Rekognition
8:07

Transcoding Video with S3 and Elastic Transcoder
1:00:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 6 3 Lessons Simple Queue Service (SQS) 1:06:00

Triggering Lambda from SQS
12:29

Creating a Queue Using Cross-Account Permissions
8:31

Triggering AWS Lambda from Amazon SQS
45:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 7 7 Lessons Automating Security 1:53:09

Enabling VPC Flow Logs
11:02

Responding to Invalid SSH Logins
18:21

Remediating Inspector Findings
18:09

Making Public S3 Objects Private
10:24

Automating Resource Tagging
13:07

Rotating IAM Access Keys
12:06

Troubleshooting CloudTrail and S3 Logging Issues in AWS
30:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 8 2 Lessons AWS Config 1:41:35

Finding Outdated Instance Types
11:35

Automatic Resource Remediation with AWS Config
1:30:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 9 1 Lesson Building Serverless Web Applications 14:06

Building a Contact Form with API Gateway and SES
14:06
Chapter 10 2 Lessons CloudFormation 19:34

Creating Lambda-Backed Custom Resources
8:53

Using Custom Resources to Deploy an S3-Hosted Website
10:41
Chapter 11 2 Lessons Lambda 20:50

Working with Lambda Layers
5:58

Automating CodeCommit Change Notifications
14:52
Chapter 12 2 Lessons Third-Party Integrations 21:04

Creating Slack Notifications for CloudWatch Alarms
11:34

Creating a Twitter App
9:30
Chapter 13 2 Lessons Monitoring and Debugging 21:39

Publishing Custom Metrics from Lambda
10:50

Tracing with X-Ray
10:49
Chapter 14 1 Lesson Conclusion 1:35

What's Next?
1:35

What are Hands-on Labs

What's the difference between theoretical knowledge and real skills? Practical real-world experience. That's where Hands-on Labs come in! Hands-on Labs are guided, interactive experiences that help you learn and practice real-world scenarios in real cloud environments. Hands-on Labs are seamlessly integrated in courses, so you can learn by doing.

Automating AWS with Lambda, Python, and Boto3

About the course

Lab Highlights

An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses

Course Overview

About the Training Architect

Course Prerequisites

Working with the Interactive Diagrams

Overview of AWS Lambda

Introduction to Boto3

Creating an EC2 Instance with Lambda in AWS

Stopping EC2 Instances Nightly

Backing Up EC2 Instances

Removing Unattached EBS Volumes

Deregistering Old AMIs

AWS Instance Scheduler

Enabling AWS VPC Flow Logs with Automation

Working with DynamoDB Tables

Resizing Images

Importing CSV Files into DynamoDB

Transcribing Audio

Detecting Faces with Rekognition

Transcoding Video with S3 and Elastic Transcoder

Triggering Lambda from SQS

Creating a Queue Using Cross-Account Permissions

Triggering AWS Lambda from Amazon SQS

Enabling VPC Flow Logs

Responding to Invalid SSH Logins

Remediating Inspector Findings

Making Public S3 Objects Private

Automating Resource Tagging

Rotating IAM Access Keys

Troubleshooting CloudTrail and S3 Logging Issues in AWS

Finding Outdated Instance Types

Automatic Resource Remediation with AWS Config

Building a Contact Form with API Gateway and SES

Creating Lambda-Backed Custom Resources

Using Custom Resources to Deploy an S3-Hosted Website

Working with Lambda Layers

Automating CodeCommit Change Notifications

Creating Slack Notifications for CloudWatch Alarms

Creating a Twitter App

Publishing Custom Metrics from Lambda

Tracing with X-Ray

What's Next?

What are Hands-on Labs

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