Week 7 Worklog

Week 7 Objectives:

  • Consolidate knowledge across AWS Core Pillars (Compute, Network, Storage, Security).
  • Enhance problem-solving reflexes via hands-on Labs and Mock Exams.
  • Final preparation for the Mid-term competency assessment.

Tasks to be Deployed This Week:

DayTaskStart DateCompletion DateResources
Monday- Compute Review: EC2 vs Lambda comparison. When to go Serverless?
- Lab: Using User Data to bootstrap EC2 instances with automated web server installation.		10/22/202510/22/2025AWS Builders, AWSboy
Tuesday- Storage Review: Use cases for S3, EBS, and EFS.
- Lab: Mounting EFS to multiple EC2 instances for shared file systems.		10/23/202510/23/2025AWS Builders, AWSboy
Wednesday- Network Consolidation: Visualizing the packet flow: Internet -> IGW -> Route Table -> NACL -> SG -> EC2.
- Assessment: Completed VPC Deep Dive tests on AWSboy.		10/24/202510/24/2025AWS Builders, AWSboy
Thursday- Security & DB: IAM Roles (Service delegation) vs. IAM Users.
- RDS (SQL) vs. DynamoDB (NoSQL) architecture patterns.		10/25/202510/25/2025AWS Builders, AWSboy
Friday- Mock Exam: Simulated full-length exams on AWS Builders.
- Gap Analysis: Reviewed incorrect answers against AWS Whitepapers.		10/26/202510/26/2025Exam Prep

Week 7 Achievements:

  • Synthesized discrete services into a cohesive system: e.g., an EC2 instance in a private subnet using an IAM Role to write securely to S3.
  • Achieved confidence in complex Network configurations and Permission boundaries.
  • Fully prepared for the rigorous technical demands of the upcoming project phase.
  • Gained more confidence in the knowledge acquired, ready for the upcoming mid-term exam.
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