Building Data Lakes on AWS

In this course you will learn how to build an operational data lake which supports analysis of both structured and unstructured data. You will get to learn the parts and the functionality of the services that are involved in the creation of a data lake.

  • Group Discussions
  • Live Demonstrations
  • Hands-On Labs
  • Knowledge Checks
  • Data platform engineers
  • Solutions architects
  • IT professionals
  • Completed the AWS Technical Essentials classroom course
  • One year of experience building data analytics pipelines or have completed the Data Analytics Fundamentals digital course

Module 1: Introduction to data lakes

  • Describe the value of data lakes
  • Compare data lakes and data warehouses
  • Describe the components of a data lake
  • Recognize common architectures built on data lakes

Module 2: Data ingestion, cataloging, and preparation

  • Describe the relationship between data lake storage and data ingestion
  • Describe AWS Glue crawlers and how they are used to create a data catalog
  • Identify data formatting, partitioning, and compression for efficient storage and query
  • Lab 1: Set up a simple data lake

Module 3: Data processing and analytics

  • Recognize how data processing applies to a data lake
  • Use AWS Glue to process data within a data lake
  • Describe how to use Amazon Athena to analyze data in a data lake

Module 4: Building a data lake with AWS Lake Formation

  • Describe the features and benefits of AWS Lake Formation
  • Use AWS Lake Formation to create a data lake
  • Understand the AWS Lake Formation security model
  • Lab 2: Build a data lake using AWS Lake Formation

Module 5: Additional Lake Formation configurations

  • Automate AWS Lake Formation using blueprints and workflows
  • Apply security and access controls to AWS Lake Formation
  • Match records with AWS Lake Formation FindMatches
  • Visualize data with Amazon QuickSight
  • Lab 3: Automate data lake creation using AWS Lake Formation blueprints
  • Lab 4: Data visualization using Amazon QuickSight

Module 6: Architecture and course review

  • Post course knowledge check
  • Architecture review
  • Course review
Why choose Cloud Wizard
  • Advanced Tier Training Partner
  • Amazon Authorised Instructors
  • Official AWS Content
  • Hands-on Labs
Class Deliverables
  • E-Content kit by AWS
  • Hands-on labs
  • Class completion certificates
  • Exam Prep sessions

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