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LEARNING PATHS

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HANDS-ON LABS

27 New

EXAMS

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COURSES

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Migrating an NGINX Load Balancer to AWS

In this hands-on lab, you will examine an existing NGINX load balancing configuration and replace it with an Application Load Balancer.

August 24, 2023

Understanding the Azure OpenAI Service

This lesson provides an understanding of what the Azure OpenAI service is and what it offers.

August 24, 2023

Microsegmenting GKE Clusters Using Anthos Service Mesh

In this lab, you will begin by deploying a microservices-based financial application on a GKE cluster, and after that, you will install Anthos Service Mesh and check the Anthos Dashboard.

August 24, 2023

Configuring Accounts and Permissions in Amazon GuardDuty

In this lesson, we look at how to configure Amazon GuardDuty to work across multiple AWS accounts as well as the different permissions required and used when working with Amazon GuardDuty.

August 23, 2023

Improving Kubernetes Security With Admission Controllers

In this lab, you will learn how to enable and disable Kubernetes admission controllers, enable advanced admission controllers requiring additional configuration files, and use vi to edit Kubernetes API server manifests.

August 23, 2023

ECS Fargate Integrations

Chances are that if you are deploying containers in AWS it’s not just to run your standalone application but also to interact and use other AWS services. In this lesson, we'll look at how to implement these integrations with other services from your ECS containers.

August 20, 2023

Managing Records Disposition in Microsoft 365

Managing Records Disposition in Microsoft 365 looks at how you can manage the end-of-life process of important data. Data retention policies help an organization to protect important information from accidental or deliberate deletion, as well as how to automatically dispose of data when it is no longer practically required or if it would be illegal to still possess it. These policies can decide data’s fate, sometimes years in advance. As circumstances often change, disposition review is the process of allowing humans to review and change what happens to data before the retention policy automatically disposes of it. This lesson will show you how to configure a disposition review on a retention label and then conduct a disposition review.

August 20, 2023

Configuring Azure API Management (UPDATE)

This lesson provides a solid understanding of what goes into Configuring Azure API Management.

August 17, 2023

Automating Patch Management With AWS Systems Manager

In this hands-on lab, you will use AWS SSM Patch Manager to scan for patch updates to an Amazon EC2 instance running Debian Linux.

August 15, 2023

Managing Secrets With Terraform and AWS Secrets Manager

In this lab, you will configure an Amazon RDS instance to use credentials stored in AWS Secrets Manager. You will also configure a remote state backend to store the .tfstate file in an Amazon S3 bucket and mask the values of sensitive environment variables.

August 15, 2023

Exploring IOT Hub Service and Devices Using Azure Portal

In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to create an IoT Hub and register a device. You will also learn how to send messages to the device using a Raspberry PI simulator.

August 15, 2023

Implementing In-Place Records Management in Microsoft SharePoint Online

In this lesson, we will be exploring the specifics of how to activate and configure in-place records management within SharePoint Online.

August 14, 2023

Creating a Security Hardened Amazon Machine Image

In this hands-on lab, you will manually create a new AMI, and you will use the EC2 Image Builder to automate the proc

August 11, 2023

Extending and Monitoring Microsoft Entra ID MFA

Extending and Monitoring Microsoft Entra ID MFA looks at how on-premises infrastructure can utilize Entra ID to provide multi-factor authentication. MFA is almost taken for granted in cloud-only scenarios and provides added security in an online world. This Lesson focuses on how existing Entra ID MFA can be integrated into an on-premises network. We start with a general overview of the external or remote user login process before moving on to a Microsoft-specific implementation. Then, we see what’s required to integrate Entra ID MFA with Active Directory authentication.

August 10, 2023

Running containers on ECS Fargate

This lesson of ECS Fargate aims to simplify your view of container deployments and helps you to see them as tools that give you flexibility and predictability for your application.

React - Setup a React Application with Vite

In March 2023, the React team launched a new documentation website that removed all references to Create React App. This Lesson will teach you how to set up a React application using Vite.

Handling Azure Storage Account Blob Changes With Azure Logic App Workflow

In this hands-on lab, you will understand how to use Azure Logic Apps workflow to interact with Azure Blob Storage. You will create a logic app workflow to monitor Azure Blob Storage and handle file changes in the storage account, and store file metadata in a different container.

Designing, Implementing, and Managing an Azure Point-to-Site VPN Connection

This lesson examines how to design, implement, and manage an Azure Point-to-Site VPN connection.

Introduction to Google Generative AI Studio

Google’s Generative AI Studio is a cloud-based platform that enables you to create and deploy AI models to generate text, images, audio, and video. It is ideal for creating high-quality, engaging content without having to learn how to code. Generative AI Studio is also a great tool for those who wish to explore the possibilities of AI-generated content.

Importing Data Into Cloud Bigtable

In the lab, you will explore the cloud services and application code that are used to collect the sensor data, store it in Bigtable, and read data from Bigtable. Once data is streaming into Cloud Bigtable, you will also learn how to back up and restore the table for your recovery needs.

Introduction to AI Copilot in Microsoft Power Apps

Introduction to AI Copilot in Microsoft Power Apps aims to give an overview of how AI technology is being incorporated into Microsoft’s Power Apps development and into apps themselves.

React - Introduction to State and useState

This course teaches you about state and the useState hook. State is component-specific memory.

Simplifying Terraform Configurations Using Dynamic Blocks

In this lab, you will refactor a Terraform template to use dynamic blocks. You will also learn how dynamic blocks differ from Terraform meta-arguments.

HANDS-ON LAB CHALLENGE

Attaching Application Security Group to Azure VM Challenge

This hands-on lab challenge will test your practical ability to interact with Azure Application Security Groups to satisfy a set of requirements in a production-like Azure environment. You will be presented with a task and set of requirements you must fulfill to pass the challenge.

Optimizing Databases on GCP

Learn how to keep your Google-managed databases up and running smoothly. We will cover how to manage and minimize your downtime.

Configuring and Managing Azure Active Directory Device Join

In this lesson, you'll learn about configuring and managing the Azure AD Device Join.

Configuring and Managing Retention with File Plans in Microsoft 365

In this course, you'll discover how to configure and manage retention within the file plan tool.

Attaching an Application Security Group to an Azure VM Running Web Server

In this lab, you will learn the basics of Application Security Groups (ASGs) and how to use them to secure network traffic to a virtual machine.

HANDS-ON LAB CHALLENGE

Google Cloud Developer Fundamentals Challenge

In this lab challenge, you will need to prove your general knowledge of content related to storage, load balancing, CDN, networking and monitoring services offered by Google Cloud. The goals you will need to achieve represent essential skills that serve as a foundation on the journey to becoming a Professional Cloud Developer. You'll be given a desired end state and be required to reach it using your knowledge of Google Cloud services. The lab challenge simulates building a basic solution in a real-world scenario. As with any real-world scenario, this lab will not guide you through the steps needed to complete it.

Implementing Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving Policies

In this course, we'll be taking a look at how to start managing your archiving policies within your Microsoft Exchange mailboxes.

Troubleshooting Databases on GCP

In this lesson you will learn how to diagnose database issues using Google’s Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging services.

Understanding Amazon DynamoDB

This learning path has been created for those who are working with Amazon DynamoDB and need to understand the ins and outs of the service. If you are a database administrator, an engineer working with DynamoDB, or if you’re looking to take an AWS certification such as the AWS Certified Developer - Associate Certification, this course is for you.

Terraform for ECS Containers Overview

In this course, we show you how to use terraform in combination with AWS to create the necessary infrastructure to deploy a container to ECS Fargate.

Streaming Logs With Amazon CloudWatch Live Tail

In this lab, you will learn how to stream, filter, and analyze log events using the CloudWatch Live Tail console.

Exporting Amazon RDS Data to Amazon S3 Using AWS DMS

In this hands-on lab, you will use Amazon VPC and AWS DMS to securely and efficiently export data from an Amazon RDS instance to Amazon S3.

Working with AWS Cloud9

This lesson will provide you with an introduction to AWS Cloud9, a cloud-based IDE used for writing and debugging code right within your own browser.

React: Introduction to Event Handling

This course teaches you how to implement event handlers in your JSX when working with React. Event handlers are functions that are triggered in response to certain events that occur in the browser.

React - Introduction to Rendering Lists

In this course, you learn about rendering lists in React. Working with lists of data is a common occurrence as a Front End Developer.

Managing your Trails within AWS CloudTrail

In this course, we shall be looking at how to manage your trails when working with AWS CloudTrail.

Introduction to AWS CodeDeploy

In this course, we're going to explain AWS CodeDeploy and how it can be used to automate deployments of applications to platforms such as Amazon EC2, Amazon ECS, AWS Lambda, and even on-premises servers.

AWS Security – Specialty (SCS-C02) Certification Preparation

This certification Learning Path is specifically designed to prepare you for the AWS Certified Security – Specialty (SCS-C02) exam. This learning path covers the knowledge required to master the domains outlined in the exam blueprint. Throughout this learning path, you will be guided via our courses, hands-on labs and lab challenges, and a preparation exam at the end, all of which are focused on areas that will be assessed within the exam.

Simplifying Permission Management with IAM Access Analyzer

In this lab, you will enable IAM Access Analyzer, manage findings, and validate an IAM policy in the AWS console.

Evaluating Network Security With Amazon VPC Network Access Analyzer

In this lab, you will enable Network Access Analyzer and create a scope to analyze network traffic in a VPC.

Data Retention in Microsoft 365 with Preservation Locks

In this course, we cover Data Retention Preservation Locks. Data retention preservation locks enable your organization to prevent the degradation or deletion of data retention policies related to compliance.

HANDS-ON LAB CHALLENGE

Scaling Azure Function Using Azure Load Testing Service Challenge

This hands-on lab challenge will test your practical ability to interact with Azure Functions and Load Testing service to satisfy a set of requirements in a production-like Azure environment. You will be presented with a task and set of requirements you must fulfill to pass the challenge.

Import and Validate CSV File Data Into SQL Server

In this course, we cover importing and validating text file data, data conversion, error logging and notification, and financial transaction creation. You’ll see how to create an SQL Server script that is robust, error-tolerant, and can be run as a scheduled unattended job. On top of demonstrating how to get text data into database tables using only SQL, this course highlights what kind of issues may be faced when integrating with third-party systems that have less-than-ideal data structures.

Implementing and Managing Azure Active Directory Password Protection

This course takes an introductory look at Azure AD Password Protection. We explore how to create a custom banned password list, how password evaluation works, and how Azure AD Password Protection works in hybrid scenarios and on-prem.

Monitoring Performance With Azure Application Insights

In this course, I’ll start with how to configure an application to send monitoring data to Application Insights. Next, I’ll show you how to analyze an application’s performance and usage data. And finally, you’ll learn how to configure tests that will alert you if there are problems with the application.

Introduction to Google Cloud Spanner

Google Cloud Spanner combines the power and flexibility of an SQL database, with the speed and scalability of a noSQL database. If you need both high availability and transactional consistency at a global scale, then this is the course for you!

Git Cherry Picking

Learn to use Git cherry-pick to apply a commit from one branch to another. Cherry-picking is useful for applying bug fixes, feature enhancements, or specific changes from one branch to another without merging the entire branch. Learn to use git cherry-pick in this hands-on lab.

Oracle Cloud Data Management Foundations Workshop

Learn how Oracle's cloud data platform extends and complements its core databases. Understand how to architect data management platforms that work together to simplify and maximize productivity, while reducing cost and improving performance, reliability and security.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional

This course will help you gain strong knowledge in architecting infrastructure using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services. It will provide you hands-on experience in working with core OCI services.

Oracle Autonomous Database Administration Workshop

Learn the fundamentals of Autonomous databases and take your DBA skills knowledge to the next level and learn to deploy and administer Autonomous databases. Explore planning, implementing, and deploying an Oracle Autonomous Database, the first and only autonomous database service in the cloud.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate

Develop key insights into key concepts and features of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Identify how OCI's global distribution of infrastructure components can assist your enterprise.

Oracle DB Cloud Migration and Integration Workshop

Learn about the different migration techniques you can use to move your database to Oracle Cloud and how to use ODI for Database Integration. Sooner or later, you will come across customers who are planning to move from their on-premises databases to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This course prepares you for such scenarios. You will start your journey with an understanding of the different migration scenarios followed by the various tools and services that can be utilized to perform the migrations. You will learn about the advantages and restrictions of the various migration methods from RMAN, to data pump, and Golden Gate. You will get a deep understanding of Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) and at the end of the course, you will also get an overview of Oracle Data Integration.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Operations Professional

This course is going to walk you through some of the day-to-day operational activities that you might find yourself managing in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure ecosystem.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations

This learning path will help you in developing a strong foundation in cloud computing, core concepts and features of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

Oracle Base Database Services Professional Workshop

This course is for Oracle Database Administrators who want to manage their Oracle Database on Exadata. It is also for MySQL Database Administrators who want to learn how to work with MySQL Heatwave. Oracle NoSQL Administrators who want to increase their productivity by using a managed cloud service supporting document and key value data models.

Understanding Azure Function Scaling With Incoming Traffic Using Azure Load Testing Service

In this hands-on lab, you will create an Azure Load Testing service and run a load test against an Azure function app. You will analyze the Azure function scaling behavior and the impact of the load test on the Azure function app.

Knowledge Check: Incident Response and Compliance (SCS-C02)

Managing Tasks With Amazon EventBridge Scheduler

In this lab, you will create a scheduled task with Amazon EventBridge Scheduler. You will also learn how to programmatically schedule tasks using AWS Lambda.

Working With HTTP Header-Based Routing With AWS Lambda

In this lab, you will implement header-based HTTP request routing and learn how to observe headers using Amazon CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray.

AWS Code Tools Essentials: Hands-on Training

In this course, we show you how to integrate CodeCommit, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy into a seamless CI/CD process using AWS CodePipeline.

AWS Customer Support Options

In this course, we'll be examining various options for AWS customer support. We’ll review the different tiers of premium support plans offered by AWS, highlight where to find official documentation, and help you identify other sources of technical assistance and knowledge, both directly from AWS as well as its network of partner organizations.

Configuring Tenant-Wide Settings in Azure Active Directory

In this course, we’ll look at which Azure AD settings at settings that apply to the entire tenant or to all users as default settings. For the most part, Azure enables you to exert granular control over users, groups, and applications through role-based access control and policies. However, this course looks at settings that impact an Azure Active Directory instance as properties or default behaviors. As Azure AD’s main function is authentication and authorization, most of the settings are focused on these areas, but we also look and customization and helper settings.

Knowledge Check: Network and Application Protection (SCS-C02)

Knowledge Check: Detection (SCS-C02)

Knowledge Check: Data Protection (SCS-C02)

Git reflog can recover lost commits, branches, and changes. Explore the git reflog command with this hands-on lab.

Knowledge Check: Identity and Access Management (SCS-C02)

Database Planning on GCP

There are a lot of things to consider when running databases on Google Cloud. This course will help you develop a plan to build the best solution for your particular needs.

Cert Prep: Microsoft 365 Administrator (MS-102)

React – Introduction to Components and Props

In this course, you'll examine Components and Props. Components are the foundation for building user interfaces.

HANDS-ON LAB CHALLENGE

Amazon ECS Integrations Challenge

Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) is a container orchestration service that you can use to run complex workloads in the public AWS cloud. It's a managed, scalable, and cost-effective way to deploy your containerized applications. Learning how to integrate other AWS services with an existing Amazon ECS cluster will benefit anyone looking to level up their ECS skills. This hands-on lab challenge will test your practical ability to modify a solution in a production-like AWS environment. You will be presented with a task and set of requirements you must fulfill to pass the challenge.

Git hooks are scripts that run automatically when certain Git events occur. Git hooks can be used to automate tasks such as running tests, linting code, and checking for code formatting issues. Learn to create Git hooks in this hands-on lab.

Working with large tables in DynamoDB

In this course, we're going to explain how DynamoDB partitions your data and what that means for large DynamoDB tables.

Amazon ECS Microservices Networking With AWS App Mesh

In this lab, you will learn the fundamentals of AWS App Mesh and how to use it to monitor and control microservices running on Amazon ECS. You see how App Mesh integrates with a microservices application in Amazon ECS running on AWS Fargate. You will also learn how to use AWS X-Ray to trace requests as they flow through the mesh. Finally, you will leverage App Mesh's traffic control capabilities to perform a canary deployment of a new version of one of the application's microservices.

Final Exam: Azure Services for Security Engineers

Undoing Changes in Different States of Git

Git includes multiple commands for undoing changes, depending on the situation. This hands-on lab covers the git reset and git revert commands.

Tracking and Recording Activity with AWS CloudTrail

In this course, we introduce you to the AWS CloudTrail service, which allows you to monitor and record activity across your AWS accounts by capturing both API and non-API events.

SC-900 Exam Prep: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

React - Introduction to JSX

In this course, you learn about JSX. JSX is a syntax extension to JavaScript used with React.