AWS RDS & Aurora Crash Course – Zero to Hero in 3 Hours!

Hands-on RDS & Aurora training with easy-to-follow lessons. Gain real-world skills & prep for certification!

AWS RDS & Aurora Crash Course – Zero to Hero in 3 Hours!
AWS RDS & Aurora Crash Course – Zero to Hero in 3 Hours!

AWS RDS & Aurora Crash Course – Zero to Hero in 3 Hours! free download

Hands-on RDS & Aurora training with easy-to-follow lessons. Gain real-world skills & prep for certification!

"Great introduction to AWS RDS and AWS Aurora databases. Rick explains all of the concepts very thoroughly and the organization of the content and quizzes are very well put."  -Ivan

"Undoubtedly the best course on AWS RDS along with Aurora available in internet. Rick will decouple all the specifics of RDS services in short chunks and explain them with demos from basic to intermediate level. This increased my knowledge on the subject matter quite extensively."  -Dwaipayan


Do you need to understand databases in AWS RDS and Aurora? Have you found that many training resources use complex technical jargon that makes it difficult to understand the basic concepts?

If you need to get a basic understanding of RDS and Aurora quickly and clearly, this is the course for you.

This course addresses the following topics:

  • Understand the difference between relational and non-relational databases

  • Learn key database concepts including ACID, BASE, structured and unstructured data, and more

  • Understand the nature of the RDS managed service

  • Learn how to use RDS automated backups and on-demand snapshots

  • Secure RDS and Aurora databases using security groups, SSL/TLS. and encryption

  • Understand database authentication using IAM and Secrets Manager

  • Use parameter groups and option groups to customize databases

  • Deploy Multi-AZ databases to provide failover

  • Scale-out databases using read replicas

  • Understand the architecture and features of Aurora

  • Deploy provisioned and serverless Aurora DB clusters

  • Deploy Aurora databases across multiple regions using global databases

I have taught hundreds of thousands of students across a variety of platforms, and I think anyone who needs to understand Firewalls will love this course. Most lectures in this course are 5 - 15 minutes long.

If you need to work with RDS and Aurora, this course will give you a strong foundation, and is the ideal starting point.