Week 2 Worklog

Week 2 Objectives:

  • Understand how networking, DNS, and content delivery work together on AWS.
  • Practice workshops related to migration and resilient application setup.

Tasks to be carried out this week:

DayTaskStart DateCompletion DateReference MaterialStatus
1AWS: Route 53 & CLI04/24/202604/24/2026Practiced DNS management with Route 53 and CLI operationsCompleted
2AWS: DynamoDB & ElastiCache04/25/202604/25/2026Studied NoSQL and caching patternsCompleted
3AWS: Networking Workshop04/26/202604/26/2026Reinforced VPC/subnet/routing conceptsCompleted
4AWS: CloudFront & Lambda@Edge04/27/202604/27/2026Explored CDN and edge processingCompleted
5AWS: Windows & Web Apps04/28/202604/28/2026Learned HA web and Windows workload basicsCompleted
6AWS: VM & DB Migration04/29/202604/29/2026Reviewed VM and database migration pathsCompleted
7AWS: Disaster Recovery04/30/202604/30/2026Studied recovery strategies with AWS servicesCompleted

Daily Details

Day 1 - AWS: Route 53 & CLI

  • Reviewed DNS concepts, managed Route 53 records, and used the CLI to inspect resources.

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Day 2 - AWS: DynamoDB & ElastiCache

  • Compared NoSQL storage with caching patterns and learned when to use DynamoDB or ElastiCache.

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Day 3 - AWS: Networking Workshop

  • Reinforced VPC, subnet, and routing behavior through a hands-on networking workshop.

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Day 4 - AWS: CloudFront & Lambda@Edge

  • Explored CDN delivery and edge processing by combining CloudFront with Lambda@Edge.

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Day 5 - AWS: Windows & Web Apps

  • Reviewed how to run Windows workloads and build highly available web application setups.

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Day 6 - AWS: VM & DB Migration

  • Studied migration approaches for virtual machines and databases moving into AWS.

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Day 7 - AWS: Disaster Recovery

  • Learned the main recovery patterns and how AWS services support resilience planning.

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Week 2 Achievements:

  • Gained practical understanding of DNS, CDN, caching, and network architecture.
  • Connected migration and disaster recovery concepts to real deployment scenarios.
  • Improved confidence in operating cross-service workflows.