Week 5 Worklog

Week 5 Objectives:

  • Deepen security, networking integration, and high-availability design.
  • Practice enterprise-style reliability patterns for critical workloads.

Tasks to be carried out this week:

DayTaskStart DateCompletion DateReference MaterialStatus
1AWS: Security & Patching05/15/202605/15/2026Practiced threat detection and patching flowCompleted
2AWS: Backup & VPC Peering05/16/202605/16/2026Explored backup management and VPC peeringCompleted
3AWS: Transit GW & Messaging05/17/202605/17/2026Learned centralized routing with messaging servicesCompleted
4AWS: EBS Multi-Attach05/18/202605/18/2026Tested shared storage patternsCompleted
5AWS: Windows Clustering05/19/202605/19/2026Implemented failover clustering conceptsCompleted
6AWS: SQL Server HA 201905/20/202605/20/2026Worked on SQL Server high availabilityCompleted
7AWS: SQL Server HA 202205/21/202605/21/2026Compared and improved HA setup on newer versionCompleted

Daily Details

Day 1 - AWS: Security & Patching

  • Reviewed security monitoring and the process for keeping systems patched.

Day 1 screenshot

Day 2 - AWS: Backup & VPC Peering

  • Connected backup planning with network design by using VPC peering scenarios.

Day 2 screenshot

Day 3 - AWS: Transit GW & Messaging

  • Studied centralized routing with Transit Gateway and basic messaging flows.

Day 3 screenshot

Day 4 - AWS: EBS Multi-Attach

  • Tested shared storage behavior and the limits of EBS Multi-Attach.

Day 4 screenshot

Day 5 - AWS: Windows Clustering

  • Reviewed failover clustering ideas for Windows Server workloads.

Day 5 screenshot

Day 6 - AWS: SQL Server HA 2019

  • Practiced high availability concepts for SQL Server deployment on AWS.

Day 6 screenshot

Day 7 - AWS: SQL Server HA 2022

  • Compared HA setup improvements on the newer SQL Server version.

Day 7 screenshot

Week 5 Achievements:

  • Strengthened understanding of resilient architecture for enterprise workloads.
  • Connected security operations with backup, networking, and HA design.
  • Improved readiness for production-grade deployment decisions.