TOTAL: AWS Database Course (Udemy.com)
Learn how to work with databases on AWS.
Created by: Total Seminars
Last updated January 2025
What you will learn
- The purpose of each AWS Database service
- All aspects of databases including design, migration, deployment, maintenance, security, monitoring, and disaster recovery
- Automation and orchestration of databases using the GUI and command-line interface
- Relational databases (RDS), in-memory databases (ElastiCache), key-value (NoSQL) databases (DynamoDB),
- Document databases (DocumentDB), graph databases (Neptune), time series databases (Timestream), and ledger databases (QLDB)
- Database Management Systems (DBMS)
- Database access language (SQL)
How it compares
Against the other 235 rated Udemy courses in AWS on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 23% of them
- Reviews547#148 of 236 by number of reviews
- Length7.9 hoursshorter than 52% of them
- Last updatedJanuary 2025more recently than 52% of them
Course Description
The TOTAL Seminars Team brings you one of our most popular Instructors, Tom Carpenter is the Chief Technical Officer at CWNP (Certified Wireless Network Professionals). He's been in the IT industry for 25+ years, written over 20 books on IT subjects, and is also heavily involved in objectives development and exam creation in the certification industry.
Tom walks you through how Database Administrators (DBAs) move their databases to the cloud using AWS. It is helpful for anyone who deals with any aspect of databases in AWS.
Do you know how data has radically changed the landscape of everything in the cloud, the Internet, and your lives? If you've ever seen the "Customers also bought" tag on Amazon (that lead you to buy that super cool Bluetooth-enabled R2-D2), or used the databases in your company to better understand where the best places are to invest your profits, or simply used the contacts function of your phone to store all the important information about the people in your lives, you know how crucial data is. All these keep information in databases and most databases are housed in the AWS Cloud.
Although this course is designed with Database Administrators (DBAs) in mind, it is helpful for anyone who deals with any aspect of databases in AWS. This exam covers everything from the AWS Relational Database Service (RDS) to NoSQL databases (DynamoDB) to the AWS Database Migration Tool. It focuses on various aspects, such as design, migration, deployment, maintenance, security, monitoring, and disaster recovery.
FEATURES & BENEFITS
· Over 8 hours of content
· 9 downloadable PDFs with notes on every chapter
· 9 white paper PDFs suggested by AWS to study for the exam
· End-of-chapter quizzes to test your knowledge
· Q&A section where you can have your questions answered
· 30-day money-back guarantee
· Lifetime access
· Certificate of completion
WHAT'S COVERED?
· AWS Relational Database Service (RDS) and Aurora
· AWS DynamoDB (document database)
· AWS Database Migration Tool (migrate your existing databases into the cloud)
· AWS Key Management Service (encryption to secure your data)
· Troubleshooting database connection issues
· AWS Neptune (graph database)
· AWS Redshift (data warehousing)
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Tom Carpenter is the Chief Technical Officer at CWNP (Certified Wireless Network Professionals). He's been in the IT industry for 25+ years, written over 20 books on IT subjects, and is also heavily involved in objectives development and exam creation in the certification industry. Tom uses AWS daily to run several business websites and operate test labs used for content creation and management, among other things. Tom's teaching style is casual; he wants you to have fun while you learn practical applications of AWS. Join our class now and let us know how you plan to use AWS in your personal or professional life!
Instructor Details
- 4.3 Rating
547 Reviews
Total Seminars
Total Seminars provides certification training services and training materials to thousands of schools, corporations, and government agencies including the United Nations, the FBI and all branches of the Department of Defense. Total Seminars produces the #1 selling CompTIA A+ and Network+ Certification books with over 1 million books in print.
Total Seminars has created a number of “Best-Selling” Udemy video courses by Mike Meyers and our team of Instructors. They also develop supplemental materials such as the TotalTester certification practice tests and TotalSims lab simulations to support your certification preparation. These are available on the Total Seminars web site.
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Reviews
By Abhilash Dharmapuri on 5/17/2026
The instructor is explaining very clearly and he seems to be knowledgeable on all the topics. There are also good demos for each of the topics.
By Illia Lymarev on 10/17/2024
The material is interesting and well-presented. Although I realized that AWS no longer offers the DB Specialty certification, I will still finish this course because it offers a lot of useful knowledge.
By Raghavendra Venkat on 4/17/2024
This course has really good demonstration of database and its structure from the beginner prospective and Tom has really laid out his experience & skillset into this one to make it easier for the audience to comprehend the tough topics in a easier manner.
By Rifat on 1/28/2024
The quizzes that follow each session serve as a learning tool, with the lecturers breaking down difficult subjects into manageable bits.
By Dulton on 1/28/2024
The course is a great option for anyone seeking AWS database skills because of its unique focus on troubleshooting and optimisation scenarios.
By Nazmul Hasan on 1/28/2024
I was able to understand difficult database concepts thanks to the informative study aids, entertaining video lectures, and hands-on exercises.
By Promi Hasan on 1/28/2024
Not only did the case studies and troubleshooting exercises help me prepare for the exam, but they also gave me practical skills that I can use in my everyday work with AWS databases.
By Dwayne Davis on 3/14/2023
I would consider this a basic overview of fundamental information. It's a good start. I wouldn't call it's AWS Test Prep material. I'd call it, Getting Started. It's not bad, it's just not comprehensive.
By Jessica Ermovick on 1/26/2022
Took DBS-C01 prior to taking this course. Course lacks: Cloudwatch vs cloudtrail details Definitions of CloudHSM, SageMaker, and Glue Route 53 use cases Common VPC errors and how to resolve Definitions, strengths and weaknesses of each AWS database option (Neptune, TimeStream, QLDB, Kinesis, DocumentDB, Elasticache differences between Redis and Memcached. Very basic course- will not pass exam with this course alone.
By Jack on 8/1/2020
This is a good overview of working with databases in general and an introduction to AWS database services. Currently, this course does not go into enough depth to pass the exam. I hope more detailed lectures will be added over time. Still at the price of 2 pizzas it's good value for money, as are many Udemy courses.
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Overall Score : 86 / 100








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