Week 10 – Auto Scaling, Serverless, and Databases
Week 10
Like seriously—Week 10 already! 💃 I’m counting down because this journey hasn’t been easy, but I’m so grateful for my coursemates and the facilitator (Akeem Oyebanji). They make learning smoother and fun. Before you know it, it’ll be break time and then closing for the day. So cool!
Day 45
Today at Restart, we dove into Auto Scaling—trying to understand how it works and how to troubleshoot it. We got a surprise visit from the CTO of CIL Academy, Blessing U. Even though he could only stay for about 30 minutes, it was wonderful having him with us.
After that, we continued troubleshooting our servers to get a better grasp of auto scaling in real time.
Day 46
Lately, we’ve been doing a lot of debugging. It’s not just about theory anymore. Debugging helps us truly understand the concepts. Each issue we fix adds another layer of learning.
Day 47
Today at Restart, we started learning about serverless architecture. We explored how to use AWS Lambda to subscribe to an SNS topic. It was exciting to see how serverless makes automation easier.
Day 48
For today, our focus was on AWS Step Functions and how they simplify workflows by connecting multiple services together. It’s amazing how AWS tools make complex processes so seamless.
Day 49
Today at Restart, we talked about databases. In my Week 7 article, I wrote about this topic, but this time we went deeper—learning about services like Amazon Aurora and Redshift. We also discussed database migration using AWS DMS (Database Migration Service) and how to choose the right service for different needs.
My Week 10 Takeaway
This week felt like the bridge between what we’ve learned and how it all connects. From auto scaling to serverless and databases, everything is starting to click. Debugging has become part of my daily routine, and honestly, that’s how understanding truly grows.
Resources
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