Week 3 Worklog

Week 3 Objectives:

  • Practice data protection with AWS Backup, including backup plans, notifications, and restore testing.
  • Learn hybrid file storage using AWS Storage Gateway (File Gateway).
  • Understand Amazon S3 fundamentals and static website hosting, including key features like versioning and replication.

Tasks to be carried out this week:

DayTaskStart DateCompletion DateReference Material
2- Practice AWS Backup:
  + Deploy lab infrastructure
  + Create backup plan
  + Configure SNS notifications
  + Test restore and clean up
04/05/202604/05/2026AWS Backup
3- Practice AWS Storage Gateway (File Gateway):
  + Prepare environment
  + Create Storage Gateway and file share
  + Mount file share on on-premises machine
  + Clean up resources
05/05/202605/05/2026AWS Storage Gateway
4- Practice Amazon S3 fundamentals and static website hosting:
  + Create bucket and enable static website
  + Configure public access block and public objects
  + Test website access
06/05/202606/05/2026Amazon S3
5- Continue with Amazon S3:
  + Accelerate static website with CloudFront
  + Enable bucket versioning
  + Move objects
07/05/202607/05/2026Amazon S3
6- Complete Amazon S3 lab:
  + Configure cross-region replication
  + Review notes and best practices
  + Clean up resources
08/05/202608/05/2026Amazon S3

Week 3 Achievements:

  • Understood the role of AWS Backup in centralizing and automating data protection for resources such as EBS, RDS, DynamoDB, and EFS.

  • Deployed the lab infrastructure, created a backup plan, assigned resources to the plan, and configured backup schedules per the workshop policy.

  • Configured Amazon SNS to receive notifications when backup or restore jobs complete for centralized status monitoring.

  • Performed restore testing from backups and verified that recovered data met expectations.

  • Completed cleanup of AWS Backup lab resources to avoid unnecessary charges.

  • Understood the hybrid storage model with AWS Storage Gateway (File Gateway) — connecting on-premises file storage to object storage in S3.

  • Prepared the lab environment (S3 bucket, EC2 gateway host), activated Storage Gateway, and created a file share.

  • Mounted the file share on an on-premises machine, tested file read/write operations, and confirmed data synchronization to S3.

  • Fully cleaned up Storage Gateway resources after completing the lab.

  • Mastered core Amazon S3 concepts: buckets, objects, durability (11 nines), and common use cases (websites, backup, data lakes).

  • Created an S3 bucket, enabled static website hosting, configured Block Public Access, and set public objects as required by the lab.

  • Validated website access via the S3 website endpoint and documented the static content delivery flow from object storage.

  • Deployed Amazon CloudFront to accelerate static website delivery while restricting direct public access to the bucket.

  • Enabled bucket versioning to protect objects from accidental overwrites or deletions; practiced moving objects between prefixes/buckets.

  • Configured cross-region replication (CRR) to replicate objects to another Region for disaster recovery and data residency needs.

  • Summarized notes and best practices for S3 cost, security, and operations; completed cleanup of buckets, distributions, and related resources.