AWS Glue Fundamentals

• Understanding of ETL concepts
• Basic knowledge of Python programming

Audience

• Data engineers
• Data analysts

AWS Glue is a serverless service for data integration from multiple sources that allows users to easily discover, prepare, move, integrate, and analyze data.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at data engineers and analysts who wish to learn beginner to intermediate-level knowledge of using AWS Glue to set up a data pipeline.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of AWS Glue.
• Set up an AWS Glue pipeline.
• Set up AWS Glue crawlers and jobs.
• Learn how to use AWS Glue transformations.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction

• Overview of AWS Glue and its components
• Understanding the AWS Glue components and architecture
• AWS Glue benefits and limitations

Working with Data Catalog

• Understanding AWS Glue crawlers and data catalog
• Creating a database
• Creating a table
• Working with crawlers
• Building custom classifiers

AWS Glue Development Endpoint

• Using a development notebook
• Understanding Glue context and dynamic frames
• Creating a dynamic frame

AWS Glue Transformation

• Applying transformation
• Resolving a choice
• Selecting and renaming
• Drop fields
• Using filter
• Using a map
• Joining
• Spigot
• Flatten JSON

Understanding the Glue Workflow

• Working with Glue jobs
• Working with triggers

Debugging

• Fixing script retrieving error
• Fixing launch error
• Fixing glue argument error
• Fixing policy error

Summary and Next Steps