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Introduction to AWS Step Functions

Learn how to create and configure AWS Step Functions using AWS Console.

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Introduction to AWS Step Functions

Lab overview

AWS Step Functions is a serverless workflow orchestration service that enables you to coordinate multiple AWS services into sophisticated serverless applications. It provides a visual interface to build, run, and monitor state machines that can orchestrate complex business processes, data processing pipelines, and application workflows with minimal code.

In this lab, you will create a simple order processing workflow using AWS Step Functions. You'll learn how to design state machines using the visual workflow designer, implement conditional logic with Choice states, execute parallel tasks, and add wait periods to your workflow.

Objectives

Upon completion of this beginner level lab, you will be able to:

  • Create and configure an AWS Step Functions state machine from scratch
  • Design visual workflows using the Step Functions workflow designer
  • Use Amazon States Language (ASL) to define state machines
  • Execute and monitor Step Functions state machines

Who is this lab for?

This lab is designed for:

  • Cloud developers new to serverless workflow orchestration
  • DevOps engineers interested in workflow automation
  • Solutions architects exploring serverless application design
  • IT professionals learning cloud-native development
  • Students and educators studying AWS services

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Duration
60 min
Steps
2

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Lab curriculum

  1. 01

    Signing into AWS Console

  2. 02

    Creating a Simple Step Function using AWS Console

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