Extended exercises – setting the scene

The upcoming exercises are based on the following scenario. You work for a fictitious company called The Vegan Studio. The company is in the hospitality industry. Specifically, the company runs a chain of cafes and restaurants across the United States (US), serving only vegan dishes for those looking to indulge in meat-free cuisine. The company employs over 4,000 employees across its business, and keeping everyone engaged and feeling part of a large family is something the business takes great pride in.

Every year, they run several contests for their employees to participate in. This year, they are running a My Good Deed for the Month contest. A web application has been designed by one of the developers, which you need to now deploy in a highly available and scalable manner on AWS in the us-east-1 Region. The contest will run for a month and all employees are encouraged to submit a statement of any good deeds they carried out. Five...